Basic Foldable Shapes

Shutter Fold 1. Begin as if you were going to make a hamburger fold but instead of creasing the paper, pinch it to show the midpoint. 2. Fold the outer edges of the paper to meet at the pinch, or mid-point, forming a shutter fold.

Two-Tab Book 1. Fold the paper crosswise. Cut up the center of one half to the fold to form two large tabs.

Layered-Look Book 1. Stack two sheets of paper so that the back sheet is one inch higher than the front sheet. 2. Fold up the bottom edges of the paper to form four tabs. Align the edges so that all of the layers or tabs are the same distance apart. 3. When all tabs are the same size, crease the paper to hold the tabs in place and staple or glue the sheets together.

Four-Door Book Make a shutter fold using a larger sheet of paper. 2. Fold the shutter in half like a hamburger. Crease well. 3. Open the project and cut along the two inside valley folds. These cuts will form four doors on the inside of the project.

Envelope Fold 1. Fold a sheet of paper into a taco forming a square. Cut off the leftover piece. 2. Open the folded taco and refold it the opposite way forming another taco and an X-fold pattern. 3. Open the taco fold and fold the corners toward the center point of the X forming a small square.