Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Six-Petal Paper Lily
Combine two three-petal units into a six-petal lily and add slender paper stamens.
What you’ll need
- Two 15 × 15 cm thin paper squares
- A small strip of paper with a yellow end for stamens
- Scissors
- Craft glue
- A folding tool, optional
Paper craft · Folding and assembly
Make it, step by step.
18 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Read each picture from left to right, then top to bottom.
Finished model
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Finished model
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Mark the first triangle crease
Open image at full size ↗Fold a square in half vertically and open it. Bring the indicated lower corner to the center crease to mark the diagonal shown.
Unfold that diagonal crease.
Mark and cut the triangle
Open image at full size ↗Bring the upper corner to the marked crease as pictured, then open it.
Fold the square upward in half and cut away the excess along the dotted guide.
Precrease the triangle
Open image at full size ↗Open the cut piece into an equilateral triangle. Fold it in half in all three directions, opening each time.
Raise the radial creases and gather the three sides inward to form the compact base.
Open a petal pocket
Open image at full size ↗Fold one edge toward the center line, then lift the flap upright.
Open the flap from the middle to make a pocket.
Lift the petal fold
Open image at full size ↗Squash the pocket flat. Fold its two lower edges to the middle, then unfold those folds.
Open the lower flap upward.
Lengthen all three petals
Open image at full size ↗Bring the pocket sides inward along the creases and flatten. Fold the small triangular section downward, then tuck it into the inner layer.
Repeat the same sequence on the other two faces of the base.
Narrow the petals
Open image at full size ↗Turn a layer sideways to expose a smooth face and rotate the model so the long points face upward.
Bring both side edges toward the center. Repeat on the other faces.
Join the flower layers
Open image at full size ↗Spread the three petals and turn the small central triangles outward as shown.
Make a second three-petal unit. Stack the two with their petals offset and secure the center with a little craft glue.
Add paper stamens
Open image at full size ↗Cut the yellow-tipped strip into several narrow pieces. Roll or twist each piece into a thin stamen.
Fix the stamens at the flower’s center and let the glue dry.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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