Origami Chinese Lanterns

Second200 · Post by **Second200** » January 21st, 2009, 4:53 pm

Hey, I was wondering if anyone out there would have any suggestions about Chinese lanterns, If there's any diagrams, crease patterns, etc. I need to make some for a wedding and I don't even have the slightest idea where to start. Comments and suggestions are appreciated!

Joe the white · Post by **Joe the white** » January 22nd, 2009, 6:37 am

I had little luck finding a diagram for a useable chinese lantern. Experimenting with a square of paper yielded a result. I folded it into 16ths horizontally and collapsed them into a long rectangle, from there I folded it at angles circularly, forming a pentagon shape, then unfolded and refolded on the new creases. A 2x1 rectangle should look a little better.

Its something that might give you an idea at least.

Second200 · Post by **Second200** » January 22nd, 2009, 4:09 pm

Thank you so much Joe, Ill try that.