LOTUS Creator: Yuri Shumakov © 1996 Sheets: 1 Complexity: complex Use a square of paper, colored side down. For practice, it is better to use a large square of paper, for example, an 8-inch (20 cm) square.

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Valley fold the opposite corners together, in turn, to mark the diagonal fold lines, and open them up. Then, turn the paper over.		Valley fold the opposite sides together in both directions, and open them up.		Bring the sides together and down towards you. Press the paper down neatly, thereby making a shape that, in origami, is called the preliminary fold.

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Diagrammed by Yuri and Katrin Shumakov

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