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
- Start with a square paper.
- Fold the paper in half diagonally from corner to corner.
- Unfold.
- Rotate the paper so that the crease from Step 1 is horizontal.
- Fold the lower right side by bringing the bottom point to the horizontal crease from step 5.
- Unfold
- Fold the lower left side by bringing the bottom point to the horizontal crease from step 5.
- Unfold.
- Simultaneously fold the creases from Step 5 and Step 7 to the center crease.
- 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.
That’s all folks. The next fold to learn is the Squash Fold.
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