Fold a square sheet of paper

in half horizontally, vertically and diagonally, unfolding

the paper each time. These

creases will make it easier to fold the rose later.

Now that all the

creases have been made, fold the paper

diagonally once to make a triangle.

Fold in half.

Open up the top layer into

a small square using the creases you made in step one, then fold flat.

Turn over and do exactly the same for the other side.

Fold the sides to the middle to make a kite

shape. These creases

will help later, so make sure the edges are

sharp.

Fold the creases you

made for the sides of the kite inwards.

Unfold.

Open up the

top layer.

Press flat.

You should end up with something that looks

like this:

Flip the paper over and repeat steps six to ten for the other side.

Rotate 180°.

Holding just the top

layer of the paper,

make a 45° valley fold along the red line. A

“valley fold” is simply a crease made by folding

the paper upwards and towards you. The

opposite is known as a

“mountain fold”.

Rotate the paper 90° anticlockwise.

Repeat step thirteen for petal two.

Open up petal two so that the upside-

down kite shape is visible. (Petal three

should also disappear around

the back).

Rotate the paper 90° anticlockwise.

Repeat step thirteen for petal three.

Rotate the paper 90° anticlockwise.

Repeat step thirteen for the fourth and

final petal, opening it up to find the upside-down kite shape if necessary.

Flip the rose over. Fold each of the

petals in half.

Unfold. Open up a petal. Refold the petal in half.

Flatten the edges of the petal down.

Do the same for the other petals. (Repeat steps twenty-four to twenty-six).

Flip the rose over. Using a pair of tweezers, grab the centre of the rose and rotate (anticlockwise) for maximum turns. The

number of turns will determine how tightly furled

the rose appears.

If you’d prefer your rose to be sharp and

angular, congratulations, you have just completed your origami rose!

If, however, you’d like a rose with a softer and flatter

appearance – the “spinning

top rose” – gently curl back every visible corner

If, however, you’d like a rose a softer and flatter

the “spinning

gently curl back corner:

Remember to curve back both the corners on the

outside edges and the ones within the rose.

Success! Your

spinning top rose is now finished!

Remember to curve back both the corners on the

outside edges and the ones within the rose.

Spinning top roses act as excellent

embellishments

for origami boxes, notebooks and

paper bags. While they can be made

out of most types of paper, try to

avoid card as it

has a tendency to tear when the

rose is twisted and curled with

tweezers.