Illustration of the steps for folding a rectangular origami envelope

Rectangular origami envelope, this is an origami envelope tutorial suitable for beginners. If you want to learn rectangular origami envelope, then follow our instructions on how to fold a rectangular origami envelope!

Steps:

A. This is the front side of the paper.
Any non-square paper is a suitable choice here.
B. This is the back of the paper.
1. Start with the back side of the paper facing up.
Complete the horizontal "Z fold" and then "expand" here.
2. The horizontal "valley fold" is completed here.
3. Another horizontal "valley fold" is completed here.
4. The horizontal "valley fold" is completed here.
5. Another horizontal "valley fold" is completed here.
6. Complete the four "mountain folds" on the frontmost layer. www.diyju.com
7. Two horizontal "mountain folds" are completed here.
8. Now insert the letter.
9. Start inserting letters in the direction of the arrow.
10. Lift layer 1 so that layer 1 is above layer 2 of the letter.
11. Lift up layer 1.
Fold layer 1 down so that layer 1 is directly above the letters.
12. Fold the layers of step 11 #1.
13. The vertical "valley fold" is completed here.
14. Two "valley folds" are completed here and then "unfolded".
15. Two "leaf-shaped folds" are completed here.
16. Begin completing the upper "leaf fold" of step 15.
17. Continue to complete the upper "leaf fold" in step 15.
18. The lower "leaf fold" is completed here.
19. Start completing the lower "leaf-shaped fold" of step 15.
20. Continue to complete the lower "leaf fold" in step 15.
21. Complete the lower "leaf fold" of step 15.
22. Complete two "leaf folds" here by repeating steps 15-21.
23. Turn the origami envelope model over.
24. Address and stamp the envelope.
25. OK!
You have completed the origami of a rectangular envelope.