Give a dollar bill a special artistic life. This time, we tried to turn the bills into two different styles of origami pants. The first one is a minimalist basic style: only three steps to complete a pair of origami pants with neat lines, which is suitable for novices.
The second origami pants is processed with some details, such as waist shaping, to make the finished product closer to the real pants shape. These two can be matched with the dollar bill origami shirt and tie to form a complete bill suit set.
If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
- Folding time: 15 minutes
- Paper: Two Dollar Bill
- Difficulty: Easy
Material
Prepare two one-dollar bills to fold two different kinds of origami pants. The slightly new bills would be better.
The First One
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Fold the bill in half horizontally, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 2
Fold the top and bottom edges to align with the horizontal crease, then fold the top edge to align with the bottom edge.
Step 3
Fold the right edge to the left side along the blue dotted line, then rotate the bill 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Step 4
Pair the pants with the dollar bill origami shirt.
The Second One
Step 1
Take another piece of a dollar bill and fold the left and right white edges.
Step 2
Fold the bill in half horizontally, leaving a cease, and unfold it.
Step 3
Fold the top and bottom edges to align with the horizontal crease, then fold the top edge to align with the bottom edge.
Step 4
Fold the right edge to align with the left edge.
Step 5
Fold the bottom right corner diagonally along the dotted line, crease it very well, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 6
Expand the bill.
Step 7
Fold the right section of the top edge along the crease indicated by the blue dotted line, leaving a valley crease, and unfold it.
Step 8
Fold the left section of the top edge along the crease indicated by the blue dotted line, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 9
Flip the bill from front to back.
Step 10
Fold the right edge to the left side along the blue dotted line, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 11
Fold the left edge to the right side along the blue dotted line, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 12
Flip the bill from back to front.
Step 13
Mountain fold the center vertical crease indicated by the red dotted line, and based on the valley creases you made in the previous steps, push the midpoint of the top and bottom edges toward the center.
Press the left and right layers downward, and finally, flatten the fold.
Step 14
Rotate the bill 90 degrees from left to right to lay it flat, then, fold the top edge of the top layer downward along the horizontal crease.
Step 15
Rotate the bill 180 degrees from right to left, then fold the bottom edge of the top layer upward along the horizontal crease.
Step 16
Rotate the bill 90 degrees clockwise.
Step 17
Pair the pants with the dollar bill origami shirt.
What’s Next
Want a different top to pair with your origami dollar bill pants? Check our Origami Shirt. Although it looks similar to the dollar bill origami shirt, their styles are different. This Origami Shirt has no tie and looks more casual, which goes well with the first dollar bill origami “wide-leg pants”.
How about making an Origami Overalls to pair with your origami pants and experiment with different styles? It is an origami T-shirt with an overall on top. Use paper with different colors on both sides. One color will be the T-shirt part, including the sleeve and neckline part. And the other color shows the overall.
Origami Shirt
Easy Origami Overalls
