rabbit ear fold

The Rabbit ear fold gets its name from its appearance, resembling a rabbit’s ear. It is a triangular flap that is perpendicular to the rest of the model. As with most basic techniques, it is a crucial fold used in various models.

Step-by-step Rabbit Ear Fold Instructions

  1. Start with a square paper.
    blue origami square sheet
  2. Fold the paper in half diagonally from corner to corner.
    origami square sheet folded in half, diagonally
  3. Unfold.
  4. Rotate the paper so that the crease from Step 1 is horizontal.
  5. Fold the lower right side by bringing the bottom point to the horizontal crease from step 5.
    origami sheet, folded from lower edge to diagonal crease in the center
  6. Unfold
  7. Fold the lower left side by bringing the bottom point to the horizontal crease from step 5.
    origami fold, flattened
  8. Unfold.
    display of an origami sheet with three creases
  9. Simultaneously fold the creases from Step 5 and Step 7 to the center crease.
    origami rabbit ear in the process of folding
  10. Squeeze the corner closest to you while flattening the creases from Step 11 as well as the vertical crease. The new point will project upwards.
    top down view of origami rabbit ear

That’s all folks. The next fold to learn is the Squash Fold.

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