Create Toilet Paper Origami
Creating origami with toilet paper can be entertaining and challenging. Toilet paper by nature is soft and doesn't keep shape very well. Also the roll is made to spin so gravity can be a problem. However knowing a few simple techniques can entertain house guests and confuse family and friends when you visit. And besides, you don't always have a newspaper to read so why not.
How to Create a Simple Point
One of the simplest techniques is a simple point. It only involves two folds.
- Face the toilet paper toward you with the paper coming over the top
- Pull the paper up about a square and a half
- Fold the end the paper at a 45 degree angle from the top right corner toward you
- Press the fold down bewtween your fingers
- Fold the end the paper at a 45 degree angle from the top left toward you
- Again press the fold down between your fingers
- Roll the remaining paper back onto the roll
How to Create a Diamond
This is my favorite technique. Once you get the hang of it it is quite easy to do.
- Face the toilet paper toward you with the paper coming over the top
- Pull the paper down about a square and a half
- Fold the end the paper at a 45 degree angle from the bottom left corner away from you
- Press the fold down between your fingers
- Fold the end the paper at a 45 degree angle from the bottom right corner away from you
- Again Press the fold down between your fingers
- Flip the fold vertically so the point points up
- Pull the paper up at least about a square
- Fold the end of the paper at a 45 degree angle from the top right corner toward you
- Press the fold down with your fingers
- Fold the end of the paper at a 45 degree angle from the top left corner toward you
- Press the fold down with your fingers
- Roll the remaining paper back onto the roll