Fold Index With Thumbnails

This is a partial index of the folds on this site. It is divided into two parts: Letterfolds and Envelope Folds. For a complete index, refer to the text-only fold index.

Letterfolds

Frame Ratio Fold Info
BasicLetterfoldFR70 Basic Letterfold This is the traditional method of folding envelopes prior to machine-made envelopes. It is made from any oblong sheet of paper.
FernLetterfoldFR70 Fern Letterfold Traditional. Rectangle. Compare variations by Luis Fernandez, Pajarita magazine (AEP) 30 and Paul Jackson, Origami and Papercraft. Compare flap variation on “Purse,” Gay Merril Gross, New Ideas for Paperfolding.
KLetterfoldFR70 K-Letterfold Rectangle. Flap slotted into aperture. Adapted from a fold attributed to Thoki Yenn; reference occurs in British Origami Society Magazine 116 for origin and conjuring trick.
MLetterfoldFR70 M-Letterfold Rectangle. Loose flap must be glued down to seal. Traditional, possibly French. Postage stamp seals flap. Reference occurs in British Origami Society Magazine 115. Compare variation Michel Grand, ELFA Library.

Envelopes

Frame Ratio Fold Info
BarEnvelopeFR70 Bar Envelope Rectangle. Flap slotted into aperture. Adapted from a fold attributed to Frances Levangia; reference occurs in British Origami Society Magazine 114 together with alternative folding method and background of creator.
ButterflyEnvelopeFR70 Butterfly Envelope Made from a square sheet of paper. Loose flap must be glued down to seal, Fumiaki Kawahata.
ValentineEnvelopeFR70 Valentine Envelope Made from a square sheet of paper. Flap slotted into aperture. Adapted from a fold attributed to Sumiko Momotani (referenced in British Origami Society Magazine, 128) and Y. and S. Momotani, Image and Expression. See also Hawk Envelope. and Bunny Envelope, Yoshihide and Sumiko Momotani, Origami Kawaii, (ELFA library).
HawkLetterfoldFR70 Hawk Envelope Made from a square sheet of paper. Loose flap must be glued down to seal. Adapted from a fold attributed to Hiroshi Kumasaka (from whose initials its name is taken), OKK vol. 4, ’80, Nippon Origami Association magazine (Japanese Origami Society) vol. 2, Japanese publication. Heart shape can be formed on tip of flap thus producing a Valentine envelope. Compare Kumasaka version.