How to Fold an Origami Blintz Base
Easy level, 6 steps. Traditional base. Earliest record: The Paradise of Childhood (Wiebé), 1869.
The animated version shows each fold moving, one step per screen. This page shows every step at once.
All 6 steps
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Step 1. Start white side up. Fold in half corner to corner, then unfold.
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Step 2. Fold in half along the other diagonal, then unfold.
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Step 3. Fold the top left corner to the center.
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Step 4. Fold the top right corner to the center.
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Step 5. Fold the bottom right corner to the center.
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Step 6. Fold the bottom left corner to the center.
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Done. This square is the blintz base. The fortune teller starts here.