Origami Chopstick Wrapper: Swan Instructions in 11 Easy Steps

How to Make an Origami Chopstick Wrapper Swan

Note: If the chopstick wrapper has color printed only on one side, begin folding with the white side facing you.

Step 1

Fold the chopstick wrapper in half lengthwise. Unfold.

Step 2

Using the crease from Step 1 as a reference, fold both sides down so that the top edge of the chopstick wrapper meets in the center.

Step 3

Fold the left and right sides in toward the center from the top point. The creases made in Step 2 should meet in the center.

Step 4

Fold down the top point using the triangle on the backside as a reference. Unfold.

Step 5

Using the crease from Step 4 as a reference, fold three creases in the bottom half to create four equally divided sections.

Step 6

Fold four more creases to divide each of the four sections created in Step 5 in half.

Step 7

Using the creases made in Steps 5 and 6, collapse the bottom half of the chopstick wrapper so that it looks like an accordion (or a paper fan).

Step 8

Fold the model in half so that the accordion creases touch.Step 8 completed.

Step 9

Lock the accordion creases made in Step 7 by overlapping one crease over the other.

Step 10

Form the head by folding the top point down. (This is an outside reverse fold.)Step 10 completed.

Step 11

Adjust the body by carefully fanning the accordion creases. (Be sure to not unlock Step 9.)

Your Chopstick Wrapper Origami Swan is Complete