Article: Match the short ends up together, cutting the longer side in half. The front part of the bill should be on the outside. Crease along the fold you've just made to make a smaller rectangle. You'll treat this double rectangle like a single layer of paper throughout the folding process. Folding it this way will make the final shape better. Bring the long edges together so they meet perfectly and then make a crease along the fold with your fingernail. The long edges won't be as obvious since you made a smaller rectangle in the first step, but the sides that were longest before you folded the bill will still be a bit longer than the other sides. Unfold the fold you just made. You should now have a crease running down the middle of the bill lengthwise. Fold each long side to the middle crease you just made. The edges should meet in the middle. Make a crease along the fold on each side using your fingernail. Unfold the 2 sides you just folded in. You should now have a bill folded in half width-wise with 3 long creases in it, equally dividing the bill into 4 long rectangles. When you flip the bill over, you should be able to see the creases you made making little "mountains" in the bills. There should be one in the middle and one running down each side. Take one of the side creases and bring the folded edge over to meet the middle crease. Press down to make a crease in the bill below it. Do the same on the other side so that the side crease meets the other one in the middle and push down on the bill below to make another crease. At this point, you should have a little trough in the center. The ends of the bill will hang out over the edge of the center part. Leave the paper folded like it was in the last step except turn it over to the other side. Place one of the short edges facing you and turn it up to meet the top edge. However, don't fold it all the way to the top edge. Leave about 13 inch (0.85cm) at the top so the edges don't quite meet. Make a crease at the bottom. Basically, you're making a second crease just above the one you made in the last step. However, this fold will be going the other direction as you bring the edge back down to the bottom. Use your fingernail to make the crease. When you turn the bill over and flip it end-to-end, you should have a short section at the top above the folds you just made and a longer section at the bottom below the folds you just made. Use your finger to open up the skirt at the bottom by pushing between the 2 folds. As you bring out each side, make a crease along the diagonal, creating a fuller skirt. Basically, you're pulling apart the "trough" you made earlier in the folding process. As you pull it apart, it naturally creates space to make a diagonal fold from the "waist" of the dress down to the "hem." You should see a middle line at the top. Fold a triangle from the middle on each side, only going about halfway out to the edge and halfway down to the waist. Unfold these triangles when you're done making the crease. As you pull the center down, the creases you made in the last step will come down to make a v-neck in the front. On the back, where you're looking at the dress, you'll just have the flat edge coming down. You should still be looking at the back of the dress. Pull in the long side of the bodice on the right side, folding it almost to the center. You'll need to crease the long edge, as well as a little diagonal edge near the waist. Do the same on the left side. This step helps give shape to the dress. On the right piece you just folded to the middle, fold the top corner out so it reaches beyond the edge of the dress, creating the sleeve on that side. Do the same for the left side. Turn it back over, and you have a completed dress!
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Make a smaller rectangle by folding the bill in half. Fold the bill in half lengthwise. Fold the long edges to the middle. Flip the bill over and fold the creased edges to the middle. Turn the bill over and fold it almost to the top edge. Pull the same edge back down but hold the crease you made in place. Turn the bill over and fold out the skirt. Make the neckline by folding 2 triangles in the center part at the top. Flip the bill and finish the neckline by pulling the top edge down in the center. Fold the edges of the bodice in. Create the sleeves of the dress by folding out small triangles.