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Christmas Boot

How to fold an origami christmas boot

Paper
One square sheet of paper.
Preparation
No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Crease the vertical center”.
What you will make
A flat boot folded from one square sheet, without cutting or glue, for Christmas decorations.

Fold a Christmas boot from one square sheet. Open and squash the pockets, fold in half, then pull out the ankle and toe. Open the front side, unfold the back and front inner corners in order, and close it flat. Arrange it with Santa and a tree or add it to a card.

Follow the 11 steps above by scrolling. Drag the model to inspect a fold from another angle, and scroll back to review a previous step.

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Read all 11 folding steps
  1. Crease the vertical center
  2. Crease the lower right corner
  3. Crease the lower left corner
  4. Fold the right edge to the center
  5. Fold the left edge to the center
  6. Open and squash the lower right pocket
  7. Open and squash the lower left pocket
  8. Fold the bottom corner behind
  9. Fold the right side over the left in half
  10. Turn the ankle and pull out the toe
  11. Unfold the inner corners and close

Tricky points and what to check

The ankle will not pull out

Steps to review: 10

Keep the inner triangle flat and move the front and back creases together. Rotate the 3D view to inspect the layers instead of pulling hard on one corner.

The inner corners will not unfold

Steps to review: 11

Open the front side to 90 degrees. Unfold the back inner corner first, then the front inner corner. Close the front side and flatten after both corners are out.

Step 11：Unfold the inner corners and close

Three views from the same 3D folding sequence. Read from top to bottom.

Boot before unfolding the inner corners
Boot before unfolding the inner corners

After step 10. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.

Before：After step 10. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.
Front side open with the back inner corner unfolded
Front side open with the back inner corner unfolded

Open the front side, unfold the back and front inner corners in order, then close.

During：Open the front side, unfold the back and front inner corners in order, then close.
Completed boot with both inner corners unfolded and the front closed
Completed boot with both inner corners unfolded and the front closed

After “Unfold the inner corners and close”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.

After：After “Unfold the inner corners and close”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.
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Completed origami christmas boot

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