If you get confused while you're working, don't just throw the piece of paper away. Step away from your project for a moment, and take a few deep breaths. (Really, give this a try!) Then, come back and look at the instructions again. Remember that most Japanese students learn origami by watching a master, not from printed instructions.

When your project's complete, sit back and take a good look at it. If you made a mistake as you were going along and you find you don't like the looks of a bad fold you can still see, you might want to start all over again and produce another, perfect piece. Keep your first try for reference.

2torial #0855: Learn2 Make Basic Origami (Continued) Project 2: Make a Cup Perform the opening maneuver These are the basics moves. If your paper has two distinct sides, place it so that the pretty side is up. Orient the square of paper as a diamond, lightly labeling the top corner A and bottom corner B.   Valley fold your paper, so that corner B comes up to meet corner A. You now have a triangle. The fold, which you can label edge C, should now be flat on the table and near you. Label the triangle's bottom left corner D. Label its bottom right corner E.   Fold down corner B, but not corner A (they lie right on top of each other). Make corner B line up exactly with edge C. Now unfold the corner B fold (what you just did). On the right side of the triangle, mark the end of the crease you just made as point F. Project 2 - Step 2