Diagrammed'by'Stephen'Hill

A'better'Blintz'-'An'alternative'folding'method

IRve''been'folding'paper'for'over'forty'years'and'IRve'always'struggled'to'get'my'blintzes'rightN'No'matter'how'hard'I'triedB'I'could'never'get'the'
points'to'meet'precisely'in'the'centreN'IRm'now'folding'my'blintzes'in'a'slightly'different'wayB'and'although'theyRre'not'perfectB'they'do'seem'to'be'
neaterN'

The'standard'method'of'creating'a'blintz'goes'like'this:

The'reason'the'flaps'donRt'meetB'is'
. that'weRre'having'to'position'the'
points'by'eye'and'thatRs'rather'
hardN

Create'valley'folds'on'the'
horizontal'centre'linesN
Fold'the'corner'points'
into'the'centreN
Easy'when'you'know'
howN'The'only'snagB'is'
that'the'flaps'donRt'meet'
at'the'centreN'Damnk
We'can'see'the'centre'point'on'the'
paperB'but'itRs'tricky'to'ensure'that'
the'corners'will'touch'that'exactlyB'
and'even'a'tiny'error'will'stop'the'
flaps'from'touchingN'
We'can'correct'the'problem'by'
making'adjustments'to'the'flapsB'
each'of'which'will'add'additional'
creases'to'the'paperN'

HereRs'an'alternative'method'that'uses'edge'to'edge'folding:

1. 2. 3.

Create'mountain'folds'on'the' Create'valley'folds'on'the'two' Mountain'fold'the'centre'lines'and'

horizontal'and'vertical''centre'linesN diagonalsN' collapse'the'paper'to'create'a'
preliminary'baseN

4. 5. 6.

Fold'the'bottom'flap'to'the'topB'but'donRt' If'youRve'got'it'rightB'you'shouldnRt'see'any' Turn'the'paper'over'and'repeat'steps'©'and'

make'a'hard'crease'until'youRve'run'your'
finger'along'the'edges'to'feel'that'theyRre'
perfectly'lined'upN'Also'ensure'that'the'
corner'points'are'perfectly'flat'with'no'
stretching'or'distortions'at'the'corners.
of'the'coloured'side'of'the'paper'at'the'
top'N'If'thatRs'not'the'caseB'adjust'the'folds'
until'the'result'is'perfectly'cleanN'
Fold'the'flap'over'to'reveal'the'next'side'of'
the'preliminary'foldN'Repeat'step'©N
J'to'fold'up'the'two'remaining'flapsN'YouRll'
now'have'a'blintzed'version'of'the'
waterbomb'baseN'

7. 8.

Open'up'the'paper'to'produce'what'will' OKB'so'IRm'a'rubbish'folder'and'I'never'get'
hopefully'be'a'near'perfect'blintzN'' it'totally'rightN'I'still'think'itRs'better'
thoughN''

Blintz'-'Alternative'folding'method Diagram''©'Stephen'Hill'-'July'WE!J