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How to fold an origami paper cup

Paper
One square sheet of paper.
Preparation
No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Fold in half into a triangle”.
What you will make
A paper cup made by folding the side corners and front and back flaps.

Fold a paper cup by marking a crease where the sloping edge meets the bottom, then folding the side corners across. Fold the two top triangles separately: the front one forward and the back one behind. Check the layers so they do not fold together.

Follow the 6 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 6 folding steps
  1. Fold in half into a triangle
  2. Fold the sloping edge to the bottom, then unfold
  3. Fold the left corner to the crease mark
  4. Fold the right corner across
  5. Fold the front triangle down
  6. Fold the back triangle behind

Tricky points and what to check

Where do the side corners meet?

Steps to review: 2・3・4

Make the guide crease by folding the sloping edge to the bottom and unfolding. Fold the left corner to the mark, then compare the right corner folded across.

Both top layers fold in the same direction

Steps to review: 5・6

Fold the front triangle forward and the back triangle behind. Review the state after the front fold and identify the remaining back layer.

Step 6：Fold the back triangle behind

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

Cup with the front flap folded and the white back corner still pointing up
Cup with the front flap folded and the white back corner still pointing up

After step 5. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.

Before：After step 5. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.
White back corner of the cup folding behind to form a flat top edge
White back corner of the cup folding behind to form a flat top edge

The front triangle is already folded. Fold the remaining back triangle in the opposite direction, behind the cup.

During：The front triangle is already folded. Fold the remaining back triangle in the opposite direction, behind the cup.
Completed cup with the back flap tucked behind and a white inverted triangle on the front
Completed cup with the back flap tucked behind and a white inverted triangle on the front

After “Fold the back triangle behind”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.

After：After “Fold the back triangle behind”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.
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Fold a paper cup by marking a crease where the sloping edge meets the bottom, then folding the side corners across.

Completed origami paper cup

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