![]() ![]() Pressing the folds helps it go together more easily. So make your fabric piece as described above and then start at #4. ![]() If you are making it from fabric and want your raw edges enclosed, cutting it down isn't an option. The instructions are for paper, and since origami paper is usually square, the first few steps are for cutting the paper into a rectangle. Plus, you know I never miss an opportunity to topstitch!Īfter you make a fabric piece, go to these instructions and start at step #4. The topstitching adds some stability to the fabric. On two of them I topstitched around the perimeter, and I think it made them easier to fold. I sewed the pieces together using a 1/4 allowance, turned them right side out, and slip stitched the opening closed. If you want to use interfacing, this is a project where a lightweight NON-woven interfacing would be perfect. It is just the fabric-I didn't use interfacing. My butterflies are dupioni silk for one side and cotton lawn for the contrast. To make it other sizes, decide on a height and then make the width about 75% of the height (height x 0.75). You can make it any size, but 4.5" x 6" is easy to fold, and the butterfly turns out a nice size for a pin or embellishment (4" at widest point x 2.75" tall). Use paper with two different sides-either print, color, or texture-so you can see which parts end up where.īelow is a diagram showing the size to make the fabric piece. Then you can keep the paper version to use as a visual reference while folding the fabric ones. You do need to have some accuracy with the folds, and a trial run you will get the feel for how it works. If you want to make these, you might practice folding one with paper first. Some origami projects use multiple pieces of paper-sometimes even up to 60 sheets of paper! Those will not work with fabric. The butterfly is a terrific origami project for fabric because it is made with just one square. ![]() Since I'd already started to fold my butterfly, and was determined to make it happen, I looked around and found a tutorial that made sense to me. There is tutorial to make an origami butterfly going around on pinterest and while it looks pretty simple it seems there are a few steps missing. ![]()
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