The origami rose is a very popular creation in Asia at this moment. There are already quite a few directions as to folding a rose but this one in particular is different. While other origami roses use the conventional origami paper, this one requires creased paper (a very stretchable and flexible kind).
The dimensions should be 60cm in length and 8cm in width. Fold the piece horizontally in half.
Fold the right top side as shown above.
Align the top and fold it into half again.
The right tip folds over to the left, whereby aligning it to the left side.
Following the diagonal line, fold it backwards. It is important to press on the fold lightly at this point.
Hold onto the tip that is circled and roll it around toward the same direction. Note: the parallel lines indicate the twisting/rolling around the inner rose part.
Be careful not to press too hardly on the circled part or else the rose will not have the opulent effect at the end. After turning the piece around, you will have an extra 2cm at the end. Fold that piece over to the back as indicated above.
Repeat step 7 until you donˇŻt have any more paper left to twist it around again. Fold the residual piece and conform it to the rose.
Use a wire and flower tape to fasten the rose. Lastly, secure the stem to the flower. The rose is ready!
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Flowerworks with ordinary foil - you don't have to start smoking!
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<what the back side of the paper we will be using in these instructions looks like>
1.
Fold (mountain fold) the paper in half.
2.
Unfold the paper so that you can see the crease that you have just made.
*we have used a black pen to distinctively show the "crease"
3.
Fold the lower half in half.
4.
Now fold the upper half in half.
5.
Unfold everything and you will have 4 equal sections (this was done by folding the halves in half
6.
Follow the previous steps #1-5 to the other side of the paper so that you now have 16 equal squares
7.
Fold in half.
8.
Fold the lower half upward 1/3.
9.
Open the back paper.
10.
Unfold the paper.
*we have used a red pen to distinctively show the 2 new creases. Black lines represent mountain folds while red lines representing valley
11.
Do steps #7-10 on the other side of the paper so that you have creases that are in the places where the red lines are.
12.
Fold the paper at a diagonal so that there are triangles above the newly folded crease.
13.
Unfold the paper. You will now see a crease going diagonally across the paper (*a green pen has been used to distinctively show)
14.
Do the former 2 steps so that there are 2 diagonals that intersect each other at the center. Both green and black lines are for mountain folds while red lines
15.
Work on one corner of the paper. At the green and black lines, make a mountain fold. At the red lines, make a valley fold.
16.
Do the previous folding at the adjacent corner.
17.
Do the same folding at the other corner.
18.
Now, we complete the folding on all of four corners.
19.
Press the paper down while rotating the center to 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
Make sure the center is popping out.
20.
Carefully and slightly pull two opposite sides in the opposite directions.
21.
Slowly bring the edges down so that it begins to flatten down.
22.
Gently press the center so that it is completely flat.
You are now ready to form the shape of the rose. Now we will be working with the outer/front part of the rose.
23.
Flip the paper over. This is how the front of step #22 looks like. Now, the paper has four quadrants.
24.
Hold one corner (IV quadrant) with two finders.
25.
Pull and rotate it (IV quadrant) at 90 degrees so that it align exactly with I quadrant. Please refer to the step #26 with a different camera angle (i.e., the bottom view).
25A.
Many people are having a problem with the step 25. The several figures shown below should clarify any misunderstanding you have. I use a red color paper to show that all the pictures are related to one fold, i.e., the step 25.
The step #25 is a valley fold
For those who are still confused with the step 25, here is an avi file for it.
25B.
25C.
25D.
25E.
25F.
25G.
26.
If you follow the step #25 correctly, then this is the same picture with a different camera angle. That is you will have three green lines as shown in the step #26.
27.
Do the same folding (Step #25) with quadrant I so that it aligns with quadrant II. Repeat three times so that quadrant II aligns with quadrant III and quadrant II aligns with quadrant IV. If the paper is released, it would looks like the picture shown on the left.
28.
This is the flipped-over view.
29.
Gather all the four sides of the rose so that they are grasped in your fist.
30.
Here is how the bottom and the inside of the rose looks like.
31.
Round off the edges so that there seems to be 4 edges to the rose.
32.
Slightly push (this is a touchup so use just a little pressure) inside of the rose so that the top of the inside is relatively flat.
33.
Lay the rose so that you can see the insides. Now we will be starting to fold the bottom sides so that a closed bottom will form.
34.
Fold in one side of the rose so that it looks like this. *Make sure that you only fold the inner paper because the outer paper will be used to complete the closure of the bottom.
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