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Waterbomb Base
6 steps · Beginner
"The first crane took me forty minutes. I folded it three more times before dinner."
— Mira Okafor, Founder
It started with a
single square
of washi paper.
In February 2018, Mira Okafor sat at her kitchen table with a single 15cm sheet of washi paper and a library book from 1987. Three hours later, Fold was born — not as a plan, but as a place to leave notes for her future self.
What you find here is the same thing she was looking for then: clear diagrams that don't skip steps, honest writing about what's hard, and a community that celebrates the crumpled attempts as much as the finished cranes.
Paper remembers every fold. So do we.
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on the line.
Three complete diagrams are yours before you sign up for anything. Generosity first.
Foundations
Waterbomb Base
The foundation of dozens of models. Master this and the rest unlocks.
Classic
Simple Crane
Action
Jumping Frog
Press the back — it leaps. Perfect for classrooms.
Foundations
Pinwheel Base
Nature
Butterfly
Practical
Envelope Letter
Fold your own stationery. Teachers love this one.
Action
Shuriken Star
Modular
Modular Cube
6 sheets, one perfect cube. Great gateway to modular work.
No account needed for free diagrams.
The grid tightens.
Complexity grows.
Richer photography, denser diagrams, and the kind of debates only competition folders have.
Kamiya Satoshi Dragon
Design by Satoshi Kamiya
View diagram & discussion"Does wet-folding count as pure origami? The community debates."
Kawasaki Rose
Kusudama Flower Ball
Phoenix (Maekawa)
One uncut square. No scissors. Pure origami.
Hexagonal Prism
Black Forest Stag
Designed with algorithm. Folded by hand.
Curiosity, first attempt,
growing skill, belonging.
February Challenge
Fold Something Wild — Animal Month
Fold any animal model. Submit a photo. The community votes. 847 folders have entered so far.
Priya Nair
Mountain Range
Thomas Osei
Modular Star
Ms. Chen, Grade 2
Classroom Cranes
Aleksei Volkov
Geometric Form
Yuki Tanaka
Competition Horse
Amara Diallo
Lily Petal
Pull up a chair.
The paper is warm.
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