The lovely origami traditional box is a great box to start with for the origami beginner, as it is a nice simple design and looks lovely as well.
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1. Start with a rectangular piece of paper, white side up. Fold in half, crease and open. |
2. Fold top and bottom in to the centre crease. |
3. Fold in half, crease and open. |
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4. Fold outside edges in to the centre line and open. |
5. Fold each corner in to the creases made in the previous step. |
6. Take the inside edges and fold them outwards over the corner triangles. Crease well. |
7. Grip the model at points shown and open outwards. The box will form itself. You can pinch the corners to make it more rectangular. |
Finished Traditional Box. |
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