Step 1.

Take a square sheet, lay it flat on the table, with the bottom edge horizontal.

additional information

  • The corners of the square are at the top left, top right, bottom right, and bottom left.
  • If the sheet is two-colored, place the main color facing the table.

Step 2.

Fold the sheet to make an accordion, with three rectangular panels of equal size.

Firmly crease the folds, then unfold.

additional information

  • On the front side of the sheet, we have a valley fold and a mountain fold that are parallel.
  • The orientation (vertical or horizontal) of these folds does not matter.

Step 3.

Place the sheet flat on the table again, in a diamond position.

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  • The corners of the square are at the top, right, bottom, and left.

Step 4.

Make a valley fold, vertical, by bringing the left corner over to the right corner.

Crease the fold well, then unfold.

Step 5.

Make a horizontal valley fold, by bringing the bottom corner up to the top corner.

Crease the fold well, then unfold.

additional information

  • On the front side of the sheet, the diagonals are in valleys. (they form a trough)

Step 6.

Reform the three-panel accordion, using the existing valley fold and mountain fold.

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  • Arrange the accordion so that the lower horizontal edge of the front panel is the hinge edge with the middle panel.

Step 7.

Make a diagonal valley fold, by bringing the right edge of the front panel along the lower hinge edge.

Carefully crease the fold, unfold, then transform this valley fold into a mountain fold.

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  • Keep the triangular flap created, between the front flap and the middle flap.

Step 8.

Turn the folding from right to left.

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  • The upper horizontal edge of the front flap is the hinge edge with the middle flap.

Step 9.

Make an oblique valley fold by bringing the right edge of the front flap along the upper hinge edge.

Carefully crease the fold and leave it folded.

Step 10.

Unfold the accordion, keeping the valley fold and the mountain fold horizontal.

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  • Two of the corners are folded against the paper.

Step 11.

Rotate the paper so that the diagonal connecting the unfolded corners is horizontal.

additional information

  • If the horizontal diagonal is facing up (mountain fold), turn the folding from right to left.
  • The bottom and top edges are horizontal.
  • The triangular flaps are folded against the front side.

Step 12.

Create a valley fold by bringing the bottom edge of the shape from bottom to top along the horizontal diagonal, keeping the triangular flap folded inside.

Make a strong crease and leave folded.

Step 13.

Create a valley fold by bringing the top edge of the shape from top to bottom along the horizontal diagonal, keeping the triangular flap folded inside.

Make a strong crease and leave folded.

additional information

  • The folding is a symmetrical hexagon, with the very elongated top and bottom edges horizontal.
  • The top and bottom edges are also hinge folds, each carrying at the front a trapezoidal flap whose small base is aligned along the horizontal axis of symmetry of the shape.
  • The contour of the hexagon has a top right point, a right point, a bottom right point, a bottom left point, a left point, and a top left point.
  • The right and left points of the fold are right-angled (90°) and of single thickness.

Step 14.

Fold from left to right, with a vertical valley fold at the top left and bottom left points, folding the left point onto the horizontal axis of symmetry.

Crease well, and leave folded.

Step 15.

Fold from right to left, along a vertical valley fold at the level of the upper right and lower right points, the right point, onto the horizontal axis of symmetry.

Crease well, and leave folded.

additional information

  • The folding is now a rectangle, formed of two identical squares side by side, separated by a vertical valley fold.
  • This vertical valley fold is the vertical axis of symmetry of the folding.

Step 16.

Make a vertical valley fold by bringing the right edge to the vertical axis of symmetry.

Crease well, then unfold.

Step 17.

Through all the layers, make a three-panel vertical accordion, using the rectangle defined by the right edge and the vertical valley fold created in the previous step.

Carefully crease the folds, then unfold, to return to the rectangular shape obtained after step 15.

additional information

  • From right to left, the vertical folds encountered are: a valley fold, a mountain fold, then a valley fold.

Step 18.

Continue the accordion to the left, adding a mountain fold and a valley fold.

additional information

  • From right to left, the vertical folds encountered are: a valley fold, a mountain fold, a valley fold, a mountain fold, a valley fold, then the vertical valley fold corresponding to the vertical axis of symmetry of the rectangle.

Step 19.

Using the existing valley fold farthest to the right in the folding, pivot the single-thickness triangular flap from left to right.

additional information

  • The right part of the folding now consists of:
  • At the front, a single-thickness triangular flap, with the free tip pointing at 3 o'clock to the outside of the shape.
  • In the middle, a vertical trapezoid whose small base is the hinge edge that connects it to the front flap.
  • At the back, the bottom rectangle, whose right edge is a hinge fold connecting it to the vertical long base of the middle trapezoid.

