How to Fold an Origami Footstool

Easy level, 8 steps. From Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom (Weaver), 1893. Public domain.

The animated version shows each fold moving, one step per screen. This page shows every step at once.

All 8 steps

Step 1. Start white side up. Fold in half from left to right, then unfold.
Step 2. Fold the left edge to the center crease.
Step 3. Fold the right edge to the center crease.
Step 4. Fold in half from top to bottom through all the layers, then unfold.
Step 5. Fold the top edge down to the center crease.
Step 6. Fold the bottom edge up to the center crease.
Step 7. Turn the paper over.
Step 8. Open the two flaps down until they stand straight. They are the supports.
Done. The footstool (Weaver, Paper and Scissors in the Schoolroom, 1893).