Thank you Gerardo- I reached out to Michel and he pointed me toward the bar envelope by Frances LeVangia(http://www.metteunits.com/EnvelopeDiagram.htm). Then I developed my own using the same locking mechanism for the bottom of the envelope.
You can see what I came up with on my instagram here <https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2RASMp3xI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link>. It is super simple so it's likely I'm not the first to stumble upon it. I have also uploaded the folding sequence there. Thank you to all who lent a helping hand, and have a *HAPPY NEW YEAR!* On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 6:56 AM gera...@neorigami.com <gera...@neorigami.com> wrote: > Ian is asking for origami envelopes appropriate for standard-size trading > cards. Do you need it to be of the exact size or can there be a bit of > leftover space inside? I think many rectangular models will work for you. > You'll find different diagrams here: > > http://www.orihouse.com/elfa.html > > https://make-origami.com/ELF/ > > Once you get the math behind the particular envelope, you can probably cut > the initial sheet to the right size so that the final envelope end up with > the dimensions you wish. I do advice that you add a few of millimeters, or > sixteenths of an inch, taking into account the bulk of eight cards, > > There's one I like in particular, it's *EnV DeloP*, a variation by Michel > Grand of Gay Merrill Gross's *Merrill Envelope*. That's because the model > doesn't eat up too much of the original sheet, and in Michel's variation, you > don't have to unfold the envelope completely in order to remove its > contents. That means non-origamists will have no problem in opening and > closing the envelope as many times as they wish. It has often happened to > me that when I give certain types of origami containers to non-origamists, > they end up with an unfolded and creased paper after opening it, which they > don't know how to fold again nor have enough motivation to try. That's why > I call those models containers for origamists *; )* > > If you're interested in that particular envelope, I suggest you contact > Michel. Do you already know him? > > > Cheers! > > -- > > *Gerardo G.* > gerardo(a)neorigami.com <http://www.neorigami.com> > instagram.com/neorigamicom > *Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:* > *six private classes online* <https://www.neorigami.com> > > "(...) It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it takes your breath > away and fills you with the true joy of *origami*. I experienced this in > my lessons with Gerardo G. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Gerardo is > (...)" *C. R.* *Read the full review* > <https://www.neorigami.com/#h.q2mt4npahmc2> > > > -- https://www.instagram.com/gettincreasy/
