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Every pattern below is rendered from its own fold coordinates — each stroke is one sheet of the book, exactly where the paper turns. Click any design to open it in the generator, sized to your own book.
Spines and all: cut & fold keeps the quills that a plain fold rounds off.
Good for: Kids' rooms, nature lovers
Scissors needed — 23 of 150 sheetsA tall neck over a wide belly — the empty space inside is folded, not drawn.
Good for: Housewarmings, hallway shelves
Scissors needed — 33 of 150 sheetsPetals wrapped around a centre, cut open so the spiral survives the fold.
Good for: Valentine's, anniversaries
Scissors needed — 18 of 150 sheetsThree petals on a straight stem, with the leaves kept clear of it.
Good for: Spring, Mother's Day
Scissors needed — 42 of 150 sheetsFive rounded petals with the gaps between them cut, not filled.
Good for: Spring, weddings
Scissors needed — 28 of 150 sheetsBowl, stem and foot — the stem is the reason this one needs scissors.
Good for: Kitchens, wine lovers
Scissors needed — 56 of 150 sheetsA classic profile silhouette — the keepsake genre, folded.
Good for: Anniversaries, memorials
No scissors — folds onlyA child's profile in the 200-year-old silhouette tradition.
Good for: Nurseries, grandparents
No scissors — folds onlyTen years, in two figures a metre tall on the shelf.
Good for: 10th anniversary
No scissors — folds onlyForty years, folded once per sheet across a whole book.
Good for: 40th anniversary (ruby)
No scissors — folds onlySixty years — the diamond one, and the number carries it.
Good for: 60th anniversary (diamond)
No scissors — folds onlyFold the year into the novel — the point of this one is which book you use.
Good for: Readers, book clubs
No scissors — folds onlySix letters for the play. Works best folded into a Shakespeare edition.
Good for: Readers, theatre lovers
No scissors — folds onlyThoreau on a shelf, folded out of his own pages if you can spare a copy.
Good for: Readers, nature lovers
No scissors — folds onlySeven letters and a long journey — the widest of the title set.
Good for: Readers, classicists
No scissors — folds onlyFirst word of "so it goes" — fold all three into three books and stand them in a row.
Good for: Readers, Vonnegut
No scissors — folds onlySecond of the three. Two letters, the narrowest book in the set.
Good for: Readers, Vonnegut
No scissors — folds onlyThe word the phrase lands on. Stands alone, but it was made for a row of three.
Good for: Readers, Vonnegut
No scissors — folds onlyA single initial, folded plain — two uprights and the diagonal between them.
Good for: Monograms, initials
No scissors — folds onlyThe roundest initial, and the one that shows fold quality most clearly.
Good for: Monograms, initials
No scissors — folds onlyThree bars off a spine — an initial that reads at any size.
Good for: Monograms, initials
No scissors — folds onlyThe simplest letter in the alphabet to fold, and a good first book.
Good for: Monograms, beginners
No scissors — folds onlyA hook under a stem — more shape than most single letters carry.
Good for: Monograms, initials
No scissors — folds onlyTwo arms into one stem, folded plain, no cutting.
Good for: Monograms, initials
No scissors — folds onlyThe one everyone folds first — reads clearly from across a room.
Good for: Weddings, anniversaries
No scissors — folds onlyHalf a heart — each partner folds one book, together it completes.
Good for: Weddings, couples
No scissors — folds onlyThe other half. Stand them side by side and the heart closes.
Good for: Weddings, couples
No scissors — folds onlyFive clean points. Forgiving to fold, striking on a shelf.
Good for: Achievements, Christmas
No scissors — folds onlyWide open wings fill a book beautifully and stay crisp at any size.
Good for: Spring decor, memorials
No scissors — folds onlyThe bars and the bird inside, folded without a single cut.
Good for: Nurseries, vintage decor
No scissors — folds onlyWings, tail and horns — the whole reason the cut & fold technique exists.
Good for: Fantasy fans, teenagers
Scissors needed — 104 of 150 sheetsThe head alone, jaw open. Fewer cuts than the full dragon, same face.
Good for: Fantasy fans, teenagers
Scissors needed — 72 of 150 sheetsA full rounded canopy that folds into a solid, sculptural block.
