how to make origami flowers
How to Make Origami Flowers
Origami refers to the Japanese art of folding paper to create different shapes. This write-up provides instructions for making origami flowers.
- First of all, select a square paper and fold along the two diagonals.
- Open the folds, and fold each corner so that it meets the center (the point at which the previous folds meet). Keep the paper folded. Care should be taken to make the folds properly, as a wrong fold will result in a non-regular geometry of the final structure.
- Repeat step 2 twice. Turn the paper structure over. Fold each corner so that it meets the center and keep the paper folded.
- The folded structure is now in the shape of a square. Fold the small amount of the corners inwards.
- Turn the structure upside down again. For each petal, hold on the small hold at one of the corners and pull the petal (from the side that has the three folds as in steps 2 and 3) outwards. Repeat this for the other corners.
- By holding the middle of each side, pull the second set of folds outward to get the second set of petals.
- Fold one corner of the paper back and crease the other side of the paper using your fingers.
- Make a square shape, by pressing the edge of the paper by both the hands.
- Pull the two opposite diagonals from the middle softly. You will get a small square-shaped structure.
- Squeeze the opposite sides again to make an arrow that should point towards the open side of the paper. Repeat it for both the sides.
- Overstretch the paper on one side, up and then back. Bend the open end of the paper to create a diamond shape. Apply this step to both sides of the paper and make a turn of 180 degrees around.
- Bend the edges of the bottom to both the sides of the paper. Move down the petals with a pen to give a nice look to your tulip.