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How to fold an origami bow tie

Fold a square into a long band, snip and pinch its middle by folding the inner corners behind, then glue a little folded knot on top. Dot it with white spots.

You need: A 15 cm square and a 4 cm square of the same colour, white on the back, scissors and a glue stick. Medium, 10 steps, about 6 minutes.

Steps

  1. Make a band. White side up. Fold the top and bottom edges to the middle.
  2. Turn it over. Flip it over, so the smooth side faces you.
  3. Fold in half. Fold the right edge over onto the left edge.
  4. Open it again. Unfold it, leaving a crease down the middle.
  5. Snip the middle. Snip a little way along the middle crease from the top edge and from the bottom edge, about 2 cm each.
  6. Pinch the middle. Fold the four corners by the snips behind on a slant, from the outer corners to the ends of the snips. The middle gets narrow.
  7. Knot: new sheet. Set the bow aside. Take the little square, white side up.
  8. Knot: sides to the middle. Fold the left and right edges to the middle.
  9. Knot: turn it over. Flip the knot over.
  10. Add the knot. Glue the knot over the narrow middle of the bow.

Very smart!

Draw white polka dots with a gel pen, or leave it plain. Tape it to a shirt collar or a teddy's neck.

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