Lotus (CFW 145)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami I, page ...
Single-sheet models
Single-sheet models are folded from just one sheet of paper. This is the most classic kind of origami.
This page lists folding instructions for models of a single type. You might be interested in the models themselves instead.
Icosahedron from Strip (CFW 260)
Instructions for this model were published in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books in the form of crease patterns: Solid Origami, page 4...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 114)
This model does even have a picture in Fujimoto’s books: it is only mentioned in one sentence...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 123)
Instructions for this model were published in Shuzo Fujimotos’s books: Twist Origami I, pa...
6-Pointed Star from Triangle (CFW 367)
Instructions for this model were published in Fujimoto’s book, Solid Origami, page 3.
Baby Elephant
Instructions for the model were published in Artur Biernacki’s book, Polish your Origami, pages 23-28.
Truncated Octahedron with Square Faces Concave (CFW 255)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Solid Origami, page 43 (CP) Invitation to Creative P...
Star with Color Change (CFW 172)
Instructions for this model were published in Fujimoto’s book, Twist Origami I, on page 25 (m...
Cut Surfaces of a Cube (CFW 339)
Instructions for the model can be found in Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami I, page 67 Invitation to Creative Playing wit...
Traditional Bracelet with Squares
In print I learned this model from the book Sztuka origami by Renzo Zanoni (published 1992, ISBN 83-85330-17-8), page 28. Thi...
Pentagonal Box (CFW 219)
Instructions for this model can be found in Fujimoto’s book, Twist Origami III, on page 45. I...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 92)
Instructions for this model were published in Shuzo Fujimotos’s books: Twist Origami I, pa...
Box with Woven Triangles XIX
A crease pattern for this model was published in CDO Convention Book 2023 (Convention Book of Italian Origami Convention).
Handle with Scissors (CFW 136)
This model does even have a picture in Fujimoto’s books: it is only mentioned in one sentence...
Windmill (CFW 84)
In Print Instructions for this model were published in Shuzo Fujimotos’s books: Twist Orig...
Hemp Leaf (CFW 88)
Instructions for this model were published in Shuzo Fujimotos’s books: Twist Origami I, pa...
Gear (CFW 179)
Instructions for the model were published in Fujimoto’s book, Twist Origami I, on page 32. Th...
Handle with Thorn (CFW 135)
This model does even have a picture in Fujimoto’s books: it is only mentioned in one sentence as the possibility of combining...
Petals (CFW 85)
Instructions for the model were published in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami I, page...
Handle with Hemp Leaf (CFW 137)
This model does even have a picture in Fujimoto’s books: it is only mentioned in one sentence...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 106)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books, but only in the form of pictures of finish...
Coffee Cup (CFW 200)
Instructions for the model were published in Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami II, page 22 Twist Folds, Shuzo Fujimoto, IS...
Triangle Twist Star (CFW 180)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s book Twist Origami I, on page 47...
Star with Color Change (CFW 171)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s book Twist Origami I, on page 25...
Star with Color Change (CFW 132)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami I, page ...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 93)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s book Twist Origami I, on page 8 ...
Box with Woven Triangles VIII
A phototutorial, crease pattern, and precrease pattern were published in 19th Outdoor Origami Meeting (2023) Convention Book ...
Box with Woven Triangles VI
Instructions were published in the 20th Bulletin of Polish Origami Society (2023), page 23.
Thorn (CFW 86)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami I, page ...
Daffodil Variant B (CFW 409)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s book, Twist Folds, ISBN 97844163...
Octahedron with Concave Faces (CFW 226)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books. It is folded from a 2:1 rectangle, but instructions start...
Zinnia (CFW 196)
Instructions for this model appear in Shuzo Fujimoto’s Twist Folds (ISBN 9784416312001), on p...
Woven Square Box
Crease pattern, precrease pattern, and a phototutorial were published in Tagungsband Origami Deutschland 2023 (German convent...
Plain Box
Crease pattern, precrease pattern, and a phototutorial on folding the box to match the size of a given box lid were published...
Box with Woven Triangles XVIII
Crease pattern, precrease pattern, and a phototutorial were published in Tagungsband Origami ...
