Origami Triangle or Shawl Folds

This another basic origami fold called the origami triangle fold, also called the shawl or diaper fold. It is really just a valley fold along the diagonal axis of the origami paper.

Origami Triangle or Shawl or Diaper Fold Step 1: Start off with a square origami paper.

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Origami Triangle or Shawl or Diaper Fold Step 2: Fold it along the dash line shown, either top to bottom or bottom to top, it doesn't matter. And you have your origami triangle fold. Easy!

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Once you've made this origami triangle fold, you can proceed to make the kite base.