Pear

Jane Rosemarin
© 2020
Use duo paper in a 3:1 proportion.

1. Pear color up, match 2. Fold side to side, stopping 3. Valley fold to pinch. 4. Valley fold to top
edges and pinch where approximately at the level of edge.
indicated. the pinch.

5. Turn the paper over. 6. Fold top edge to 7. To form leaves, fold top layer 8. Shape leaves with tiny
vertical crease. out at an angle slightly steeper mountain folds.
than 45 degrees so points
protrude beyond the edges.

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 10. Make valley folds beginning 11. Reverse the folds to 12. Tuck the top layer
at each outer edge exactly mountain folds. under the leaves.
where the colors change in the
lower layer (see detail) and
ending at the top of the leaves.

9. Bring the bottom

edge up to the very top
of the leaves and crease.

13. Mountain fold parallel to 14. Repeat on the 15. Using existing 16. Make mountain
the angled edge through all right side. mountain creases, folds to shape the pear.
layers beneath the leaf. Fold make a rabbit-ear fold. First form the folds
shoud cross place where tops shown with bold lines,
of leaves meet. Crease firmly then add smaller folds
and unfold. to round the form.

back detail
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17. Done. Try to make other

Optional: You may round the fruit by making a
small pleat at the bottom. You can lock it with a fruits by altering the
very small mountain fold.* shaping in
steps
*Thanks to Dawn Erickson for this suggestion. 13-16.

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