Fortune teller

How to fold an origami fortune teller

Paper: One square sheet of paper.
Preparation: No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Mark the center between the left and right edges”.
What you will make: A fortune teller with four opened finger pockets.

Make a fortune teller by folding all four corners to the center, turning the paper over, and repeating on the back. Fold and unfold in both directions, then open the four finger pockets. Do not skip the turn-over step: it changes which corners you fold next.

Follow the 14 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 14 folding steps

Mark the center between the left and right edges
Mark the center between the top and bottom edges
Fold the top right corner to the center
Fold the top left corner to the center
Fold the bottom left corner to the center
Fold the bottom right corner to the center
Turn the paper over
Fold the back right corner to the center
Fold the back top corner to the center
Fold the back left corner to the center
Fold the back bottom corner to the center
Fold in half vertically and unfold
Fold in half horizontally and unfold
Open the four finger pockets

Tricky points and what to check

Which side is used for the second set of corners?

Steps to review: 3・4・5・6・7・8・9・10・11

Turn the whole model over after the first four corners reach the center. Review the sequence that folds all four corners on the opposite side to the center.

The model stays flat before opening the pockets

Steps to review: 12・13・14

Check the folds in both directions, unfolding after each. Then compare the illustrations as the four finger pockets open into a three-dimensional shape.

Step 14：Open the four finger pockets

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

Flat fortune teller square with creases meeting at the center before opening the pockets — **Before：**After step 13. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.

Four fortune teller pockets opening into a raised octagonal outline — **During：**After making the horizontal and vertical creases, open the four finger pockets. Watch the flat model become three-dimensional.

Completed fortune teller with four open finger pockets and raised corners — **After：**After “Open the four finger pockets”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.

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Make a fortune teller by folding all four corners to the center, turning the paper over, and repeating on the back.

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