This means folding along the 11” side, leading you with a 5. 5”x8. 5” paper.
The folded sheet will be 4. 25”x11”.
The halfway point down the paper will be easy to see since it’s where the next crease that runs parallel to the spine intersects along the creases you’re cutting.
When you fold the flaps back, there will be a gap in the middle of the page that makes it look a bit like a window.
The sheet will be roughly 2. 125”x11” in size and the flaps you folded over earlier will be on the outside edges of the page.
The pages in the book will be 1/4 the size of the sheets you use.
3”x6” if you’re using standard size origami sheets.
After this fold, the paper will be a 1. 5”x1. 5” square (for standard size sheets) with accordion folds that give the sheet a W shape when looked at from the top.
You can simply discard the eighth sheet from the earlier cuts.
Looking at it from the top, the pieces will look like one long squiggle of MWMWMWM.
You will repeat this step for all five over page pieces until they form one long connected accordion chain. Though optional, using a glue stick to attach the overlapping portion of each page section will add a bit more strength to the finished product.
Since this page will make the covers for the book, you can use a piece that is a different color or that even has a design.
If you want to make sure the cover is slightly larger than the pages, don’t quite fold the edges exactly to the middle. Instead leave about a 1mm gap. Definitely make sure that if you chose designed paper, the design faces out.
Pinch a small crease on each side of the text block where the spine meets with the cover.
Though not necessary, you can strengthen the book by using a glue stick on the tabs to glue them to the inside of the slots in the covers.
