taittopuoleen

Taittopuoleen is a Finnish term used in crafts, design and instruction to describe folding an object in half along a central crease. The word is a compound of taitto ('folding') and puoleen ('toward half' or 'to half'), and it appears in pattern guides, origami instructions and bookbinding glossaries to indicate a half-fold operation.

Usage and meaning: In practice, taittopuoleen instructs bringing two sides together by aligning edges along the midline, producing a symmetrical, half-sized layer. It can be used as a directive in imperative form or as part of a sequence in instructions. Example: "Aseta paperi pöydälle ja tee taittopuoleen."

Relation to other terms: The concept is closely related to puolittaminen (halving) and taitto (folding). It is primarily found in craft, origami and pattern instructions, rather than in general Finnish discourse.

Related terms include taitto, puolittaminen and origami.