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Preliminary base

5 folds · ages 9–14 · start with a square turned to a diamond, plain side up

Dashed line: fold toward you (valley). Dash-dot line: fold away (mountain). The arrow shows which way the paper moves.

  1. Step 1: Fold the top corner over to the bottom corner. Press the fold flat.

    1. Fold the top corner over to the bottom corner. Press the fold flat.

  2. Step 2: Fold the left corner over to the right corner. Press the fold flat.

    2. Fold the left corner over to the right corner. Press the fold flat.

  3. Step 3: Lift the top flap so it stands straight up. Open it from the bottom and press it flat into a square, with its middle fold on the middle line.

    3. Lift the top flap so it stands straight up. Open it from the bottom and press it flat into a square, with its middle fold on the middle line.

  4. Step 4: Turn the paper over, left to right.

    4. Turn the paper over, left to right.

  5. Step 5: Lift the top flap so it stands straight up. Open it from the bottom and press it flat into a square, with its middle fold on the middle line.

    5. Lift the top flap so it stands straight up. Open it from the bottom and press it flat into a square, with its middle fold on the middle line.

  6. The finished preliminary base

    Done. Now you have the preliminary base: a small square with its open end at the bottom.

A traditional model. The square base, the starting point of the crane, the lily and the frog; folded in Japan for centuries and taught everywhere since.

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