Fold An Envelope From A Sheet Of Paper

This paper is slightly longer and more narrow so we ll first need to trim down a sheet of standard 8 5 x 11 to make this one work.

Fold an envelope from a sheet of paper. When you re satisfied with how it looks make a sharp hard crease to create the edges of your envelope. For other ways to make envelopes including a square origami envelope read on. Its an diy origami envelope which you can make easily by following the folding instru. The sheet of paper should be slightly wider than the card and about 2 5 times as tall.

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. A pretty paper for the envelope. A bone folder optional the way step 1. Fold your own envelope from a single sheet of a4 or letter sized paper.

A4 paper is standard printer paper throughout much of the world including europe and asia. Finally fold the triangle down to close the envelope and tape the edges of the envelope shut. Fold the bottom edge of the paper up to the bottom of the triangle at the top of the paper. I ve got a greeting card left and i m going to make an envelope for it from a sheet of paper right.

Next fold the outer points toward the center so the bottom is square. 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. I m using plain red paper here but you can use scrapbooking paper or wrapping paper to make really colorful envelopes. You can use a bone folder to create stiff creases.

Without glue they were not always secure. 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. 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. This folding method is typically done with a4 paper.

The postal service s sorting machines do not make a folding an envelope out of a sheet of paper a practical. Along the square fold the left point back to the left edge fold it again back toward the middle then unfold the last fold. Start with letter sized or a4 sheet of paper. Envelopes were created long after mailing letters began.