Big Bird

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4
5 6

45º

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Repeat steps 5 and 6 on the

Fold 1 layer to the right (front
other 3 sides
Fold 2 layers to the left and back to even up the
layers on each side)
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15
16

180º

Squash fold
Fold 1 layer to the top Valley fold the 2 small points. asymetrically or see the
Note that the lower edges are box below
slightly above the centre crease

An alternative is to squash fold Much harder still, if you form tiny

symetrically, this is a bit fiddly 'bird bases' on the centre layers,
but the eyes will eventually look the eyes turn out like this
like this

Diagrammed by R.Glynn © July 1999

 Big Bird
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Make 3 small mountain

folds to round off each eye

Swivel a point to the left so Swivel the other point to Valley fold the three points
that it continues the line of the right to the centre
the bottom edge

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21

Unfold

Inside reverse fold the 3 points Make small valley fold

to form feathers

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Valley fold the point up note that Make 2 sharp creases about These creases should be made
the horizontal crease is slightly half way to the centre line lightly, just bending the paper
above the existing diagonal crease

28

Gently squeeze the sides to make

the beak open and close

Make the beak 3-dimensional,

gently curving the head back

Diagrammed by R.Glynn © July 1999