Fold a Dime in a Dollar Bill
These instructions will teach you how to fold a dime in a dollar bill. For these instructions you will need a crisp bill and a dime.
Steps
- Take a dollar bill and place it face up in front of you. Fold the bill in half across the length. Then unfold; this will leave you with a crease. The pictures to the right show then end result of each step.
- Take the bottom and top edges and fold them so they meet the crease you previously made.
- Take the bottom and top edges and fold them again so they meet the crease in the middle. Then unfold; make sure the creases are very pronounced.
- Take the bill and fold it in half across the width. When folding the bill, make sure you fold it backwards not forwards. Also make sure the folded edge is on the right side when placed in front of you.
- Fold the corners with the edge of the fold towards the middle crease you created on step 1. Then unfold to make creases.
- Take the bill and tuck in the corners along the creases you just created. When finished with this step your bill will come to a point.
- Take the opposite side of your bill and fold only the top layer in half. Fold it toward the side with the point. Make sure you are left with a little triangle at the point.
- Fold the top and bottom edges towards the middle crease. You should already have crease made from step 3.
- Take the bill and turn it over. Fold the top and bottom edges towards the center. The folds should be easy considering you already made the crease previously.
- Take your bill and turn it over again. Hold the bottom layer in your left hand and hold the top layer in your right. Pull the top layer to the right. Once you open it up put your finger in the box part to open it up a bit.
- Take your dime and put it into the box you just opened up. Your dime should fit in the box very snug. If you were to hold it upside down the dime should not fall out.
- Take the bill and curve the long end into the short end. Make sure you slide it in under the folds. You can adjust the size of the ring by forcing more of the long end into the shorter end. If it happens to not stay together for you, you might have to tape it to get it secure.
If your ring is to big, fold the end and then slide the ends together.
- Finished.
Tips
- While this does work with an old bill, it will be much more difficult. Get a brand new bill from the bank, or at least one that has some degree of stiffness.
- Be willing to try this several times before you get this right. You may need to go back to see what you did wrong so that you can learn to do it right.
Warnings
- Don't give up. You'll get it if you take a deep breath and keep going...or even simply put it down for a bit, but not too long!
Things You'll Need
- Crisp dollar bill
- Dime
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