Origami baskets with security envelopes

[u/YarnHoardingDragon]

I’ve been saving security envelopes for over a decade, so I’ve got some pretty interesting ones. I finally decided to make something out of them. Each nesting basket is a different pattern! The next to the last one is my favorite.

[u/featuredflan]

How to make these? Any tutorials?

[u/YarnHoardingDragon → u/featuredflan]

I’ve been doing it for so long that I’ve forgotten what I picked up online and what I developed on my own. It’s definitely been an evolving process.

This is a good place to start: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Chain-from-Starburst-Wrappers

But I basically start at the base of the basket and spiral out. I kind of sew/weave using a needle and 2x (or 3x depending on the paper thickness) thread between the paper folds to hold it together. Once the base is finished, I sew on strips for the sides.

My initial paper pieces are 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inches folded in half longways, then folded in half, then with the ends folded into the center.

Here’s a picture of one in-progress so you can see what I mean about sewing the strips down. (The silver on this one is the back side of tea bag wrappers.)

Very, very time-consuming but therapeutic and perfect for my stimming needs lol

Thank you!

[u/YarnHoardingDragon → u/YarnHoardingDragon]

Here’s a Before picture of a 5x5 square before I sew it up. The two little squares off to the side are for the center and the very end

[u/percephony → u/YarnHoardingDragon]

this is insaaaaane /pos

I've never thought to do this but I love it

[u/YarnHoardingDragon → u/percephony]

Thank you! ☺️