Elephant
Instructions for the model were published in a number of Kawahata’s books and in some origami convention booklets. There is a...
Star with Color Change (CFW 169)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s book Twist Origami I, on page 24...
Snowflake (CFW 121)
Instructions for this model can be found in various books by Shuzo Fujimoto, and in at least one magazine: Twist Origami I...
Pentagonal Star from A4 (CFW 194)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Solid Origami, pages 11 (folding instructions) and 104 (some kind of ma...
Katniss (CFW 177)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami II, page...
Handle (CFW 133)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami I, pages...
Pocket Heart
As Michel Grand pointed out, a number of people have folded a model almost identical to Pocket Heart before me. You can use a...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 110)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books, but only in the form of pictures of finish...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 120)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s Twist Origami I, page 10 (labeled “No 37”), but o...
Chrysanthemum (CFW 142)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami I, page ...
Maple Leaf (CFW 149)
See the model’s page for a discussion of some discrepancies related to this model I noticed i...
Hexagonal Star (CFW 143)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books, but only in the form of pictures of finish...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 91)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books, but only in the form of pictures of finish...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 103)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books, but only in the form of pictures of finish...
Chrysanthemum Medal (CFW 176)
Instructions for this model (along with optional ribbon for a...
When Rebecca Met Shuzo 2 (Opus 702)
A crease pattern can be found on Robert Lang’s site. It can be constructed by pure origami methods and is relatively simple t...
Seal of a Secret Society
The phototutorial below starts from a hexagon with an 8×8×8 grid. Folded this way, the model has several unnecessary creases ...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 122)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books, but only in the form of pictures of finish...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 104)
Hints This model is the same as a level-2 Lucky Star Fractal except it is folded starting fro...
Triangle Twist Star (CFW 147)
Instructions for this model were published Shuzo Fujimoto’s books listed below, though they a...
Windmill from Square (CFW 81)
Step-by-step instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Twist Ori...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 105)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books, but only in the form of pictures of finish...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 90)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami I, page 7 Invitation to Creative Playing with Origami, ...
Scissors (CFW 87)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books, but it’s just pictures of finished model and information about the startin...
Apple (CFW 202)
Instructions for the model were published in many books by Shuzo Fujimoto, and magazines, including: Twist Origami II, pag...
Regular Octahedron (CFW 246)
This model is folded from a bronze rectangle (1:√3). Instructions can be found in following books by Fujimoto, and start with...
Square Twist Star (CFW 150)
This model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books, but it’s just pictures of finished model a...
Dahlia (CFW 144)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Invitation to Creative...
Daffodil Variant (CFW 101)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami I, page ...
Daffodil (CFW 100)
Instructions for this model can be found in Shuzo Fujimoto’s books: Solid Origami, page 11...
Hexagonal Box (CFW 216)
Instructions for this design can be found in Fujimoto’s books: Twist Origami II, page 21 ...
Fujimoto’s Six-Pointed Star
Instructions for the model were published in Fujimoto’s books, Twist Origami II (page 52), and Twist Folding (page 56, additi...
Tryzub (Coat of Arms of Ukraine)
The phototutorial below shows how to fold the model. Most folds do not have exact reference folds, and you have to guess wher...
Fujimoto Cube
Instructions for the model were published in many books and magazines, including: Invitation to Creative Playing with Orig...
Egg Cup II (aka Chalice)
This model was independently designed by Sam Randlett, who used the name Chalice. You can find instructions for this model in...
Lucky Star Box (Simplified) Variant B
A Crease Pattern along with some information about this model was published in The Paper #137 (available in print and online...
Terada Module
Online Instructions for the module are available from David M...
Box with Woven Triangles IV
Precreased sheet Instructions for the model were published in The Fold (Issue 66,...
Weird Asymmetric Sonobe (WASS)
This unit behaves like the So...
Box with Woven Triangles I
Below you can find a precrease pattern and a photo tutorial of the collapse (for a clean fold). The model is designed around ...
Bow-Tie Sonobe
This Sonobe variant was independently designed by me and by t...
