Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Single-Square Layered Lotus
Fold repeated layers toward the center, then turn them outward to form a lotus.
What you’ll need
- One square of thin paper
Origami · Creasing, collapse folds & shaping
Make it, step by step.
12 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Crease the square
Open image at full size ↗Fold and unfold both diagonals and midlines to locate the center.
Fold the corners inward
Open image at full size ↗Bring all four corners to the center.
Repeat the corner folds
Open image at full size ↗Repeat the same four-corner fold twice more, keeping each layer aligned.
Fold on the reverse
Open image at full size ↗Turn over and fold all four corners to the center again.
Reopen and turn
Open image at full size ↗Open those last four corners, then turn the whole model over.
Lift a lower layer
Open image at full size ↗Pull one lower corner outward along its crease.
Lift the remaining corners
Open image at full size ↗Repeat around the model to reveal the four outer points.
Turn the model over
Open image at full size ↗Turn to the opposite face.
Fold the inner corners
Open image at full size ↗Bring all four inner corners toward the center.
Turn out the small triangles
Open image at full size ↗Turn over and carefully reverse the four small triangular sections outward.
Open the next layer
Open image at full size ↗Repeat with the layer underneath, supporting the center as you pull.
Shape the lotus
Open image at full size ↗Turn to the front and curve each petal edge slightly outward.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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