ID: Tea Bag - Basic Triangle Shape for Xmas Tree Center Piece
 

Created: December 5, 2010
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Tea bag folding works best with light weight papers, like copy paper, or Chiyogami etc.

working on wrong side of paper
Fold point "A" towards point "B" matching sides perfectly.
You will have a valley fold "V"

Fold point "C" towards point "D" matching sides perfectly.
You will have a valley fold "V"
rotate clockwise to the first flat edge

 Bring flat edge "E" towards flat edge "F"
You will have a valley fold "V"
Flip paper over to right side.

 Bring flat edge "E" towards flat edge "F"
You will have a valley fold "V"
Flip paper back to wrong side.
 

Slowly bring the mountain folds between "G" & "H" towards each other. You will see the valley folds start to collapse and start forming a triangle shape. While bringing the Mountain folds together, start squeezing the triangles of "E" & "F" together to form the shape at right.

This is a BASIC TRIANGLE shape
 that many shapes can be created from.

Working with the top flap, bring edge "J" toward the center line of the triangle creating the leg shown at right. Repeat with other top flap to create the shape below.
Bone fold all creases.

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