How to Make an Origami Sailboat

Series Summary

Origami, a form of visual representation defined by the folding of paper, originated in Japan in the 1600s. Since then, this ancient art has become a popular hobby for many around the globe. Origami has been popular in the United States and England since the early 1900s, but did you know that the first published origami book, "Hiden Senbazuru Orikata" (which translated to English means “Secret of 1,000 Cranes Origami”), was published in 1797? Origami has always been regarded as a complicated and delicate art form. In this free video series, learn some simple origami patterns. Robert Segundo is an origami wizard, and he takes the time to demonstrate how to make these paper crafts. Find out how to fold square pieces of paper into sailboats, swans, turtles, water bombs and twiling birds. Also, get tips for making unique paper crafts, such as four-pointed stars, snakes and samurai hats. Master two types of origami folds: the reverse fold and the petal fold. Whether for fun or art, find out some simple folding paper crafts today!

Video Transcript

"There are many ways to make a sailboat with origami and I'm going to show you one of those, my name is Robert Segundo and I'm going to show you the simplest way to make a sailboat out of a piece of paper. What we're going to do is we're going to start with a triangle piece of paper, basically, all I did was I took one of my square sheets that I have and I just fold it in half and then split it down the middle, like so. What we're going to do is we're going to take this and just fold this in half, like so, to get that crease right there in the center, we're just going to open it up and I'm going to take the top and just fold it down over, like so. Now, we're going to take these corner pieces here, we're going to fold them up along that crease too and I'm not going to fold them quite fully together, give them a little space, like so. So, what I'm going to do is I'm going to take this part right here and I'm going to fold it up to the back and this is what we call profile origami, basically, is what it is because when you flip it over, there's your sailboat. The boat shape with your two sails on it like so. Very simple and quick and easy to make so play around with it, have fun and enjoy."