Q&A for How to Make an Origami Wallet

Get a couple of simple books that teach you the basic folds, valley folds, and mountain folds. Work on your hand coordination skills and being precise. Try to be as accurate as possible with the instructions. I find watching videos is a little bit better than reading books. But it's sometimes a good idea to watch videos and read books.

Only if you cut off the excess length to make it a square. You need to start with a square.

Lift the flap that is to be squashed towards you. Pry apart the layers of paper. Gently press down to squash the paper, creating two new mountain folds. Align the crease line on the top layer of paper with the layers of paper beneath.

When you're finished with the origami wallet, you should end up with a pouch-like fold. Open it up and stick your coins or bills inside. Small, but efficient.

The opposite parallel edges of the paper are brought to the center crease. If you unfold after step 3, you should have three folds running parallel to each other, dividing the paper into fourths.

Step #5 is a squash fold. You are lifting only one layer and folding it to the middle. The paper will not lie flat. To compete the squash fold, press the top (the part that is not flat) into shape so the middle crease lines up.

Definitely. A rectangle will distort the wallet's proportions and/or not work at all.

It's hard to say without looking at it, but if they overlap in some places, it is likely because your folds were off in the beginning.

You can use smaller paper, and fold the squares into smaller squares.

For step 7, take the top corners of the bottom portion of the rectangle and tuck them into the triangle pockets on the top portion of the rectangle.

For Step 6, you just take the half of the house-looking part and fold it back to the other side of the paper. You do this to both sides.

To make a card pocket, glue or tape a paper that is big enough to hold a card. How to do this is not shown in the current article.

Measure the sides of real money (dollars, pounds, whatever), then draw onto paper. Cut out the shapes and draw the currency design onto them. Or, you can print off images of fake money from online photos. Then put the money in the wallet. You can even make credit cards with paper and card, then laminate these.

Origami paper comes in a variety of sizes, but the most common sizes are 3 x 3 inches, 6 x 6 inches, and 10 x 10 inches. Smaller paper is most commonly seen, but again, origami paper comes in many sizes and colors.

Yes, as long as it's square. Thicker paper will be harder to fold, while thinner paper may rip more easily.