How to fold a bath towel into a swan

It’s similar to paper folding: practice it with paper.

First, take a square piece of paper and place it on the table with the wrong side facing up. Be careful not to make the square paper too small, otherwise you will find it impossible to continue folding at the end and all your efforts will be wasted. The side length of the paper is no less than the length of your index finger. Let's first fold the square paper in half along the two diagonal lines and then open it, then fold it in half in two directions and open it separately. You will find that the square paper is now divided into eight equal parts.

Next, please use both hands to hold any opposite fold line of the square paper and gently squeeze it towards the middle. At this time, the other opposite fold line will be slightly tilted forward and backward. Then, squeeze along the opposite fold line towards the middle to form a cross. Then, flatten both sides according to the pre-folded diagonal lines. What appears in front of you now must be a two-layered rhombus.

Then, fold the "double-layered rhombus" toward the center line in the opposite direction, that is, turn the rhombus over - the part that was inside is now turned out. After turning it over, fold the four turnable corners of the "double-layered diamond" inward along the center line. Note here that the corners must be aligned when folding, otherwise be careful that the mouth and tail of the little crane are not pointed at the end!

I believe that the origami paper in your hand must be in the shape of a "double ice cream cylinder". Then please fold the ice cream part of the "cylinder" downwards in any direction to leave a seal. Next, open the "double ice cream cone" and lift any corner and pull it up. Flatten again. An elongated rhombus is "freshly baked". Repeat the same steps on the other side. Don't use too much force when folding, and carefully align and adjust the corners.

After flattening, push up the two small corners of the "double-layered elongated diamond" that can be separated from the middle until it can no longer be pushed, start to press lightly, and then flatten. These two raised horns are the crane's front body and tail. Needless to say, the other two "towering" big horns must be the two wings of the little crane. Now, you're done. A beautiful and profound paper crane is folded. We can also fold the "predecessor" of the crane back to form a smaller horn as its little head. I also often like to use a thin pen to lightly curl the wings of the crane to make it more three-dimensional.