How to Make Fabric Origami Flowers
While origami art is traditionally created using brightly colored sections of paper, designs can also be made using treated fabric squares. Using fabric instead of paper gives you the opportunity to use unique textile patterns to create a long-lasting and visually interesting craft project. Supplies for treating the fabric can be purchased at your local craft store, and the project can be completed in just a few hours.
Instructions
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Cut a section of fabric that is approximately 7 inches square. Pour 2 tablespoons of stiffener on the fabric and use the spreader to press the solution into the fabric until it is saturated but not dripping. Place the fabric on a screen to dry.
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Remove the stiffened fabric from the screen when dry to the touch; then iron the fabric using a high setting with steam. Allow the fabric to cool and restiffen after ironing.
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Place the fabric on a flat surface, folding and unfolding from left to right, then from top to bottom until a “+” crease mark is formed. Fold the bottom right corner up to the top left corner and unfold; then repeat using the bottom left and upper right corner to create an X crease across the previously created “+” crease.
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Bring the top of the paper down towards the bottom while pushing each side inward, creating a triangle with two flaps on both the left and the right side. Rotate so the base of the triangle is up and the point is down and fold the two flaps on the left towards the right side.
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Fold two layers back to the left side, but fold at an angle running from the tip of the triangle to a point approximately a quarter of the way in from the lower left of the base line. Repeat to the remaining two layers to create four distinct flaps centered on a base point in the middle.
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Arrange the flaps evenly arranged around the point and use your fingers to pry open each flap, creating four petal shapes.
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Tips & Warnings
Once treated, the stiffened fabric can be used to make any origami design.
References
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