Make a Shirt out of a One Dollar Bill

In this walk through, you will learn how to make a detailed collared shirt out of a one dollar bill. This makes for a unique origami project and creative way to leave a tip! See Step 1 below to get started!

Steps

1. Fold the dollar bill in half like a hot dog bun. Make sure the picture of George is on the inside.
2. Unfold the dollar. Fold both of the sides into the middle crease from the first fold.
3. Turn the dollar bill over and fold down the white part at the side near the edge.
4. Turn it again. At the same end, fold the corners into the middle line that is made by the two folds. This will be the collar. The exact angles are not critical.
5. Fold the opposite end in as shown. This fold can cross the circular pattern to form a "necklace"; see the front of the shirt in the next step. You can also adjust this fold to control the length of the finished shirt.
6. Fold the same end that you just folded again, up the rest of the way so the bottom fits neatly under the “collar.” The collar holds this fold in place. You can get the best fit by tucking the end snugly under the collar and then sliding your finger to the bottom to form the crease.
7. Make the sleeves.
   • Unfold both of the folds you just made. Then slightly unfold the two middle folds for the “sleeves.” Take one side at the bottom of the dollar where you just made the fold in step 5. Pinch out a corner shape (reverse the crease made in step 5 on the outer edge).
   • Fold the side back into place with the “sleeve” sticking out.
   • Make the other sleeve the same way.
8. Fold both of the upwards folds back under the collar, and now you have a collared shirt made of a one dollar bill!

Tips

• Be willing to try this several times before you get this right. You may need to go back to see what you did wrong to correct it.
• You could use this to leave a fancy tip at a restaurant, and maybe you can leave pants made of money and make an outfit.
• A fresh, crisp dollar bill would perform best with all the folds.
• Try to memorize the process. It seems far more impressive if you can yank a dollar from your friend and create a shirt on the fly!
• Naturally, many different kinds of bills can be folded into shirts, and some are even more suitable. If, for instance, you use a Swedish 20 kronor bill, the head and neck of the largest goose ends in exactly the right position to resemble a necktie.
• A five-euro bill may be too small, start with at least a ten-euro bill.

Warnings

• Do not try to use the 'shirt' as regular currency. It may not be accepted.
• If you have a crisp dollar bill, and do not want to risk messing it up, please use a piece of paper of the same size, and then continue.

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