This is a delightful paper hat with elegance and charm, it features a tall, cylindrical crown and a wide, flat brim, closely resembling the classic top hat worn by gentlemen and magicians. Its smooth lines and exquisite shape will make you unforgettable.
The making of this hat does not require complex or advanced origami skills. In the early stage, many basic folds are used to divide the paper into even parts and create symmetrical creases. The later stage is mainly shaping, which means you need some patience.
When finished, you can personalize it by adding some small details, like a feather or a ribbon band, to make your hat more eye-catching and unique.
Perfect for a themed party headpiece or clothing accessory, or as a decorative element for handmade cards, origami hats can add a touch of elegance to any occasion. Even if you just want to enjoy the fun of handmade, it will bring you happiness and a sense of accomplishment.
Our Origami Halloween Witch Hat is just as distinctive as this tall hat, with a special and instantly recognizable shape.
To decorate your hat, you can try gluing a small, easy origami butterfly on it to add elegance.
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.
Origami Halloween Witch Hat
Origami Butterfly
- Folding time: 30 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm
- Difficulty: Advanced
Material
Get a piece of 15×15 cm square paper to create an 8×8×2.3 cm origami top hat. Different colors of paper may bring different feelings, so feel free to experiment with different colors or patterns of paper to make it.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Place the paper with the red side facing down, fold it in half diagonally, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 2
Fold it in half diagonally from the other direction, and unfold it.
Step 3
Fold up the bottom edge to align with the diagonal crease you made, crease it well, and unfold it.
Step 4
Next, we need to divide the paper into five equal parts.
Fold up the bottom edge to align with the grey line extending horizontally from the red spot on the left edge [the red spot is the intersection point formed by the crease you made in the previous step and the left edge]. Leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Then, fold down the top edge to align with this crease you just made, and unfold it.
Step 5
Fold down the top edge to align with the crease indicated by the grey line, leaving a crease, and unfold it. Then, fold up the bottom edge to align with this crease, crease it well, and unfold it.
Step 6
Fold the left and right edges toward the center along the dotted lines connecting the two red spots, which are the intersection points formed by the creases. Crease them well, and unfold them.
Step 7
Fold the left edge to align with the crease you made in the previous step on the right side, and unfold it.
Repeat this for the right edge.
Step 8
Rotate the paper 45 degrees clockwise, and fold it in half horizontally from bottom to top.
Step 9
Fold the right section of the bottom edge, indicated by the red line, to align with the crease marked by the black line, leaving a short crease as shown by the dotted line. Then, unfold it.
Repeat this for the left side.
Step 10
Unfold the paper, and fold it in half vertically from right to left.
Step 11
Fold the top section of the right edge, indicated by the red line, to align with the crease marked by the black line, leaving a short crease as shown by the dotted line. Then, unfold it.
Repeat this for the bottom side.
Step 12
Unfold the paper.
Step 13
Create four mountain folds shown by the dotted lines, each connecting two grey spots formed by the creases you made.
Step 14
Rotate the paper 180 degrees from left to right.
Step 15
Fold the bottom left edge along the dotted line connecting two red spots formed by the intersection of creases you made. Leaving a short crease at each end, shown by the black dotted lines.
Repeat this for the other three edges.
Step 16
Turn over the paper from left to right.
Step 17
Fold the bottom left edge to align with the crease indicated by the grey line, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Repeat this for the other three edges.
Step 18
Flip the paper over from left to right.
Step 19
Mountain fold the creases indicated by the red dotted lines, and valley fold the creases indicated by the black dotted lines.
Shape it based on these mountain folds and valley folds to get a raised cross as you can see in the third picture.
Valley fold the four creases indicated by the black dotted lines [second crease from the edge to the center], then you will get a raised cube in the center.
Step 20
Turn over the paper from left to right.
Step 21
Fold up the bottom left edge along the crease shown by the dotted lines, then fold up the bottom point diagonally. Next, fold the bottom right edge, right point, and top right edge along the creases shown by the dotted lines in turn.
Step 22
Fold down the top point, lift the top layer at the bottom left, and fold the top left edge along the existing crease [pictures 1 to 3].
Fold the left corner and the short lower left edge toward the center along the dotted line to finish shaping the brim [pictures 4 to 6].
Step 23
Turn over the hat from left and right, then rotate it 45 degrees clockwise.
Step 24
As shown in the picture below, press the bottom of the four sides of the hat to make them fit tightly against the hat body.
What’s Next
This is the final shape of an origami top hat. You can now explore our other lovely origami clothes ideas. Happy folding!
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