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How to fold an origami armchair

Fold a tall chair back and a wide seat with rounded arms from two squares of the same colour, then glue a soft yellow cushion between the arms.

You need: Two 15 cm teal squares, a 7.5 cm yellow square and a glue stick. Medium, 9 steps, about 10 minutes.

Steps

  1. Back: sides behind. Coloured side up. Fold the left and right edges behind, about 3 cm each. This is the tall chair back.
  2. Back: round the top. Fold the two top corners behind, about 2 cm, to round the back.
  3. Seat: second square. Set the back aside. Take the second square, coloured side up.
  4. Seat: in half. Fold the top half behind, down to the bottom edge.
  5. Seat: round the arms. Fold the top corners behind about 2 cm for round arm tops, and the bottom corners behind a tiny bit.
  6. Cushion: yellow square. Set the seat aside. Take the small yellow square, yellow side up.
  7. Cushion: in half. Fold the top half behind, down to the bottom edge.
  8. Cushion: soften it. Fold all four corners behind a tiny bit so the cushion looks soft.
  9. Put it together. Glue the back behind the seat, sticking up. Glue the cushion on the seat, between the arms.

Take a seat!

Draw buttons on the back, a line down the inside of each arm and two little legs underneath.

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