Good for: Housewarmings, nature decor
No scissors — folds onlyWheels, fairing, and tail — a bold pick from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Riders, Father's Day
No scissors — folds onlyA pad and four toes, kept apart by the cuts that separate them.
Good for: Pet memorials, dog and cat lovers
Scissors needed — 98 of 150 sheetsReared onto the hind legs, with the daylight under the belly cut out.
Good for: Riders, stables, horse lovers
Scissors needed — 75 of 150 sheetsA perched silhouette whose curves survive even a thin paperback.
Good for: Nature lovers
No scissors — folds onlyDragon cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Fantasy fans, teenagers
Scissors needed — 129 of 150 sheetsRose cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Valentine's, anniversaries
Scissors needed — 88 of 150 sheetsRearing Horse cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Riders, stables, horse lovers
Scissors needed — 131 of 150 sheetsHedgehog cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, nature lovers
Scissors needed — 137 of 150 sheetsVase cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Housewarmings, hallway shelves
Scissors needed — 74 of 150 sheetsTulip cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Spring, Mother's Day
Scissors needed — 90 of 150 sheetsBlossom cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Spring, weddings
Scissors needed — 118 of 150 sheetsDragon Head cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Fantasy fans, teenagers
Scissors needed — 127 of 150 sheetsPaw Prints cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Pet memorials, dog and cat lovers
Scissors needed — 138 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
Four letters, four hundred folds, and the most gifted pattern on the site.
Good for: Valentine's, engagements
No scissors — folds onlyA single bold initial — the classic first project.
Good for: Monograms, first folds
No scissors — folds onlyFive letters, one afternoon — the confirmation-gift classic.
Good for: Confirmations, encouragement
No scissors — folds onlyTwo words, one book — the wedding-table classic that reads from the back row.
Good for: Weddings, engagements
No scissors — folds onlyFour letters that go on almost any wall, and the first thing most people fold for themselves.
Good for: Housewarmings, new builds
No scissors — folds onlyA title folded into its own book — cover, spine, and pattern all agree.
Good for: Readers, sci-fi fans
No scissors — folds onlyOne quarter of live-laugh-love, foldable on its own or as a set.
Good for: Kitchens, hallways
No scissors — folds onlyThe middle word of the set, and the one that stands alone best.
Good for: Kitchens, hallways
No scissors — folds onlyThree letters over a kitchen door — the shortest fold on the site.
Good for: Kitchens, dining rooms
No scissors — folds onlyFour letters, folded plain, for a shelf that already holds the rest.
Good for: Faith gifts, quiet corners
No scissors — folds onlyFive letters that need no explaining, and fold without a single cut.
Good for: Housewarmings, faith gifts
No scissors — folds onlyA name and a word at once — folds for either.
Good for: Christenings, faith gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe closing word, four letters wide, no scissors.
Good for: Faith gifts, church fairs
No scissors — folds onlySimple, upright, unmistakable.
Good for: Faith, remembrance
No scissors — folds onlyA short word that fits a standard 300-page hardback with room to spare.
Good for: Encouragement, recovery
No scissors — folds onlyThe classroom and library word — fits the book on your desk, whatever its page count.
Good for: Teachers, librarians, reading corners
No scissors — folds onlyFive letters for the wall behind a desk, folded from a book that was read to pieces.
Good for: Classrooms, teacher gifts
No scissors — folds onlyLOVE with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Valentine's, engagements
Scissors needed — 32 of 150 sheetsREAD with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Teachers, librarians, reading corners
Scissors needed — 49 of 150 sheetsLEARN with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Classrooms, teacher gifts
Scissors needed — 32 of 150 sheetsHOPE with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Encouragement, recovery
Scissors needed — 42 of 150 sheetsFAITH with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Confirmations, encouragement
Scissors needed — 25 of 150 sheetsMOM with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Mother's Day, birthdays
Scissors needed — 16 of 150 sheetsDAD with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Father's Day
Scissors needed — 35 of 150 sheetsHOME with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Housewarmings, new builds
Scissors needed — 32 of 150 sheetsPEACE with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Housewarmings, faith gifts
Scissors needed — 58 of 150 sheetsGRACE with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Christenings, faith gifts
Scissors needed — 60 of 150 sheetsAMEN with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Faith gifts, church fairs
Scissors needed — 23 of 150 sheetsThree letters, one afternoon, a gift nobody throws away.
