Friday, January 22, 2010

Tutorial: How to fold CNY cards in bulk

I was a little bored in office today and I came up with an idea of teaching people how to fold Chinese New Year (CNY) cards in bulk. Basically, it is just folding the CNY cards for people (very simple) but I am showing you how to fold many at one go and keeping everything tidy along the way. The normal way of folding one card at a time would take a long time to fold about 250 cards, hence, I thought of showing you how to fold about 10 cards at a go in less than 15 seconds.

This is not an official tutorial, so do not ask me for concrete explanations. I just merely took pictures of myself doing it with one hand. So, without further ado, let's get started.



Grab a stack of Chinese New Year cards (about 8-10 cards)






Start by giving the cards a bend in the center with two hands. I showed the bend in one hand because I was using the other to photograph this



Apply enough pressure with your hands to arc the cards



Hold the cards in your right hand and use your left hand to peel off one card at a time



Use your thumb and left forefinger to pinch the card that is peeled off from the pack. This creates a crease on the card



Another angle (Of course you will still be holding the stack of cards with your right hand)



Continue sliding your thumb and forefinger down the card to crease the center of the entire card



Once the first card is completed, use your other fingers to peel the second card off the stack



Finger positions to peel cards off



How to hold your cards you've already creased



Complete creasing the stack of cards



To get this



Holding the cards from the crease, you'll get this



Drop the cards one at a time into the first card (just drop, it will automatically sit into place)



Like this! It's magic!



Arrange all the folded cards in order to complete



 

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