noun
how to fold; folding instructions
Refers to the method or instructions for folding something, especially origami. The reading おりがた is a rare alternative.
See also: 折り紙
この折り紙の折り方はとても簡単です。
The folding instructions for this origami are very easy.
箱の折り方を教えてください。
Please teach me how to fold a box.
折り紙 refers to the art of paper folding or the paper itself, while 折り方 specifically means the folding method or instructions.
Compound of 折り (ori, 'folding', continuative form of 折る) and 方 (kata, 'way, method').