Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Double-Layer Camellia
Fold two four-petal flowers in different sizes and nest them together.
What you’ll need
- One 7.5 × 7.5 cm square
- One 6 × 6 cm square
- Glue, optional
Origami · Creasing, collapse folds & shaping
Make it, step by step.
15 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Start the larger square
Open image at full size ↗Use the 7.5 cm square for the outer flower.
Make the base creases
Open image at full size ↗Fold and unfold both diagonals and both midlines.
Fold all corners inward
Open image at full size ↗Bring the four corners to the center.
Collapse into a diamond
Open image at full size ↗Bring the creases together into the layered diamond shown.
Crease a small triangle
Open image at full size ↗Fold a small triangle down at the top. The size of this fold controls the petal's shape.
Tuck the triangle inside
Open image at full size ↗Open the triangle and push it inward along its crease.
Repeat around the base
Open image at full size ↗Make the same tuck on the other three faces.
Fold toward the center
Open image at full size ↗Fold both side edges inward as triangles.
Open and tuck
Open image at full size ↗Open these triangles and fold them inside along their creases.
Repeat on the back
Open image at full size ↗Make the same inward folds on the reverse face.
Crease the lower corner
Open image at full size ↗Fold a slanted triangle at one lower edge.
Repeat all four corners
Open image at full size ↗Make the same fold on the remaining three sides.
Open the flower
Open image at full size ↗Open the lower end, spread the four petals and curl their edges slightly.
Make the smaller flower
Open image at full size ↗Repeat the whole sequence using the 6 cm square.
Nest the two layers
Open image at full size ↗Place the smaller flower inside the larger one and rotate it to stagger the petals. Secure with a little glue if needed.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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