Step 20.

Reduction of the right tip to form the future tail:

On the right part of the folding, place the left index finger on the front triangle, below the horizontal axis.

Starting from the tip end, begin to fold down a few millimeters of the upper slanted edge of the triangular tip.

Fold down a few millimeters of the upper slanted edge of the trapezoid (which has lifted).

Step 21.

On the right side of the folding, place the left index finger on the front triangle, above the horizontal axis. Starting from the tip's end, begin to fold down a few millimeters the oblique lower edge of the triangular tip. Fold down, a few millimeters, the oblique lower edge of the trapezoid (which has lifted).

Step 22.

Form a valley fold, bringing from left to right the right vertical mountain fold along the vertical valley fold to its right. Press the fold well, and leave folded.

Step 23.

Form a valley fold, bringing from right to left the left vertical mountain fold along the vertical valley fold to its left. Press the fold well, and leave folded.

Step 24.

Swing from left to right, the trapezoidal flap, using the hinge edge corresponding to its large base. Let the small point slip under the folding, without bending it.

additional information

  • The right half of the folding is made up, from right to left, of:
  • a. a trapezoidal flap,
  • b. a vertical rectangular flap, bounded on the right and left by a valley fold,
  • c. a vertical rectangular flap, bounded on the right and left by a mountain fold,
  • d. a vertical rectangular flap, bounded on the right and left by a valley fold, the left valley fold being the vertical axis of symmetry of the shape.
  • The vertical rectangular flap bounded by the mountain folds overlaps a small part of the flaps situated to its right and left.

step 25.

Place the index finger of the right hand on the lower quarter of the right mountain fold, and the thumb of the right hand under the fold, at the same level.

Step 26.

Tilt the held part to the right horizontally.

Firmly crease the folds of the triangle that has formed against the table at the thumb, then return to the initial position.

Step 27.

Place the index finger of the left hand on the lower quarter of the left mountain fold, and the thumb of the left hand under the fold, at the same level.

Step 28.

Tilt the held part to the left horizontally.

Firmly crease the folds of the triangle that has formed against the table at the thumb, then return to the initial position.

Step 29.

Rotate the fold half a turn clockwise, then repeat the manipulations described in steps 25, 26, 27, and 28.

Step 30.

Rotate the fold half a turn clockwise.

additional information

  • The trapezoidal flap is back on the right.
  • 2 oblique valley folds are present to the right of the right mountain fold.
  • 2 oblique valley folds are present to the left of the left mountain fold.

Step 31.

Place the index finger of the right hand on the lower quarter of the right mountain fold, and the thumb of the right hand under the fold at the same level.

Step 32.

Place the index finger of the left hand on the lower quarter of the left mountain fold, and the thumb of the left hand under the fold at the same level.

Step 33.

Form a horizontal valley fold, bringing from bottom to top, the part of the lower edge bounded by your thumbs, onto the horizontal axis of symmetry.

Mark the fold well, but only on the part bounded by your fingers, and leave folded.

Step 34.

Form a horizontal valley fold, bringing from top to bottom, the part of the edge currently against the horizontal axis, onto the new lower edge created by the previous fold.

Mark the fold well, but only on the part bounded by your fingers.

Step 35.

Unfold the two horizontal folds that have just been made.

additional information

  • The vertical rectangle bounded by the two mountain folds now has on its lower part, from bottom to top, a horizontal mountain fold, then a horizontal valley fold.

Step 36.

Tilt to the vertical, using the horizontal valley fold described in the previous step, the rectangle bounded by the two right and left mountain folds, the horizontal valley fold, and the horizontal mountain fold.

Step 37.

Tilt to the horizontal, using the horizontal mountain fold described earlier, the rectangle bounded by the two right and left mountain folds, the horizontal mountain fold, and the bottom edge of the fold.

additional information

  • On the side facing the table of this small overhanging flap, there are two small mountain folds, one on the right and one on the left.

Step 38.

Push the small left mountain fold to the left to turn it into a valley fold.

Step 39.

Push the small right mountain fold to the right to turn it into a valley fold.

Step 40.

Replace horizontally (against the fold), using the horizontal valley fold described earlier, the rectangle bounded by the two right and left mountain folds, the horizontal valley fold, and the horizontal mountain fold.

additional information

  • The small rectangle that was previously overhanging is now a small pocket folded into a trapezoid shape, whose bases are horizontal.

Step 41.

Rotate the folding half a turn clockwise.

additional information

  • The vertical trapezoidal flap has returned to the left.

Step 42.