Rocket
This model is very simple to fold. The rocket can stand on its own thanks to the “foot”. You can also say this horizontal ele...
Lucky Star Fractal
Below you can find instructio...
Box with Woven Triangles V
Galen White prepared a crease pattern for this model, available from his google drive.
Fog Stoppers for Face Mask
These origami fog stoppers can help reduce the fogging of your glasses in winter or during physical exercise. They do help, b...
Box with Woven Triangles VII
Below you can find a precrease pattern and pictures of the collapse. This sequence shows the clean precrease which you get wi...
Hedgehog
In print Folding diagrams for this model were published in: OrigamiUSA Model Collection 2020, page 100 Der Falter 74, pa...
Ladybug 1.1
There is a videotutorial by Sara Adams for this model as well as a timelapse of the folding without additional instructions.
Dollar Bill Hare
There is a phototutorial for the model, published by the author. A number of videotutorials are also available, for example t...
Sunflower Tessellation
A crease pattern was published in Origami Box of the Ultimate Origami Convention 2017.
Simple Elephant
In Origami Pass app Instructions for this model are available via Origami Pass.
Little Turtle Unit
Instructions for this module were published in Tomoko Fuse’s books, Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations (page 56) and Unit Polyhedron Origami (pag...
Diagonally Folded Triangular Unit
Instructions for the model were published in Tomoko Fuses’s book, Unit Polyhedron Origami, on page 92.
Crane
Diagrams for the Traditional Crane are available in many places online, for example on Wikimedia Commons and on origami.me. I...
A4 Rhombic Unit
Instructions are available from the author’s website.
Houstonia Box
Instructions for my Houstonia Box were published as part of my Interview for The Fold.
Souvenir of the Sea (Box)
Instructions for the model (CP and pictures of collapse) were published in: 18th Outdoor Origami Meeting (2019) Convention...
Predictable Box
Instructions are available as a single PNG image. The box, as shown here, uses an 8×8 grid, but it can be folded with any pro...
Crane with Colored Wings
The model is quite easy to fold: Fold the square’s diagonals, then fold all corners to the center (blintz the square). Y...
Box with Leaves (tip-to-tip)
Instructions are available in the 2018 edition of German Origami Convention book.
Single-Sheet Picture Frame
Instructions are available as a single PNG image: PNG
DNA Replication
Instructions for Thoki Yenn’s original DNA model can be found in his Orikata book. I think there are also some tutorials on Y...
Cat
Diagrams for this model were published in BOS Magazine #234 (published by the British Origami Society), page 34.
Tessellated Bracelet (Square Interlace Tessellation)
This model is based around Square Interlace Tessellation so you can use instructions for that model as a starting point.
Square Interlace Box
General This model is based around Square Interlace Tessellation so you can use instructions ...
Lelum Polelum Unit
Instructions for this model are available in the form of a videotutorial.
Hydrangea with Leaves
A video tutorial for the model is available on YouTube.
Long Story Short (Book)
Folding instructions for my Long Story Short (origami book model) were published in The Fold (link does not require membershi...
Penguin
Instructions were published in 9th Bulletin of Polish Origami Society (page 38) and in Origami Tanteidan Convention book Vol....
TensionPot Op. 695
A Crease Pattern is available from the author’s web page
Dachshund
Instructions for this dog model are available in the form of a video tutorial made by Leyla Torres.
Business Card Puppy
Instructions for this model were published in OrigamiUSA Annual Collection 2002.
Master Yoda
Instructions for the model were published in Artur Biernacki’s book, Polish your Origami, pages 45-51.
Ichthys (CLU)
Below you can find a CP with folding tips. The CP is quite simple, so even if you have little experience, you should be able ...
Heart (CLU)
Below you can find a CP with folding tips. The CP is quite simple, so even if you have little experience, you should be able ...
Cross Lap Unit (CLU)
Below, you can find the Creas...
Mammoth
Instructions for the model were published in Artur Biernacki’s book, Polish your Origami, pages 83-92.
Epiphany II
Folding this model is about as simple as it gets: Start with a square or rectangular piece of paper. Pleat into 32-nds (if...
