Q&A for How to Make a Butterfly Origami

You can use any size paper. It depends on how big or small you want the butterfly.

This paper butterfly is suitable for intermediate origami skill levels.

No. Cardboard is too thick to fold. Use something like origami paper, a post-it, or cut a square out of A4 paper. Make sure it is thin and easy to work with.

You can use any paper as long as it's easy to fold and manage. A4 paper is the best size to work with.

Yes, you can. As you can see, the video only used one piece of paper, it just has to be a square. Make sure it is thin and easy to work with.

Just follow the instructions closely. You can look up videos for guidance if needed.

No, they are for decoration purposes only. And they cannot fly because they are delicate.

Any paper designed for origami will work. A hard piece of paper that is thick will most likely not work as it is not as thin as origami paper, and folding it will become harder.

Typically, you don't really need antennae. If you really want to add them, you can use pipe cleaners or twine.

Start with the patterned side up and the other side down then just follow the instructions.

No you cannot because you only use 1 piece of paper to do the butterfly. But if you want, you could use white paper to make the butterfly and then colour it with the colours you want it to be.

No, origami butterflies will not fly. Instead, you can use them as handmade gifts, decorative elements on wrapping, house decorations etc.— but unfortunately, they won't fly.

Make sure to keep your pre-creasing sharp and accurate. This should help the right shape fall into place when you pull the corners out to the side.