Creating Flower Base for Origami Lily

Series Summary

Origami, a form of visual art defined by the folding of paper, originated in Japan in the 1600s. Since then, this ancient art has become a popular hobby for many around the globe. Origami has been popular in the United States and England since the early 1900s. It has always been regarded as a complicated and delicate art form, but our expert will teach you step-by-step how to fold origami in such a way that it is easily accessible to beginners.

Looking for a fun art project to do alone or with your kids but don't want to spend a lot of money on expensive art supplies or make a mess with markers and paints? Why not try origami? This fun and easy Japanese art is perfect for children because it teaches them to use their fine motor skills and produces something they can be proud of. In this free video series, our expert will show you how to make an origami lily. You will get step by step instructions for folding your origami flower with tips and advice for beginners to origami.

Video Transcript

"Now this is the traditional Japanese lily, the traditional origami lily. What I'm going to down here on the table you can see this is my origami paper specifically for origami. This is a different type smaller paper and it is more like the cotton type paper. I'm going to use a piece of this instead to show you how this is done. So what we are going to do is we are going to go into a flower base. I'm just going to take, actually I'm going to flip it so the flower base is opposite. Put one of the points up there. Put the points up there. Score that with my finger nail. Open it up. There we go. Score that with my fingernail to. You see we have started into our flower base."