Repeat the manipulations described in steps 31 to 41.

additional information

  • The vertical trapezoidal flap has returned to the right.

Step 43.

Flip from right to left, the right trapezoidal flap, using the valley fold corresponding to its large base. Let the small tip point to the right without folding it.

Step 44.

Rotate the folding half a turn clockwise.

additional information

  • The left part of the fold contains:
  • a. A small tip pointing at 9 o’clock.
  • b. On the upper part, a trapezoidal pocket whose horizontal opening is at 12 o’clock. At the level of this pocket, the upper edge of the fold forms a notch.
  • c. On the lower part, a trapezoidal pocket whose horizontal opening is at 6 o’clock. At the level of this pocket, the lower edge of the fold forms a notch.
  • The right part of the fold is a square.

Step 45.

We will now focus on the right part of the folding, the square. Form a valley fold by bringing from top to bottom towards the left, the upper right corner of the square, onto the lower left corner of the square. Crease well, then Unfold.

Step 46. Form a valley fold by bringing from bottom to top towards the left, the lower right corner of the square, onto the upper left corner of the square. Crease well, then Unfold.

additional information

  • The diagonals of the square (of the right part) are in a valley.

Step 47. Turn the folding over from top to bottom.

additional information

  • The right part of the folding is still a square.

Step 48. Form a valley fold by bringing the right edge of the square onto the left edge of the square. Crease well, then Unfold.

Step 49.

Make a valley fold by bringing the top edge of the square down to the bottom edge of the square.

Crease the fold well, then unfold.

Step 50.

Turn the folding over from top to bottom.

additional information

  • The right part of the fold is still a square.
  • The diagonals of this square are in valley folds.
  • The medians of this square are in mountain folds.

Step 51.

Make a valley fold by bringing the upper left half-diagonal along the left side (of the small square).

Crease the fold well, then unfold.

additional information

  • We have just marked the bisector of the angle formed by the left side and the upper left half-diagonal.

Step 52.

Make a valley fold by bringing the lower left half-diagonal along the left side (of the small square).

Crease the fold well, then unfold.

additional information

  • We have just marked the bisector of the angle formed by the left side and the lower left half-diagonal.

Step 53.

Turn the folding over from top to bottom.

additional information

  • The right part of the folding is still a square.
  • The diagonals of this square are mountain folds.
  • The medians of this square are valley folds.
  • The bisectors marked in the previous steps are now mountain folds.
  • We will now mark all the other bisectors as valley folds.

Step 54.

Form a valley fold by bringing the left part of the bottom edge from bottom to top to the left, along the lower left half-diagonal.

Firmly crease the fold, but only up to the intersection with the vertical median, then unfold.

Step 55.

Form a valley fold, bringing from bottom to top towards the right, the right part of the bottom edge, along the lower right half diagonal.

Well crease the fold, but only up to the intersection with the vertical median, then unfold.

Step 56.

Form a valley fold, bringing from right to left towards the bottom, the lower part of the right edge, along the lower right half diagonal.

Well crease the fold, but only up to the intersection with the horizontal median, then unfold.

Step 57.

Form a valley fold, bringing from right to left towards the top, the upper part of the right edge, along the upper right half diagonal.

Well crease the fold, but only up to the intersection with the horizontal median, then unfold.

Step 58.

Form a valley fold by bringing from top to bottom towards the right, the right part of the top edge, along the upper right half diagonal.

Crease the fold well, but only up to the intersection with the vertical median, then unfold.

Step 59.

Form a valley fold by bringing from top to bottom towards the left, the left part of the top edge, along the upper left half diagonal.

Crease the fold well, but only up to the intersection with the vertical median, then unfold.

Step 60.

Turn the folding from top to bottom.

additional information

  • On the left side, the upper and lower trapezoidal pockets are on the ceiling side.
  • The horizontal axis of symmetry is a valley.

Step 61.

Fold back the upper part of the folding over the lower part, using the valley fold along the horizontal axis.

additional information

  • The right quarter of the folding is a small square, on which, in a clockwise direction:
  • a. the bottom side of the small square.
  • b. a valley fold, corresponding to the bisector of the angle formed by the bottom side and the diagonal connecting the bottom right corner to the top left corner.
  • c. a mountain fold, corresponding to the diagonal connecting the bottom right corner to the top left corner.
  • d. a valley fold, corresponding to the bisector of the angle formed by the diagonal connecting the bottom right corner to the top left corner, and the right side of the small square.
  • e. the right side of the small square.

step 62.

Flip through all the layers, the right edge on the fold, using the diagonal crease starting from the lower left tip, the closest to vertical.

