Origami series Snail (page 1) Canon

Ayako fujioka
is a registered trademark of Canon Inc.

Snail [US letter size 6 pages]

A wide range of different origami has
been enjoyed in Japan since ancient
times. Star mark
With 'Snail', you can make an origami snail
with a big, spiral shell on its back.

The letters in blue circles indicate the fold lines.

They are also shown on the practice sheet.
A
B

Fold in half along line A .

C

Fold in half again along line B .

Flatten out the folds. Fold the lower right triangle in half,
folding upward along line C . Flatten out the folds.

Turn over.

D
Unfold the triangle back to
Flatten out the folds.
its original position.

Fold the lower right triangle in half,

folding upward along line D .

Continue
on to
Flatten the triangle to page 2.
Open up the triangle.
obtain a square.
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Continued
from
page 1.

Open up the triangle. Unfold the triangle back to

Flatten the triangle to its original position.
Flatten out the folds.
obtain a square.

Flatten out the folds.

E
Flatten out the folds. Pull the triangle folded along line E , Fold the left side of the
open up the fold, and spread it topmost layer over to the right.
Fold along line E to align the
out to the right.
outer edge of the paper
onto the center line.

H
F

G Fold along line F to align the

Flatten out the folds. outer edge of the paper
Continue Turn the paper over and onto the center line.
do the same at line G . Pull the triangle folded
on to
Then, do the same at line H , along line F ,open up the fold,
page 3.
on the remaining layer. and spread it out to the right.
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I K
Continued M
from L
page 2. J

Fold along line I to Fold along line K to Fold the left side of the
align the outer edge of the align the outer edge of the second layer over to the right.
paper onto the center line. paper onto the center line. Fold along line L to
Match up line M against
Match up line J against align the outer edge of the
line O and fold one third.
Q line L and fold one third. paper onto the center line.
R
P
N
O

Fold along line Q to

Match up line R ,
align the outer edge of the
against line T .
paper onto the center line.
S X
Fold along line S to
align the outer edge of the
paper onto the center line.
Turn over. Fold along line P to Fold along line N to
align the outer edge of the align the outer edge of the
paper onto the center line. paper onto the center line.
Fold along line O to
align the outer edge of the
paper onto the center line.
W
U

T V

Fold along line X to

align the outer edge of the
paper onto the center line.
Fold along line W to
Match up line U , align the outer edge of the
Fold the left side Continue
against line W . Fold along line V to paper onto the center line.
of the second layer on to
Fold along line T to
over to the right. align the outer edge of the page 4.
align the outer edge of the
paper onto the center line. paper onto the center line.
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is a registered trademark of Canon Inc.

Continued
Y from
Eye section.
page 3.

Fold down the upper

triangle along line Y . Fold back the right
Make the eye section. hand sheet.
Fold back the right Turn over.
hand sheet.
Z
Fold downwards.

Turn over. Crease along line a and

open out again slightly.

Shell section
Fold down the upper
triangle along line Z .
How to fold the eye section.
Twist the folded
tip on the opposite side
along the same line.

Twist the folded part.

Open out the folds little

by little and swell out the section.
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Ayako fujioka
is a registered trademark of Canon Inc.

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Ayako fujioka
is a registered trademark of Canon Inc.

Practice sheet Cut line

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