Origami Coach

Fortune teller

A playful lesson in folding toward the center. Four little pockets form a shape that opens in two directions. Add your own colors or words after folding.

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Before you begin

1 sheet · Square paper

15 × 15 cm

No scissors needed

This lesson is being checked for folding accuracy. It has not yet passed a physical fold-through review.

Step-by-step instructions

Read through the fold before you begin, or open any step in the folding viewer.

  1. After step 1: A flat square is ready for its guide creases.

    Begin with a square

    Place your paper with the colored side down.

    Look for: A flat square is ready for its guide creases.

    See this fold
  2. After step 2: A crease divides the square vertically.

    Mark the first center line

    Fold the left edge to the right edge, then unfold.

    Look for: A crease divides the square vertically.

    See this fold
  3. After step 3: The two creases cross at the center.

    Mark the second center line

    Fold the bottom edge to the top edge, then unfold.

    Look for: The two creases cross at the center.

    See this fold
  4. After step 4: The corner touches the crossing of the guides.

    Bring in the bottom-left corner

    Fold the bottom-left corner to the exact center.

    Look for: The corner touches the crossing of the guides.

    See this fold
  5. After step 5: The two neighboring flaps meet neatly.

    Bring in the bottom-right corner

    Fold the bottom-right corner to the same center point.

    Look for: The two neighboring flaps meet neatly.

    See this fold
  6. After step 6: Three corners meet at the center.

    Bring in the top-right corner

    Fold the top-right corner to the center.

    Look for: Three corners meet at the center.

    See this fold
  7. After step 7: A smaller square has four triangular flaps.

    Bring in the last corner

    Fold the top-left corner to the center.

    Look for: A smaller square has four triangular flaps.

    See this fold
  8. After step 8: The smooth side faces you.

    Turn the square over

    Turn the whole square over without opening any flaps.

    Look for: The smooth side faces you.

    See this fold
  9. After step 9: An even smaller square has four meeting points.

    Fold all four corners inward

    One at a time, bring each new corner to the center. Keep their tips aligned.

    Look for: An even smaller square has four meeting points.

    See this fold
  10. After step 10: The model bends easily in both directions.

    Flex the center folds

    Fold the model in half, open it, then fold it in half the other way and reopen.

    Look for: The model bends easily in both directions.

    See this fold
  11. After step 11: Four pockets open and close in two directions.

    Open the four pockets

    Turn over. Slip a thumb and finger into each pair of square pockets, then bring the corners together.

    Look for: Four pockets open and close in two directions.

    See this fold