How to Fold a Traditional Origami Swan

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get a square piece of paper

   It should make a kite shape. ,, The kite should be thinner with triangular designs on one side. ,, The triangle formed by the previous step that was a triangle, should now look like a very tall trapezoid. , Fold the crease in half again.
   
   Except with the design side on the top. , It could be straight up, or at a sharp angle. ,,,
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   Step 2: turn it over so that the colored side is at the bottom.

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   Step 3: Fold the piece of paper in half diagonally

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   Step 4: so that it looks like a triangle.

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   Step 5: Unfold your triangle so that it looks like a square again.

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   Step 6: Take the two edges across from the center crease and fold them to that crease.

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   Step 7: Turn your paper over.

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   Step 8: Take the sides of your kite shape and fold those into the middle crease again.

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   Step 9: Without turning the paper over

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    Step 10: take the bottom point of the kite (the thinnest part) and fold it up to the top point of your kite shape

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    Step 11: with the thin point along the middle crease.

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    Step 12: Take the tip of the thin point and fold down a small portion of the point down

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    Step 13: the portion should look like a triangle that is only about 1 or 2 centimeters (0.4 or 0.8 in) tall.

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    Step 14: Remember that middle crease at the very first step?

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    Step 15: Tightly holding the base of the triangle

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    Step 16: pull up the thin point of the triangle to a desired height.

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    Step 17: Pull the little part out to resemble a beak.

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    Step 18: Decorate as desired.

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    Step 19: Finished.

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