Fold An Envelope From A Sheet Of Paper

I ve got a greeting card left and i m going to make an envelope for it from a sheet of paper right.

Fold an envelope from a sheet of paper.

If you re feeling unsure before you do a hard crease in the paper gently bend the paper to see where the points will meet. Without glue they were not always secure. Start with letter sized or a4 sheet of paper. A4 paper is standard printer paper throughout much of the world including europe and asia.

I m using plain red paper here but you can use scrapbooking paper or wrapping paper to make really colorful envelopes. Add tip ask question comment download step 1. You can use a bone folder to create stiff creases. A bone folder optional the way step 1.

How to make a paper envelope without any glue tape or scissors at home. A pretty paper for the envelope. The sheet of paper that you use must be a bit bigger on all sides and big enough to cover the whole card you can measure the card with a scale and take the paper 2 5 times wider than the measurement. This folding method is typically done with a4 paper.

Its an diy origami envelope which you can make easily by following the folding instru. Finally fold the triangle down to close the envelope and tape the edges of the envelope shut. The postal service s sorting machines do not make a folding an envelope out of a sheet of paper a practical. People wrote their letter on one side of the paper and folded it into an envelope shape writing the name and destination on the outside.

Next fold the outer points toward the center so the bottom is square. For other ways to make envelopes including a square origami envelope read on. Along the square fold the left point back to the left edge fold it again back toward the middle then unfold the last fold. Fold the bottom edge of the paper up to the bottom of the triangle at the top of the paper.

The sheet of paper should be slightly wider than the card and about 2 5 times as tall. When you re satisfied with how it looks make a sharp hard crease to create the edges of your envelope. Envelopes were created long after mailing letters began. To make an origami envelope fold a square piece of paper in half like a triangle then fold the top point of the first layer toward the bottom.