Good for: Mother's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
LIAM — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyNOAH — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyOLIVER — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyJAMES — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyHENRY — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyJACK — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyOLIVIA — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyEMMA — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyAMELIA — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlySOPHIA — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyMIA — a top-of-the-charts name, sized for a standard book.
Good for: Baby showers, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
Smiley Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 71 of 150 sheetsCat Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 70 of 150 sheetsDog Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 60 of 150 sheetsPanda Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 80 of 150 sheetsPig Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 100 of 150 sheetsCow Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 87 of 150 sheetsMonkey Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 62 of 150 sheetsRabbit Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 34 of 150 sheetsMouse Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 69 of 150 sheetsBear Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 64 of 150 sheetsFox Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 43 of 150 sheetsKoala Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 61 of 150 sheetsFrog Face — cut & fold keeps the eyes and mouth.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 60 of 150 sheetsCat Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 102 of 150 sheetsPanda Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 132 of 150 sheetsSmiley Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 116 of 150 sheetsDog Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 129 of 150 sheetsPig Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 128 of 150 sheetsCow Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 128 of 150 sheetsMonkey Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 126 of 150 sheetsRabbit Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 95 of 150 sheetsMouse Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 130 of 150 sheetsBear Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 118 of 150 sheetsFox Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 124 of 150 sheetsKoala Face cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Kids' rooms, animal lovers
Scissors needed — 135 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
The porch classic — the easiest Halloween fold there is.
Good for: Halloween
No scissors — folds onlyA sheet ghost with a wavy hem; the outline does everything.
Good for: Halloween
No scissors — folds onlyWide scalloped wings across a thick book.
Good for: Halloween
No scissors — folds onlyEight legs that only survive with scissors — a plain fold drops most of them.
Good for: Halloween
Scissors needed — 78 of 150 sheetsBent tip, wide brim, two evenings of folding.
Good for: Halloween
No scissors — folds onlyFold it from an old horror paperback — prop and joke at once.
Good for: Halloween
No scissors — folds onlyPerched and glowering — gothic decor beyond October.
Good for: Halloween, gothic decor
No scissors — folds onlyA thick crescent for any night-sky pairing.
Good for: Halloween, nurseries
No scissors — folds onlyTriangle eyes and a jagged grin in cut strips — the icon itself.
Good for: Halloween
Scissors needed — 81 of 150 sheetsA crooked tower with lit windows, cut into strips.
Good for: Halloween
Scissors needed — 60 of 150 sheetsSockets cut clean through — outlives the season.
Good for: Halloween, gothic decor
Scissors needed — 65 of 150 sheetsWitch, cape and broom in full flight — the showpiece.
Good for: Halloween
Scissors needed — 54 of 150 sheetsSpider cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Halloween
Scissors needed — 143 of 150 sheetsJack-o'-Lantern cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Halloween
Scissors needed — 136 of 150 sheetsHaunted House cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Halloween
Scissors needed — 140 of 150 sheetsSkull cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Halloween, gothic decor
Scissors needed — 68 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
The December classic, star folded in.
Good for: Christmas decor
No scissors — folds onlyA single sweeping wing in side profile.
Good for: Christmas, memorials
No scissors — folds onlyThree snowballs and a top hat — the outline does all the work.
Good for: Christmas decor
No scissors — folds onlyThe flame folds as a clean centre stripe above the wick.
Good for: Christmas, remembrance
No scissors — folds onlyDrooping tip, round pompom, quick fold.
Good for: Christmas decor
No scissors — folds onlyBroad paddle antlers in a textured, sketchy fold — the advanced pick.
Good for: Cabin decor, gifts for him
No scissors — folds onlyWide cuff, deep toe — the most forgiving holiday fold.
Good for: Christmas decor
No scissors — folds onlyRound arms, round legs, no icing needed.
Good for: Christmas decor
No scissors — folds onlyWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
America's favorite dog, folded from a standard 300-page hardback.
