How to Fold a Letter the Quick and Easy Way

So, I’ve done the Pull-Tab Note and Letter-to-Envelope folding tutorials. Here’s another way paper or letter folding tutorial to add to the list. Yes, these were the real things that kept me busy back in the day. Haha!

Start out with a rectangular sheet of paper.

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Fold the sheet in half, crosswise.

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Unfold. Take the bottom corner, and do a dog-ear fold towards the center crease.

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Turn the sheet around, and repeat with the opposite corner.

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You should end up with a parallelogram like this.

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Next, fold one of the open edges towards the dog-ear fold.

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Do the same with the opposite edge.

 

 

 

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You should end up with something like this.

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Take one of the corners, and fold towards the center (where the dog-ear folds meet) and tuck under the side folds.

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This is what it should look like when the corner is tucked under.

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Repeat on the other side.

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Tuck the corner neatly as well.

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All done!

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Cute huh?

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Tag @mikkomix or @itrydiy when you post your final projects on instagram. I’d love to see your work! Happy crafting!

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The Comments

  • Sean Mahan
    October 12, 2017

    Wow, this is a lot simpler than I’d thought! Love it, will get started on doing some right away!

  • Novie
    September 20, 2017

    This origami is perfect for sweet little notes. Thanks for sharing!

    – Novie
    http://naturallypretty.info

  • Sean Mahan
    July 25, 2017

    Thank you for the tutorial! I love writing small letters and I’ll definitely try this. =)