Origami Swan Napkin Folding Tutorial – Paper Kawaii

Learn how to make a beautiful swan using a paper or cloth napkin! This pretty origami swan will not flop over like the others! You can fold this swan with friends at the dinner table, make a whole family of paper swans!

I love these little napkin swans, they are a fun thing to teach at restaurants and cafes.

I always had trouble getting them to actually stand up (or sit up) – the neck of the swan would always flop forward or the body would collapse. I noticed that by creating a ‘tail’ at the back, it will stay upright ?

You can also make a duck this way, just fold the neck to be shorter.
The head can be a little annoying, my napkin ended up being pretty thick at that point, but you can always give it a simple head – like an origami crane.

I spent a bit too long shaping the tail, I think it looks better when the tail is all floofy. Like a real swan, they aren’t perfect! ? By the way, you can totally use paper to make this, the thinner the better, tissue paper will work great. ?

Design: Traditional
Level: ★★☆☆☆

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You Will Need
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▸ 1 square napkin, cloth or paper.
Paper will mean more layers for the tail!
I used a standard (and cheap) white paper napkin (2 ply).

Used: 16.5 x 16.5 (folded, how it came in the packet)

Final size: 11 x 9 cm

Blog Post: https://www.paperkawaii.com/easy-origami-napkin-swan-tutorial/

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Links
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Website: https://paperkawaii.com
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Music
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Day 7 – I’m Yours – https://soundcloud.com/day7official/d7im-yours
Day 7 – Sweet Sorrow – https://soundcloud.com/day7official/day-7-sweet-sorrow
Day 7 – New Horizons – https://soundcloud.com/day7official/new-horizons

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Copyright Notice
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This video is © Paper Kawaii, do not re-upload.

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Re-creation of any origami models designed by Paper Kawaii is not permitted unless permission is granted, re-created tutorials need to link back to Paper Kawaii’s original video and clear credit needs to be given in the video description and video.

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