Open out the object and cut along the centre line to the crease in the middle. Be careful not to cut the bottom sheet. T
Origami Bunny Challenge Have a go at making your very own March hare or origami bunny! They may seem difficult to fold at first, but after a little practice youʼll be making bunnies with no trouble. Use different sizes of paper to make a rabbit family. Alternatively, you can use sheets of patterned paper to make a colourful grouping. You will need: 2 sheets of plain paper, 30 x 30cm and 15 x 15cm. Scissors
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Begin with a square fold (see p.3), taking care to make your creases accurate.
4 Repeat these steps on the reverse side to leave the object in a long diamond shape.
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Fold the front right and left flaps to the centre. Fold the bottom triangle up and make three creases.
Unfold into the square. Raise and open the front flap, pulling it down before flattening it.
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Fold only the solid top flap from right to left to cover the two long arms. Then, fold the upper flap over to make a long, thin triangle.
Fold the top arm of the three piled flaps at right angles to the object about 3⁄8 in. (1cm) from the centre. Turn over and also fold up the bottom flap.
7 Pick the object up and, after turning it over, fold the centre flap along the crease already made for the top and bottom flaps to make a marker crease. Open out the object and refold it back on itself so that the top and bottom flaps are now enclosed.
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Open out the object and cut along the centre line to the crease in the middle. Be careful not to cut the bottom sheet.
Pull down two-thirds of the enclosing flap that you just made in step 7. Then, make an inside fold half way up the flap you just pulled out, to make the rabbitʼs nose.
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2. Take the top flap you just cut and bring it the left, folding it under itself to make a mountain fold (see key, p.3)
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Again, fold the same flap under itself in the middle. Crease the tip of the foot and fold inside. Repeat these steps on the other side.
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Make a pleat fold for the tail. Unfold and turn it inside along the first crease, pulling out the tip at the second crease. Arrange the form!
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Taken from The Simple Art of Origami by Mari Ono Published by CICO Books (£12.99) Photography by Geoff Dann