Sharply crease the fold, and leave folded.

additional information

  • The right edge of the small square (e.) is now aligned with the diagonal (c.).
  • The small flap that has just been formed is in the shape of a right triangle.

Step 63.

Form a valley fold through all layers along the short side of the right triangle.

Extend this fold beyond the right angle, up to the intersection with the oblique valley fold (b.).

Sharply crease the fold, then unfold.

Step 64.

Unfold the small flap formed in step 62.

additional information

  • We have formed a valley fold that connects the bisector (b.) and the bisector (d.).

Step 65.

Transform the valley fold created in the previous step into a mountain fold.

Well crease the fold, then unfold.

Step 66.

Tilt the front flap upwards (against the table), using the hinge edge as the axis of rotation.

additional information

  • We are back in the same position as after step 60.

Step 67.

Turn the folding over from top to bottom.

additional information

  • On the left side, the upper and lower trapezoidal pockets are facing the table.
  • The horizontal axis of symmetry is a mountain fold.
  • The vertical axis of symmetry is a valley fold.

Step 68.

Tilt the right part of the folding to a vertical position (toward the ceiling), using the vertical axis of symmetry to perform the tilt.

Step 69.

Grasp the fold with the left hand, the thumb against the indentation formed by the lower trapezoidal pocket, the index and ring fingers against the indentation formed by the upper trapezoidal pocket.

Step 70.

Close the fold by tightening the fingers of the left hand.

additional information

  • The fold is no longer in contact with the table, but in the air in the left hand.
  • The hinge edge on the ceiling side is now a broken line, (horizontal on the left part), and oriented at 2 o'clock on its right part.
  • The upper right and lower right corners of the fold are right angles.
  • The right edge of the fold is oblique, and oriented at 5 o'clock.

Step 71.

Hold the fold with your left hand, thumb against the front face, index and middle fingers against the back face, at the point where the hinge edge changes from horizontal to oblique.

additional information

  • Do not squeeze too tightly, to allow the front and back flaps to spread apart.

Step 72.

Place the right thumb between the two flaps, inside the upper right corner of the fold.

Place the right index finger against the hinge fold, at the right end of the fold.

Lower the right index finger, and raise the right thumb, to reverse the end of the hinge edge.

additional information

  • With this movement, the right end of the oblique hinge edge, which was previously oriented at 2 o'clock, is now oriented at 11 o'clock.
  • The right index finger ends up on the valley fold side, between the two flaps that have turned over.

Step 73.

Remove the right index finger from its position, then gently close the flaps between the thumb and middle finger.

additional information

  • The lower right part of the front flap has folded back against the folding, following the existing diagonal valley fold.
  • The lower right part of the rear flap has folded back against the folding, following the existing diagonal valley fold.

Step 74.

The upper right part of the folding has two symmetrical four-sided flaps that overlap, one at the front and the other at the back.

Two valley folds start from the left tip of these flaps, dividing their surface into three triangles.

The first fold is oriented at 3 o’clock, the second at 4 o’clock.

We thus have a small upper triangle, a small middle triangle, and a small lower triangle.

Place the right index finger against the small side of the top triangle (the one formed by the top edge and the fold oriented at 3 o'clock).

Step 75.

Push the index finger from right to left downward to tilt the small side of the top triangle against the small side of the middle triangle.

additional information

  • The small top triangle has disappeared inside the former small middle triangle.

Step 76.

Make a rabbit ear on the front triangular flap, then fold it down toward the bottom of the fold.

Step 77.

Make a rabbit ear on the back triangular flap, then fold it down toward the bottom of the fold.

Step 78.

Hold the fold between the thumb and index finger of the left hand, behind the rabbit ears.

additional information

  • There is a vertical valley fold, to the right of the thumb on the front flap.
  • There is a vertical valley fold, to the right of the index finger on the back flap.
  • In a single movement from right to left, tilt the right part of the front flap and the right part of the back flap against the folding, using the previously mentioned valley folds.
  • This manipulation causes the upper right tip to lower from top to bottom, forming the animal's snout.
  • The rabbit ears, now oriented at 9 o’clock, will form the horns.

Step 79.

Slide a finger under the snout to release the single-layer triangular tip located there, to form the little beard.

Step 80.

Turn the folding from right to left, and hold it between the thumb and index finger of the left hand, at the level of the animal's hind legs.

Step 81.

Place the right thumb between the hind legs under the tail, and the right index finger on the back 1 cm before the tail.

Remove the right thumb, and push the right index finger until it rests against the thumb and index finger of the left hand.

Fold the obtained part against the animal's flanks to shape the tail.