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Folding Instructions

Naturally, you want to skip the instructions and jump right into folding the planes. I can’t blame you, but I should mention that if you are a beginner, these instructions can save you much confusion and frustration. I made this mistake for many years. I would have become a better folder, much faster, had I not.

Dashed lines indicate Valley Folds. This means that the crease ends up at the bottom of the completed fold. The arrow indicates the direction that the paper should be folded.

Mountain Folds go the other way. They are represented by a line of dots and dashes, or sometimes just dots. This means that the crease ends up on top, once the fold is complete. I think of the dots as peaks of mountains.

A double headed arrow means you need to fold and unfold. This weakens the paper slightly, leaving a crease.

The Squash Fold is very common in origami and paper planes.

The Outlined Arrow means “push.” It is telling you to apply pressure to the paper, along a given direction. In this case, it refolds a previous valley fold, while creating two new mountain folds.

The completed Squash Fold.

The Inside Reverse Fold is also very common.

It usually follows a crease, created by a previous fold and unfold.

Now, push against the center, creating mountain folds on both sides.

The completed Inside Reverse Fold.

The Pivot Fold involves moving a flap of paper around a set point, then re-squashing in another position. This fold begins where the previous one left off.

The completed Pivot Fold.