Origami Roses and Flowers

Of all the origami roses and flowers available, the most loved one is probably the origami roses created by Toshikazu Kawasaki. These roses are difficult to fold and origami enthusiasts have dedicated many pages of texts, photos, videos, and tips on how to fold these amazing origami roses.

If you're not an expert paper folder, maybe start with an easier origami flower like the traditional Iris or a simple 4-petal buttonhole flower.

Origami Roses here

Origami Flowers here

Origami Roses

Andrea's Rose .....JC Nolan

Bird Base Rose .....Sakoda

Diamondrose Squarejumper ...Gerwin

Five-Fold Rose .....J Szinger

Kong's Rose .....TP Kong

Marie's Rose .....M Tessier

O³ Rose (photo) .....Chapman-Bell

Paper Towel Rose.....Super1600

Pessina Rose .....P D'Auria

Red Rose .....C Sprung

Rose .....Z Wu

Rose .....opane.com

3D Rose Card .....S Aoyagi

Rosa Modulare .....SB Mamino

Rose Brooch .....T Takahama

Simple Rose .....S O'Hanlons

Napkin Origami Rose.....K James

Toilet Paper Rose.....Loreya

Twisted Windmill Rosebud .....KA Lundberg

Yellow Rose .....TP Kong

Kawasaki Rose

Original Kawasaki Rose:
   here and here
   step-by-step photos
   Help, Tips
   videos 1, 2, 3
   Base, Stem

Modified Kawasaki Rose:
here
Alternative Precrease Method
Minimal Precrease Pattern
Calyx, Stem

Tubular Rose:
   here and here
   Rosa, Leaf and Stem
   video instructions
   stem

Pentagonal Kawasaki Rose:
   1, 2, 3 and here

Modification of Kawasaki Rose:
   here

by J McKeever

kawasaki rose

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Can't seem to get those origami roses to look presentable? Try these easy to make paper napkin roses.The napkins are preprinted so that you can make perfect paper napkin roses every time. Green stem with choice of white, pink, red, yellow or purple flower. Buy 50-pack of napkin roses from amazon.com.

Books about Origami Flowers

Origami Flowers by Soonboke Smith (book review)
Blooming Origami by Fumio Inoue
Origami Flowers: Popular Blossoms & Creative Bouquets by H Hayashi
Roses, Origami & Math by Toshikazu Kawasaki
see these books in: USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France

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Meenakshi Mukerji and the Origami newsgroup has compiled a list of all known origami roses: can you fold them all?

1) Kawasaki Rose - original and variations
2) Quick Kawasaki Rose
3) Bird Base Rose - Sakoda
4) Phu Tran Rose
5) Twist Rose - Suzuki
6) Fivefold Rose - Szinger
7) Beauty Rose - Lang
8) Andrea's Rose - Nolan
9) Magic Rose - Vann
10) English Rose - Vann
11) My Rose - Oka
12) Platonic Roses - Cheng Chit/Vann
13) Napkin Rose
14) Pessina's Rose
15) Martin Wall's Rose
16) Pentagonal Kawasaki Rose - Cheng Chit
17) Compass Rose
18) Simple Rose - O'Hanlon

19) Marie's Rose - Tessier
20) Red Rose Spinning Top - Sprung
21) Rose Brooch - Sy Chen
22) Traditional Rose
23) Origami Rose - T.P. Kong
24) Yellow Rose - T.P. Kong
25) O³Rose - Chapman-Bell
26) Cabbage Rose
27) Fukuyama Rose - Fukuyama
28) Romantic Rose
29) Square Rose
30) Diamondrose - Sturm
31) My Rose - Sturm
32) Rosa Modulare - Mamino
33) Rose Medallion - Fujimoto
34) Rose Brooch - Takahama
35) Rose Brooch - Sy Chen
36) Rose - Yoshizawa

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