Chopstick Wrapper Stand / Rest

origami chopstick stand Learn to make a chopstick wrapper stand or chopstick rest using the paper around a disposable chopstick. When you are in a restaurant waiting for your Chinese, Japanese, or Vietnamese food to come, don't sit idle! Impress your friends with this mini origami table made from the paper sleeve surrounding the disposable chopstick. Not only is it cute, it also serves as a stand for your chopsticks. By placing the tips of your chopstick on your origami stand, it will keep your chopsticks clean - a made-on-the-spot chopstick rest.

origami chopstick stand
Rip open one end of the wrapper and remove the chopstick.
  1. Fold and unfold the wrapper in half to find the midpoint.
  2. Fold the left and right edges of the wrapper to meet with the central crease.
origami chopstick stand
  1. Fold the left half over-top the right half. The wrapper is now a quarter of its original length.


  2. Mountain fold lengthwise through all layers. This forms a mountain or inverted V shape.


  3. Inside-reverse fold the left and right ends as shown. This forms the "legs" of the origami stand.
origami chopstick stand


  1. Press down on the top of the mountain to form a plateau.


  2. Shape the model to form an attractive origami stand for your chopsticks.


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origami chopstick stand When in a restaurant, does the conversation sometimes fade to an awkward silence? Fear not! Alleviate the problem with: the above 7 steps, materials immediately available, and your MacGyver-like origami skills. After you fold your wrapper into an origami stand, go ahead and fold the remaining wrappers into more chopstick stands...