How to Fold an Origami Swan.
Graceful and elegant, a swan is the perfect
subject for the graceful and elegant art of
origami.
You will need A sheet of square origami paper
(6&quot; x 6&quot; / 15 cm x 15 cm) and a
flat surface.
Step 1.
Begin with the white side up.
Fold one corner to the opposite corner, making
a diagonal crease, and then unfold.
To make a family of baby swans, use a range
of smaller sheets of paper.
Step 2.
Fold one edge over, lining it up against the
diagonal crease made in Step 1.
Then repeat on the adjacent side, forming
a kite shape.
Step 3.
Turn the paper over to the colored side and
fold the long folded edges to meet on the
center crease, similar to Step 2.
You should now have an even skinnier kite
shape with two small white triangular "eyes"
near the top.
Step 4.
Fold the long skinny point to the opposite
point.
Step 5.
Now fold the same point down so it meets the
point at the centerline between the two white
triangles.
Step 6.
Pick up the entire model and fold in half
along the existing crease, making sure that
the head and neck are on the outside.
Step 7.
Hold the swan at the white triangles.
Gently lift up the neck to a graceful angle
and squeeze it at the bottom to keep it in
place.
Do the same with the head.
Step 8.
Spread the base slightly apart, and your swan
is ready to swim.
Did you know Did you know?
A male swan is known as a cob, a female swan
is a pen, and young swans are called cygnets.
