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How to fold an origami mitten

One flap corner swings out as the thumb, and folding the bottom up turns it coloured and sets it just above the cuff. Fold a second one the other way for a pair.

You need: 1 sheet of A4 or Letter paper. Medium, 8 steps, about 7 minutes.

Steps

  1. Fold the cuff. Start coloured side up. Fold a strip about two fingers wide at the top down. It will be the white cuff.
  2. Turn it over. Flip the paper over, keeping the white strip at the top.
  3. Sides to the centre. Fold the left and right edges in to meet in the middle.
  4. Fold out the thumb. At the bottom, fold the right flap's inner corner out, creasing from the bottom right corner to the centre about a third of the way up. Its tip is the thumb.
  5. Bottom up. Fold the bottom up until its edge meets the white strip. The thumb flips up and turns coloured.
  6. Turn it round. Turn the paper round so the white cuff is at the bottom.
  7. Round the top. Fold the two top corners behind to round off the fingers.
  8. Round the thumb. Fold the very tip of the thumb behind.

Snug!

For a pair, fold a second one with the left flap as the thumb, then hang both on a string.

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