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Everyone wants a bargain. Well, here’s one that’s hard to beat; making a shirt out of a one-dollar bill. The U.S. one-dollar bill, which is composed of 75% cotton, is a rectangular shape that can easily (pretty easily) be folded to make the shirt at the top of the page. Follow the eleven origami steps below to start your own low-cost cotton wardrobe! |
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To begin, fold the bill precisely in half lengthwise. Then, unfold the bill, leaving the crease produced by the fold. |
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Fold the bill one quarter of the way in from each side lengthwise. The edge of the bill should just meet the crease made by the fold in the previous step. Do this for both sides as shown. |
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Keeping the folds intact, turn the bill over. Fold the white border of one end dwon, as shown. This will become the collar in the next step. |
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Flip the the bill back over. From this side, angle-in the two corners of the border folded in the last step. The two points should meet at the center. The meeting point does not have to be precise, but try to make it as close as you can to the image.
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Fold a little less than onethird of the bill lengthwise from the bottom. If you’re following the orientation shown in the photos, make the edge of the bill just meets the word “of.” Here’s why: if the fold is too short, the shirt will come out too long when completed. And, if the fold is too long, the next step will not work. |
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Fold inward in the same direction, tucking the previous fold under the “collar” you made from the border in the fourth step. Right now, it looks pretty much finished, but there is a little more to be done. |
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Carefully unfold the previous two folds, but keeping the creases. On the lateral fold furthest from the collar, refold it straight across as shown. |
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Now you are going to make two new folds on each “sleeve”. Do this by holding each side of the previous fold between your thumb and forefinger, just on either side of the vertical fold as shown. Now, force the angle to close slightly, and force the extra paper inside the vertical folds. When that’s done, force the insides to crease by pressing on a hard surface.
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This is a closer look at what the fold outlined above should look like. Do this for both sides. |
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When you’re done, it should look something like this. |
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To finish up, re-tuck the fold you’ve been working on back under the collar, you’re done! It should look about like this.
Give us a little time, we’re working on a pair of jeans to go with it! |
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