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Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

As Thanksgiving is approaching, what food do you want to eat most during Thanksgiving? That’s the turkey I really want to eat. Every year during Thanksgiving, turkey is a must-eat at home. It’s the main dish on the table. What I want to share with you today is how to use it. Make turkey origami from dollar bills. Do you guys like to eat turkey? If there is anyone who likes it as much as me, you can join me in origami. The following are the specific steps of how to make turkey. Come and learn with me

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 1: Start with one dollar. Place it vertically facing the black edge. Fold the top corner down to where the top edge meets the center.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 2: Repeat: Fold the left and right sides of the model so the top edge meets the center.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 3: Fold (mountain fold) the top of the model. The edges of the seam crease should stop touching each other. The upper part of the crease will be the body of the peacock. The crease below the bar will be the tail.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 4 a: Start pleating the tail of the model. First, fold the bottom dollar section in half, then half again by 1/4 of the division. Model folded backwards.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 4 b: Fold the dollar to 8 sections using the creases above.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 4c: Mountain fold each section in half to 16 knots.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 5: Compress and stack the parts like an accordion.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 6: Fold the entire model from right to left half.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 7: Rotate a quarter turn clockwise.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 8: Prepare to make the body of the peacock. Fold the model in a position where you want the body to be.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Expand.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Open two layers of paper and the folding prompt backs up the reverse fold.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

This is what it looks like. Let the peacocks head pass through the reverse folded model.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

This is what it looks like.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Front view. Pleat the two tails.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Step 9: Fold the two corners together to lock the section together.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Leave both folded if necessary.

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars

Done!

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami Illustrated Origami Tutorial for Origami a Turkey Using Dollars