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Flat Origami Apple

Fold a broad apple body and a small integral stalk. Follow the complete folding sequence with one uncut square.

Preparation + 12 numbered steps

Materials

6-inch square · 6 × 6 inches

One 6 × 6-inch square (15.24 × 15.24 cm) of thin origami paper. Ruler and pencil for shaping landmarks. Optional pen for decorative details. No scissors or glue.

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Flat Origami Apple: fold a broad apple body and a small integral stalk
Fold a broad apple body and a small integral stalk

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Preparation

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Compare your paper with each diagram after completing the action. Blue and gold identify the original left and right halves, not the literal paper colors. Darker shades show the reverse. Orange highlights moving paper and its hinge.

  1. 0. Prepare the diamond
  2. 1. Crease the center
  3. 2. Open the square
  4. 3. Fold the lower right edge inward
  5. 4. Fold the lower left edge inward
  6. 5. Lower the top point
  7. 6. Raise the long bottom point
  8. 7. Round the right side
  9. 8. Round the left side
  10. 9. Bevel the lower right
  11. 10. Bevel the lower left
  12. 11. Bend the stalk tip
  13. 12. Show the apple
  1. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldPrepare the diamond

    PREPARATION · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Prepare the diamond

    Place the square with one point at the top and the intended fruit color facing down.

    Layers: One flat square.

    Check: Top and bottom points line up.

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  2. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldCrease the center

    STEP 1 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Crease the center

    Bring the right corner to the left corner. Press the vertical diagonal.

    Layers: Move the whole right half.

    Check: The two side corners coincide.

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  3. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldOpen the square

    STEP 2 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Open the square

    Return the right half completely to the table.

    Layers: Open the same half.

    Check: A straight center crease remains.

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  4. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldFold the lower right edge inward

    STEP 3 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Fold the lower right edge inward

    Bring the lower right sloping edge onto the vertical center crease.

    Layers: Move the right corner flap.

    Check: The lower edge rests on the center line.

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  5. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldFold the lower left edge inward

    STEP 4 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Fold the lower left edge inward

    Match the lower left edge to the same center line.

    Layers: Move the left corner flap.

    Check: A long kite points downward.

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  6. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldLower the top point

    STEP 5 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Lower the top point

    Mark a horizontal crease 1.24 inches below the top point. Fold the top down.

    Layers: Move every layer above the line.

    Check: The top point reaches the upper edge of the kite flaps.

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  7. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldRaise the long bottom point

    STEP 6 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Raise the long bottom point

    Mark a horizontal line 3.94 inches above the bottom point. Bring the long point up across it.

    Layers: Carry every layer below the mark.

    Check: The raised point projects 0.64 inches above the flat top.

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  8. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldRound the right side

    STEP 7 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Round the right side

    Fold the outer right corner inward on a vertical line 2.05 inches from the center.

    Layers: Move the entire corner packet.

    Check: A short straight right side appears.

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  9. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldRound the left side

    STEP 8 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Round the left side

    Repeat 2.05 inches left of center.

    Layers: Carry all layers at the outer corner.

    Check: The two sides match.

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  10. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBevel the lower right

    STEP 9 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Bevel the lower right

    On the flat bottom, mark a point 1.25 inches right of center. Fold the corner inward on a 45-degree line rising to the right from this mark.

    Layers: Move all layers of the small bottom corner.

    Check: The lower right corner is shortened.

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  11. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBevel the lower left

    STEP 10 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Bevel the lower left

    Mirror the small bottom corner fold on the left.

    Layers: Move the full matching packet.

    Check: The base has two matching bevels.

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  12. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBend the stalk tip

    STEP 11 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Bend the stalk tip

    Fold the projecting tip away from you on a diagonal line through the center 3.35 inches above the original square center. The line rises to the right at 45 degrees.

    Layers: Only the small exposed stalk tip moves; leave the body underneath still.

    Check: The tip points sideways above the body.

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  13. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldShow the apple

    STEP 12 · Origami Club construction; measured adaptation

    Show the apple

    Turn the whole packet over. Smooth it for a flat display.

    Layers: All shaping flaps go behind the front.

    Check: A broad apple with a folded stalk is complete.

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Sources & notes

Diagram credit: Fumiaki Shingu / Origami Club; design origin unestablished, Origami Club: Flat Origami Apple (web diagram).

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The reference credits copyright to Fumiaki Shingu. This does not establish that the model is traditional or grant a design-reuse license. Reference artwork and prose are not reproduced. These English instructions, continuous geometry and diagrams are independently authored. No project-wide reuse license is implied.

Adaptation: Follows the lower-point kite, top shortening, lifted lower point and corner shaping in diagrams 1–9. All distances and the stalk bend are explicit authored choices. The stalk is folded paper from the same square; no separate leaf is added.

Original instructions and diagrams, made with AI assistance. About & reuse

Accuracy notes

Real-paper follow-along and paper weight have not been tested. Diagrams illustrate the sequence, not paper thickness, contact, collisions or exact layer visibility. One uncut square with original material coordinates and rigid hinge motions. Shaping distances are authored teaching landmarks, not measurements supplied by the reference. Zero-thickness teaching diagrams do not certify thickness, contact or physical foldability. Real-paper folding has not been tested.