Variations with origami from money is a great way to present a certain amount as a gift (of course, with one banknote). For example, if you want to give some item of clothing, but don’t know the size of the gift, then a decorated shirt made of a bill is a great option.
Dollars are well suited for this type of origami due to the optimal proportions of width and height. Actually, everything went from there (from the USA). It all started with a one-dollar bill, but, depending on the size of the gift, the denomination can be changed. In addition, Russian rubles have also found application in such an unusual form of manual craftsmanship as origami notes.
Some make shirts from plain paper or patterned, “printed”, for example, for scrapbooking album, handmade pages or for cards.
So, how is a shirt made from a bill?
Find a crispy banknote that will be much nicer to work with than a battered one. Yes, and this is a gift note, so it must be impeccable, so that in the end you get a “ironed” shirt with a collar, and not wrinkled clothes from the laundry basket! In addition, try to make origami carefully so that you do not have to look for another banknote.
- Put the bill face up with the president. The example shows an origami diagram of plain paper so that it is easy to adapt to any material, so to speak.
Now fold the bill in half. The portrait of the president should be inside.
- Expand the edges of the banknote and bend each to the middle. Now bend the corners to the middle (do not flip the bill). It will be the collar of our finished shirt. Therefore, immediately look at how you folded the corners so that the gate in the end looked neat.
- Fold the bottom as shown in the figure. These will be the sleeves of our shirt.
- Now bend the lower part to the upper and palm it under the collar. Stroke so that it does not fall apart inadvertently.
All! Our banknote shirt is ready.
Now you can put it in a box to give, or hand it along with a brand new wallet (because, as you know, they don’t give it empty), or just give it, so to speak, from hand to hand.
A shirt from a bill is an original present with which you can surprise your friends. In addition, even if the banknote is of a small denomination, your creativity will make the gift much more interesting. Agree, getting 100 rubles in the envelope is not as pleasant as a stick figure from them. An origami shirt is far from the only use of a dollar bill or any other banknote (approximately suitable in size). Below are some examples of origami notes. In addition, you can experiment and come up with your own figures.
It can be an unusual flower from a banknote (the so-called "Kusudama flower"):
Or the heart:
And, regarding floristry, you can still make such a wonderful rose:
Imagine and invent your magnificent gifts from money. But first, it’s best to practice on plain paper - you still need real money! Now you know that bills can also be presented beautifully beautifully!