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Summary: Learn how to open the flaps and petal fold when making an origami orchid with expert tips for a master origami artist in this free online origami craft video clip.
Robert Segundo has been an artist since he could hold a pencil. In his 10 years in graphic design, he has worked on advertising projects with costs ranging in millions of dollars. He...read more
"Now that we've got our orchid all flattened, what we're going to do is we're going to take these little flaps that we've got right here. Those are really kind of separating the leaves. We're going to kind of open them up right here. We'll just press it down like so forming this little place right here. What we're going to do is we're just going to end up petal bending this once again. Petal folding. Fold it there. Open this up and up to the top like so. This is where our chop stick is really going to come in handy for us. Just work it until you get it properly situated there. Stick your chop stick in there just to get that angle the way you really want it."
eHow Article: Opening Flaps & Petal Folding of Origami Orchid
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