Christmas Tree
Instructions for the model were published in Artur Biernacki’s book, Polish your Origami, pages 9-13.
Pinwheel with Color Change (hexagonal and other starting polygons)
Hexagonal version Octagonal version This is a simple model which can ...
Woven Slit Module (WSM)
Woven Slit Module is an origami unit which can be used to build different kinds of modular assemblies, from simple cubes to more complex objects. They can we...
Name Plate
You can use this model to print your name on it (templates available below) and put it on your desk or for adding descriptions to your models at an origami c...
Bumpy Octahedron
Front side Bumpy Octahedron is folded from a single sheet of 2:1 paper. Each face is decorated with a sunken tria...
Outdoor Origami Meeting Module (OOMM)
This unit can be used to make spiked versions of polyhedra with triangular faces as well as polyhedra with square faces where each face is extended with a ”b...
Building Block Units (BBU)
Building Block Units are a family of modules which make it possible to build a huge variety of designs, from typical abstract geometric solids to realistic m...
Sturdy Edge Module (StEM)
StEM is a very versatile module which can be used to make a number of very different objects. Three units can build a triangular 45-degree pyramid, so anythi...
Simple Edge Unit (SEU)
SEU, the Simple Edge Unit is an edge unit with a 90° angle at the tip. It can be folded from paper of any proportions and it is quite versatile since with mi...
Pyramid Vertex Module (PVM)
PVM is a family of units which can be combined into shapes of quite different structure. The family consists of vertex units which resemble triangular pyrami...
Super Simple Isosceles Triangle Unit (SSIT)
Diagrams Diagrams are available from Meenakshi’s web page and in the document mentioning earlier authors.
Open Frame Unit
Instructions for this module were published in Tomoko Fuse’s book, Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations. There are two variants of this unit, I (bo...
Swallowtail Module (Dog Bone Unit)
This is a business card unit which I designed independently with Jennifer Campbell who used the name Dog Bone Unit (details in model description).
Moreno’s Unit
Jose Arley Moreno’s diagrams Jose Arley Moreno published instructions for this unit on his web page.
Trimodule
Diagrams for the Trimodule are available on the author’s web page.
Trapezoid Edge Module (TEM)
These are folding instructions for the Trapezoid Edge Module (TEM) module. This module bears some resemblance to Thomas Hull’s PHiZZ unit while the folding p...
Umbrella Dodecahedron
Instructions for the model were published in Meenakshi Mukerji’s book, Marvelous Modular Origami, on page 54.
QRSTUVWXYZ-stars
Instructions for folding the model are available online.
Cosmos Ball
Instructions for the model were published in Meenakshi Mukerji’s book, Marvelous Modular Origami, on page 18.
Business Card Cube Module
You can find folding instructions for this module on Ned Batchelder’s page.
Francis Ow’s 60-degree unit
Instructions for this unit are available as part of Tom Hull’s FIT instructions.
Bascetta Star Unit
Diagrams for the Bascetta Star (which obviously also include instructions for folding the units) can be found on the author’s page.
That Simple Unit (TSU)
Instructions for folding this unit are available from the Web Archive. There is also a videotutorial but quality isn’t the be...
Jitterbug Unit
The Jitterbug Unit can be used to create a number of polyhedra which can undergo the jitterbug transformation (devised by Buc...
Oxi Module
Since I’m too lazy to draw nice diagrams, I just made photographs of the module at different stages of folding. The module is quite simple, so I hope such pi...
Francis Ow’s 120-degree unit
Instructions are available on author’s website.
PHiZZ unit
Folding instructions Instructions for folding the PHiZZ unit and buckyball models made with this unit can be found on the author’s web page.
WXYZ
Diagrams for this model are available online.
TUVWXYZ-stars
Instructions for folding the model are available online.
STUVWXYZ-stars
Instructions for folding the model are available online.
Sonobe unit
This page contains links to instructions for the classical Sonobe module. There also exist literally hundreds of variants: those have their separate pages on...
Penultimate Unit family
Online and in print
Blintz Icosidodecahedron
Model diagrams are available online.