origami rose

The first flower than many people want to learn to fold is the rose. However, realistic origami roses are rather complex to fold. Go to this page if you want to see examples of different types of three-dimensional origami rose.

Many of the links lead to books available to buy through Amazon only in Japan, but there are also some how-to links. If you want learn to fold rose and you're good at following pictures, the first link on the page is the very good. It has directions in Japanese and step-by-step diagrams for folding three different models.

If you are more comfortable having directions in English, there is a link toward the end of the page (How to make a standard origami rose) that has a 43-step, multi-page detailed set of directions.

The final link on the page is for a youtube video on how to fold a rose. If it's easier for you to follow videos than still pictures, go to youtube and search for "origami rose" or "kawasaki rose" -- there are many good videos available, some in English.