All text copyright 2025 by Lindy van der Merwe
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The instructions that you can read below were generated with the help of Google Gemini 2.5 Flash, using the following prompt:
"Hi, I would like some verbal instructions for folding the Square or Preliminary Base in origami. I'd like to start with the vertical folds, then turn over and then the remaining two folds and the collapse. Can you help, including at least two sources? This is for a tutorial I want to put on my origami site for blind people. Thanks."
Except for a small change in Step 1, the output has been left unchanged.
This tutorial is just one of many which you can find on the https://www.accessorigami.com/p/introduction-to-folds-and-bases-used-in.html page
base or to that of a simple, well-known model.
For more background on these types of instructions and with regard to Origami and AI in general, you can read my short post at the link below.
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THE SQUARE BASE - TEXT INSTRUCTIONS - GOOGLE GEMINI 2.5 FLASH (GENERAL AI MODEL)
Step 1: The Initial Vertical Folds
Start with your paper in a square shape, with the "right side," or the color/pattern you want to show on the finished model, facing down on the table.
Fold it in half, bringing the bottom edge up to meet the top edge. Make sure the corners and edges are perfectly aligned.
Firmly crease the fold with your fingers. This is the first crease.
Now, unfold the paper completely. You should feel a horizontal crease line running across the middle of the paper.
Next, fold the paper in half again, but this time bring the left edge over to meet the right edge. Align the corners and edges carefully.
Crease this fold firmly.
Unfold the paper completely. You should now feel a horizontal and a vertical crease line that cross in the exact center of the square.
Step 2: Turning the Paper Over
Turn your paper over so the "right side" is now facing up. You should feel the two crease lines you just made. One is horizontal, and one is vertical.
Step 3: The Diagonal Folds
Now, we'll make a different kind of fold. Take the bottom right corner of the paper and bring it up to meet the top left corner. This will make a diagonal fold. Run your fingers along the edges to make sure they are perfectly lined up before you crease.
Crease this fold firmly.
Unfold the paper. You should now feel a diagonal crease from one corner to the opposite corner.
Next, bring the bottom left corner up to meet the top right corner. Align the edges and crease firmly.
Unfold the paper. You should now feel two diagonal creases that cross in the center, forming an "X" shape.
Step 4: The Collapse
You should now have a square with four crease lines that all intersect in the center: one vertical, one horizontal, and two diagonal.
Turn the paper over one more time, so the "right side" is facing down again. The creases will "want" to fold in on themselves.
Place your fingers on the left and right sides of the paper, in the middle of the square.
Gently push in on these sides. As you do, the horizontal and vertical creases should start to push up, and the diagonal creases should start to fold in.
Keep pushing gently until the whole paper collapses into a smaller square. The top and bottom points of the original paper will meet in the middle, and the sides will fold in to create a flat, collapsed shape.
The final result should look like a smaller, flat diamond shape, with four layers of paper at the bottom point and the top point. You can run your fingers along the edges to feel the four sides of the new square. The open, or loose, points are at the bottom, and the closed folds are at the top.
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Compiled by Lindy van der Merwe, September 2025
This text copyright 2025 by accessorigami.com
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