Text-Only Instructions -
Credits and Resources:
This model was originally adapted from a pouch/packet that was available from netflix.com (Content copyright 2008 NetflixOrigami.com)
This site is however, no longer available on the Internet.
If you are aware of any other source where this model or similar might be listed, please let me know so I can reference it under this heading.
Slight adaptations were made so as to make the instructions easier to follow and the model easier to fold without sight.
Paper to be used: Rectangular, any size; use large paper, copy or printer paper will work well, to practice with at first.
Folding level: Easy/Beginner
Paper to be used: Rectangular, any size; use large paper, copy or printer paper will work well, to practice
Steps: 12
Description: This is a fairly secure, square, flat pouch or packet, which is open at the top, but if the sides are pushed inwards and the bottom pushed upwards, the model becomes three-dimensional, although it can not stand securely on its own.
Its finished size will depend on the size of the paper you are using.
If folded from printer or copy paper, the finished pouch, will be around 4 inches or 10 cm.
Remarks:
This pouch/packet can be used in scrap books, on top of gifts, for enclosing cards, notes, photos, money, any small, flat objects.
Alternatively, a note can simply be folded into this model and decorated for a quick children's project or a personal touch.
It is also a good alternative to the traditional origami cup, to hold dry treats like pop corn, crisps, sweets, party favors, etc. However, like the cup, the pouch/packet will not stand on its own.
The model can be closed and be used as a gift bag, for instance, by punching holes around the top of the model and tying with ribbon or cord, or securing in any other way.
These pouches can also be used as place markers at parties. Write the person's name on the immovable flap and then use the other flap as a sort of stand, so your pouch will be slightly raised from the surface of the table.
Fill the pouches with small candies, party favors, coupons, thank you cards or numbers for a lucky draw.
The pouches could also be placed upright against a plate or glass, or placed over the dessert spoon if set at the top of a plate.
If you make handles for the pouches, they could be carried around by children, or hang them on a chair, a door or a tree - turn them into Christmas tree ornaments, tooth fairy pouches or mini gift bags for any occasion.
Also, no glue or tape is needed, which is great when you need some kind of pouch or packet on the fly.
When folded from larger-sized paper, it can be used as treat bags for parties or other special occasions.
If using two-sided paper, lay your paper with the patterned or colored side down before starting to fold.
Step 1
Place a rec tangular piece of paper down on a hard, flat surface, with the short edges at the top and bottom and the long edges facing left and right, or in the portrait position.
Step 2
Fold the top edge down to meet the bottom edge. Crease and unfold.
Step 3
Fold the left edge over to meet the right edge. Crease and unfold.
Step 4
With your model once again fully open and still in the portrait position, fold the left and right long edges of the paper in to meet at the center vertical crease line.
Crease well on both sides and unfold the model all the way again.
Note that one center horizontal crease line and three vertical crease lines have been formed.
Step 5
Fold the bottom edge up to meet the top edge. Crease and leave folded.
Step 6
Fold the left bottom corner up so the bottom edge meets the left vertical crease line you created in Step 4.
Repeat with the right bottom corner.
Your model should now have two layers with two little folded corners at the bottom left and right of the paper. Leave folded.
Step 7
Next, fold the top edge, top layer only down so it just meets the upper edges of the triangular flaps you have just folded. Crease well and leave folded.
Step 8
While keeping the small triangles and the horizontal flap folded, turn the model over, like turning the page of a book, and fold the remaining top edge down so it matches the edge you created in the previous step.
The top of the model will now consist of two folded horizontal edges lying on top of each other and will resemble a boat shape at its bottom.
Step 9
Turn the model over once again and unfold the horizontal flap you folded down in Step 6. Your two small bottom triangles should still be folded inwards for the next step.
Step 10
Refold the left and right sides to meet at the center vertical crease so they look the same as when they were first folded in Step 4 and recrease on both sides.
You should end up with a rectangular model consisting of the following three parts:
A. at the top, two flaps coming together at the center vertical line.
B. below these, two square flaps next to each other forming the center of the rectangle;
and
C. three triangular shapes at the bottom of the model;
Step 11
Referring to the description of the different parts of your model as mentioned in the previous step, Fold both layers of the top flap (part a) down so it covers part b; crease well and leave folded.
Your finished model will be a flat square pouch. One side of the pouch will have a rectangular band that runs across the top which has a width of about 1/3 of the total height of the pouch, and is anchored in place at both ends.
The other side will have a similar sized loose flap with two layers; and below this flap, you should have 3 triangular areas:
One on the left and one on the right edges which have points which touch the bottom right and left corners, and they meet in the center at the bottom edge of the top flap.
The third triangle area is the entire bottom edge of the pouch and the point of the triangle meets in the center just below the top flap.
Step 12
Push in at the sides to open your pouch and to create a three-dimensional model, push up slightly from the bottom.
If necessa ry, shape the bottom "floor" of the pouch/packet from the inside.
One side of the pouch/packet will be smooth with a folded-over flap at the top. Use this to write a name, message, etc.
Otherwise, mountain fold the loose top flap on the other side of the packet inwards or flip it over the top of the pouch to form a secure closure.
If you prefer, secure with a dab of glue, ribbon, etc.
Making origami accessible to visually impaired crafters through text instructions.
for non-commercial use only.
Compiled by Lindy van der Merwe, December 2009
Revised, 2012, with thankful acknowledgment to members of the NFB Krafter's Korner
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