Origami
8-Petal Flower
1. Start with a square piece of paper,
white side up.
Fold the paper in half, crease well
and open, and then fold again in the
other direction.
5. Using the crease you have just made,
open and flatten this flap.
10. Turn over and make sure there are
equal pleats behind each side of model.
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2. Turn the paper over to the coloured side. 3. Using the creases you have made, Bring the top 3 4. Fold toward centre line
corners of the model down to the bottom corner. and unfold.
Fold the paper in half, crease well and
open, and then fold again in the other Flatten model.
direction.
Your creases should look like this.
6. Repeat step 4 and 5 on the 7. Turn the page of the front and back 8. Lift the top layer up, folding 9. Now repeat step 8 on the
other 3 flaps of the model. flaps; so your model looks like this. along the crease shown. remaining 3 flaps, so the
model now looks like this.
Side view
11. Pinch these two 12. Now pinch the narrow end 13. Holding the narrow point of the model very 14. Now form the petals by pinching
creases through all layers. to make the edges meet behind loosely, pull the outermost petals toward each the ends, and slightly folding back
the model. other until they meet. these tips.
Finished Flower.