Good for: Lab owners, memorials
No scissors — folds onlyBat ears and a stocky sit — unmistakably a Frenchie.
Good for: Frenchie owners
No scissors — folds onlyThe feathered chest and soft tail survive the fold beautifully.
Good for: Golden owners, memorials
No scissors — folds onlyAlert ears and a low-swept tail — worth the thicker 450-page book.
Good for: Shepherd owners, K9 tributes
No scissors — folds onlyThe long body was born for a book's wide spread.
Good for: Doxie owners
No scissors — folds onlyBig ears, low ride — the internet's favorite silhouette.
Good for: Corgi owners
No scissors — folds onlyPom trim at the head, feet, and tail — pure poodle from across the room.
Good for: Poodle owners
No scissors — folds onlyWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
The internet's favorite pose, folded — paws tucked, judgment implied.
Good for: Cat people
No scissors — folds onlyUpright and elegant, tail wrapped around the paws.
Good for: Cat people, memorials
No scissors — folds onlyThe full-length morning stretch, made permanent.
Good for: Cat people
No scissors — folds onlyMid-leap, fully extended — the athletic one of the set.
Good for: Cat people
No scissors — folds onlyPointed ears and a curled tail — the go-to for a cat person.
Good for: Pet lovers
No scissors — folds onlyTwo sitting cats, tails curled, with the gap between them kept open.
Good for: Cat people, housewarmings
Scissors needed — 63 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
Guitar — for whoever plays it.
Good for: Musicians, band gifts
No scissors — folds onlyBanjo — for whoever plays it.
Good for: Musicians, band gifts
No scissors — folds onlyMicrophone — for whoever plays it.
Good for: Musicians, band gifts
No scissors — folds onlyHeadphones — for whoever plays it.
Good for: Musicians, band gifts
No scissors — folds onlyDrum — for whoever plays it.
Good for: Musicians, band gifts
No scissors — folds onlyMaracas — for whoever plays it.
Good for: Musicians, band gifts
No scissors — folds onlyA bold eighth note — the stem keeps it foldable where a treble clef would fall apart.
Good for: Musicians, music rooms
No scissors — folds onlyMusic Notes — for whoever plays it.
Good for: Musicians, band gifts
No scissors — folds onlyViolin — for whoever plays it.
Good for: Musicians, band gifts
Scissors needed — 60 of 150 sheetsTrumpet — for whoever plays it.
Good for: Musicians, band gifts
Scissors needed — 47 of 150 sheetsViolin cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Musicians, band gifts
Scissors needed — 111 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
The fandom name, four letters, folds without a cut — the gift a fan makes for a fan.
Good for: BTS fans, fan-club gifts
No scissors — folds onlyFour letters that say which side of the room you sit on.
Good for: Stray Kids fans
No scissors — folds onlyFive letters, one closed loop in the B — a thicker book keeps it open.
Good for: BLACKPINK fans
No scissors — folds onlyFour letters, two of them round — give it a thick book.
Good for: TWICE fans
No scissors — folds onlyThree letters, the shortest fold in this set — an evening's work.
Good for: TXT fans
No scissors — folds onlyFive letters, all straight lines and one A — reads at any size.
Good for: SEVENTEEN fans
No scissors — folds only"I purple you" — seven letters, so it wants a book on the thicker side.
Good for: BTS fans, purple shelves
No scissors — folds onlyFour letters for the one member — fold it into a book they would actually read.
Good for: Any fandom, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyFour capitals, no hyphen — the one that works for every fandom at once.
Good for: Fan rooms, listening corners
No scissors — folds only"I love you", romanised — nine letters, the longest word in the library.
Good for: Fans, Korean-learners, anniversaries
No scissors — folds onlyARMY with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: BTS fans, fan-club gifts
Scissors needed — 19 of 150 sheetsSTAY with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Stray Kids fans
Scissors needed — 28 of 150 sheetsBLINK with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: BLACKPINK fans
Scissors needed — 28 of 150 sheetsONCE with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: TWICE fans
Scissors needed — 49 of 150 sheetsMOA with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: TXT fans
Scissors needed — 22 of 150 sheetsCARAT with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: SEVENTEEN fans
Scissors needed — 33 of 150 sheetsBORAHAE with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: BTS fans, purple shelves
Scissors needed — 39 of 150 sheetsBIAS with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Any fandom, birthdays
Scissors needed — 54 of 150 sheetsKPOP with the letter holes cut open — the O, A and D read as letters instead of filling in solid.
