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How to fold an origami easy spyglass

Fold a square in half and taper it into a long tube, then two little pleats step it into the sections of a pull-out spyglass.

You need: 1 square sheet, brown or gold on one side. Easy, 8 steps, about 4 minutes.

Steps

  1. Fold in half. Coloured side up, fold the bottom half up behind the top half.
  2. Taper the top. Fold the top edge behind on a slant, so the band is thin at the left and fatter at the right.
  3. Taper the bottom. Fold the bottom edge behind on a slant the same way, to make a long tapered tube.
  4. Square the end. Fold the fat right end behind a little, so it is straight.
  5. Step behind. Fold the left end behind along a line a bit in from the end.
  6. Step out. Behind, fold it back out along a line a little to the right, so a thinner section sticks out.
  7. Second step behind. Do the same a little right of the middle.
  8. Second step out. Behind, fold it back out again along a line a little to the right.

Land ahoy!

Draw a dark ring at each step and one at the big end. Hold it up to your eye and look for treasure.

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