ORIGAMI VACATION SHIRTS

Origami shirts

All you need is one piece of paper 3 3/4" x 8". Any kind of paper will work. We’ve used wrapping paper. You might even use a real dollar bill although the shirt will come out smaller.

1. Fold in half lengthwise as shown.
2. Open. Fold both edges into the middle as shown.
3. Turn piece over. 4. Fold back 1/4" at the top.
5. Turn piece over again. 6. Fold upper points into the middle. This forms the shirt’s collar.
7. Fold bottom up 1/3 from top & crease. 8. Fold bottom up again & fit under the collar.
9. Gently unfold the previous two folds, keeping the creases. Position with collar side down as shown.
10. Now you’re going to form the sleeves. Fold bottom edge back up. Reach under this fold on each side and pull outwards to form a sleeve. This is not difficult to do, just a little hard to describe. Your piece should now look like this.
11. Bring the bottom (where the collar is) straight up and crease on the same fold. Tuck this piece under the collar points to hold in place.
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