Good for: Fan rooms, listening corners
Scissors needed — 43 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
Boxing Glove — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
No scissors — folds onlyPing Pong — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
No scissors — folds onlySkateboard — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
No scissors — folds onlyDartboard — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
No scissors — folds onlyMartial Arts — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
No scissors — folds onlyBadminton — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 40 of 150 sheetsGolf — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 45 of 150 sheetsBow and Arrow — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 90 of 150 sheetsSnowboarder — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 57 of 150 sheetsIce Skate — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 46 of 150 sheetsSkis — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 35 of 150 sheetsTrophy — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 80 of 150 sheetsGold Medal — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 28 of 150 sheetsWeightlifter — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 72 of 150 sheetsSoccer Ball — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 97 of 150 sheetsBasketball — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 73 of 150 sheetsBaseball — for the player or the fan.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 91 of 150 sheetsSoccer Ball cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 116 of 150 sheetsBadminton cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 116 of 150 sheetsGolf cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 123 of 150 sheetsBow and Arrow cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 115 of 150 sheetsSnowboarder cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 108 of 150 sheetsIce Skate cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 122 of 150 sheetsSkis cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 99 of 150 sheetsTrophy cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 114 of 150 sheetsGold Medal cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 77 of 150 sheetsWeightlifter cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 112 of 150 sheetsBasketball cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Sports fans, coaches
Scissors needed — 116 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
Thumbs Up — a sign, not just a shape.
Good for: Thank-yous, encouragement
No scissors — folds onlyPeace Sign — a sign, not just a shape.
Good for: Thank-yous, encouragement
No scissors — folds onlyI Love You Sign — a sign, not just a shape.
Good for: Thank-yous, encouragement
No scissors — folds onlyCall Me — a sign, not just a shape.
Good for: Thank-yous, encouragement
No scissors — folds onlyOpen Hand — a sign, not just a shape.
Good for: Thank-yous, encouragement
No scissors — folds onlyPraying Hands — a sign, not just a shape.
Good for: Thank-yous, encouragement
No scissors — folds onlyFlexed Arm — a sign, not just a shape.
Good for: Thank-yous, encouragement
No scissors — folds onlyPointing Up — a sign, not just a shape.
Good for: Thank-yous, encouragement
No scissors — folds onlyOK Hand — a sign, not just a shape.
Good for: Thank-yous, encouragement
Scissors needed — 37 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
Dress — the wardrobe classic, folded.
Good for: Weddings, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyHigh Heel — the wardrobe classic, folded.
Good for: Weddings, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyCrown — the wardrobe classic, folded.
Good for: Weddings, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyTop Hat — the wardrobe classic, folded.
Good for: Weddings, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlySunglasses — the wardrobe classic, folded.
Good for: Weddings, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyJeans — the wardrobe classic, folded.
Good for: Weddings, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyHandbag — the wardrobe classic, folded.
Good for: Weddings, birthdays
Scissors needed — 34 of 150 sheetsRing — the wardrobe classic, folded.
Good for: Weddings, birthdays
Scissors needed — 80 of 150 sheetsRing cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Weddings, birthdays
Scissors needed — 108 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
The spade in one solid suit shape.
Good for: Game rooms, poker night
No scissors — folds onlyThe heart suit in one solid suit shape.
Good for: Game rooms, poker night
No scissors — folds onlyThe diamond in one solid suit shape.
Good for: Game rooms, poker night
No scissors — folds onlyThe club in one solid suit shape.
Good for: Game rooms, poker night
No scissors — folds onlyPickup Truck — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyTractor — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyBass Fish — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyChess Knight — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyPine Tree — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyMountains — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyAnchor — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyDeer Head — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyCowboy Hat — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyBoot — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyCampfire — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlySailboat — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyDumbbell — from the gifts-for-him shelf.
