How to fold a paper umbrella

Steps to fold a paper umbrella: fold the handmade paper in half, cut triangles along the edges, make a diagonal cut, and glue the folded paper together.

Step 1, first 15x15cm handmade paper beige folded in half, fold the corners to the center.

Step 2: Then press the folded paper inward along the crease, fold another one in the same way, and cut the triangles along the edge.

Step 3: Next, make a gentle diagonal cut on both sides of one origami paper and fold it along the cut edges with opposite creases.

Step 4: Finally, unfold the two origami papers and glue them together, roll a paper stick and fix it on the umbrella.

Oil paper umbrellas are one of the traditional Chinese handicrafts, as a kind of paper or cloth umbrellas originated in China, but also spread to various parts of Asia, such as North Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, and other places, and in various places to develop the local characteristics of the oil paper umbrellas. With the migration of Hakka people from mainland China to settle in Taiwan, the Chinese-style oil-paper umbrellas have also taken root and developed in Taiwan.