Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Eight-Unit Pinwheel Flower
Join eight folded units into a circular flower with a pinwheel pattern.
What you’ll need
- Eight 5 × 5 cm squares
- Glue
Modular paper folding · Eight units & glued circle
Make it, step by step.
8 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Crease a square
Open image at full size ↗Fold and unfold both midlines of one 5 cm square.
Fold opposite corners
Open image at full size ↗Bring two diagonally opposite corners to the center.
Fold the first long edge
Open image at full size ↗Bring one long edge inward toward the center line.
Fold the other edge
Open image at full size ↗Bring the opposite edge inward to match it.
Open the corner pocket
Open image at full size ↗Open the corner flap and squash it outward into a broad pointed petal.
Flatten the unit
Open image at full size ↗Lay the petal back into the pictured shape. Make eight identical units.
Join the petals
Open image at full size ↗Overlap neighboring units and glue their connecting faces, keeping all petals pointing in the same direction.
Close the pinwheel
Open image at full size ↗Join the last unit to the first and arrange the eight petals evenly.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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