Good for: Father's Day, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
One bold digit for a birthday, an anniversary, or a first place.
Good for: Birthdays, milestones
No scissors — folds onlyThe playmaker's number — the team lives in the cover colors.
Good for: Sports fans
No scissors — folds onlyThe legend's number, folded by hand in club colors.
Good for: Sports fans, birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe graduation year, folded into the thing school is made of.
Good for: Graduations
No scissors — folds onlySilver anniversary — pair with silver-grey boards.
Good for: 25th anniversaries
No scissors — folds onlyGolden anniversary — gilt page edges do the rest.
Good for: 50th anniversaries
No scissors — folds onlyThe birthday that gets a party. Two digits, no cake required.
Good for: Sweet sixteen
No scissors — folds onlyEighteen, standing on a shelf instead of printed on a card.
Good for: 18th birthday
No scissors — folds onlyThe big one, stateside — folded, not poured.
Good for: 21st birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe first round number that stings, made keepable.
Good for: 30th birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyForty, and rather better made than the badge.
Good for: 40th birthday
No scissors — folds onlySixty, folded from a book they might actually have read.
Good for: 60th birthday
No scissors — folds onlyWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
Om — the festival of lights, folded.
Good for: Diwali
Scissors needed — 110 of 150 sheetsDiya Lamp — the festival of lights, folded.
Good for: Diwali
No scissors — folds onlyLotus — the festival of lights, folded.
Good for: Diwali
No scissors — folds onlyNamaste Hands — the festival of lights, folded.
Good for: Diwali
No scissors — folds onlyWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
The Aries symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe Taurus symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe Gemini symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe Cancer symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe Leo symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe Virgo symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe Libra symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe Scorpio symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe Sagittarius symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe Capricorn symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyThe Aquarius symbol in its classic form.
Good for: Star-sign birthdays
No scissors — folds onlyWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
Alpha — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyBeta — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyGamma — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyDelta — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyEpsilon — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyZeta — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyEta — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyTheta — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyIota — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyKappa — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyLambda — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyMu — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyNu — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyOmicron — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyPi — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyRho — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlySigma — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyTau — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyUpsilon — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyPhi — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyChi — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyPsi — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyOmega — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
No scissors — folds onlyXi — bold Greek capital, sorority-shelf ready.
Good for: Greek life, math desks
Scissors needed — 86 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
The exact Texas outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact California outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Florida outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Ohio outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact North Carolina outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Georgia outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Tennessee outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Virginia outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Pennsylvania outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact New York outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Colorado outline, from US Census geometry.
Good for: Home-state pride
No scissors — folds onlyWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
The exact India outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact United States outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Nepal outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Netherlands outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Poland outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Paraguay outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Bangladesh outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 38 of 150 sheetsThe exact Canada outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 25 of 150 sheetsThe exact Philippines outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 27 of 150 sheetsThe exact Japan outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 14 of 150 sheetsThe exact Indonesia outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 6 of 150 sheetsThe exact Sri Lanka outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 4 of 150 sheetsThe exact United Kingdom outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 28 of 150 sheetsThe exact Australia outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Germany outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact France outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Italy outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Brazil outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Mexico outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Spain outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Turkey outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyThe exact Pakistan outline, from Natural Earth geometry.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
No scissors — folds onlyBangladesh cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 84 of 150 sheetsCanada cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 139 of 150 sheetsPhilippines cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 81 of 150 sheetsJapan cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 128 of 150 sheetsIndonesia cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 134 of 150 sheetsSri Lanka cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Expats, heritage gifts
Scissors needed — 64 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
An open loop no plain fold can make — each sheet is cut into strips first.
Good for: Anniversaries, promises
Scissors needed — 76 of 150 sheetsA hollow heart, drawn in cut strips — the advanced cousin of the classic.
Good for: Weddings, Valentine's
Scissors needed — 90 of 150 sheetsHeart Outline cut out of a solid folded block — the background stands proud and the shape is the space in it.
Good for: Weddings, Valentine's
Scissors needed — 124 of 150 sheetsWant a name, date or your own image instead? The generator takes any of them.
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