Fabulous Paper Flowers: Make 43 Beautiful Asian Flowers - From Irises to Cherry Blossoms to Peonies (with 270 Tracing Templates)

150 Pages·2021·17.99 MB·English

by  Emiko Yamamoto

Fabulous
PAPER FLOWERS
Make 43 Beautiful Asian Flowers
From Irises to Cherry Blossoms to Peonies
Emiko Yamamoto
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore
C O N T E N T S
Why I Wrote This Book 5
The Paper and Basic Tools
You’ll Need 69
The Basic Steps
for Transferring Patterns 70
Basic Techniques 71
SPRING FLOWERS SUMMER FLOWERS FALL FLOWERS
Horsetail Shoots 7 Bigleaf Hydrangea 26 Japanese Lady Bell 41
Instructions 75 | Patterns 115 Instructions 85 | Patterns 122 Instructions 105 | Patterns 139
Wild Cherry Blossoms 8 Japanese Iris 27 Cosmos 42
Instructions 74 | Patterns 114 Instructions 86 | Patterns 122 Instructions 96 | Patterns 131
Rapeseed Flowers 10 Pygmy Water Lily 28 Red Spider Lily 44
Instructions 76 | Patterns 116 Instructions 87 | Patterns 123 Instructions 97 | Patterns 132
White Clovers 11 Sunflowers 29 Japanese Bush Clover 45
Instructions 77 | Patterns 116 Instructions 88 | Patterns 124 Instructions 98 | Patterns 132
Dandelion 12 Moutan Peony 30 Fringed Pink Ambrosia 46
Instructions 78 | Patterns 117 Instructions 89 | Patterns 125 Instructions 99 | Patterns 133
Japanese Primrose 14 Hollyhocks 32 Field Thistle 48
Instructions 79 | Patterns 117 Instructions 90 | Patterns 126 Instructions 100 | Patterns 134
Japanese Buttercups 15 Oxalis 33 Cranesbill Geranium 49
Instructions 79 | Patterns 118 Instructions 91 | Patterns 127 Instructions 100 | Patterns 135
Japanese Marigolds 16 Japanese Morning Glories 34 Balloon Flowers 50
Instructions 80 | Patterns 118 Instructions 92 | Patterns 127 Instructions 101 | Patterns 135
Fuji Dawn Violets 19 Asiatic Dayflowers 36 Scabiosa 51
Instructions 81 | Patterns 119 Instructions 93 | Patterns 128 Instructions 102 | Patterns 136
Chinese Astragalus 20 Evening Primrose 37 Aster Yomena 52
Instructions 82 | Patterns 119 Instructions 94 | Patterns 129 Instructions 103 | Patterns 137
Rodgersia 21 Asian Virginsbower 38 Japanese Maple Leaves,
Instructions 83 | Patterns 120 Instructions 95 | Patterns 130 Ginkgo Leaves and
Red Maple Leaves 54
Shirley Poppies 23
Instructions 104 | Patterns 137
Instructions 84 | Patterns 121
Japanese Beautyberry 56
Persian Speedwell 24
Instructions 104 | Patterns 138
Instructions 75 | Patterns 115
WINTER FLOWERS
Pheasant’s Eye 59
Instructions 110 | Patterns 142
Heavenly Bamboo 60
Instructions 106 | Patterns 140
Bird’s-eye Primrose 61
Instructions 106 | Patterns 140
Japanese Camellia 63
Instructions 107 | Patterns 141
Snow Camellia 64
Instructions 108 | Patterns 141
Chinese Sacred Lilies 66
Instructions 111 | Patterns 142
Japanese Plum Blossoms 68
Instructions 112 | Patterns 143
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Why I Wrote This Book
Whenever I leave my house for a short errand, such as to put a letter in the
mailbox, I am greeted by flowers that whisper to me which season it is. If we stop
to really observe the flowers that are so easy to overlook during our busy everyday
lives, all kinds of stories behind them can be recalled or imagined, such as the lives
of the people who planted them in their gardens, or the circumstances by which
the seeds that took root in an empty lot came to be there. When I get really up
close to a flower to examine it carefully, I get to know the shape and number of the
flower petals and the leaves, and I feel as though the flower has become a friend.
In this book, I have re-created in paper form the humble flowers that I encounter
in my everyday life in Japan—the kinds that I see in my neighborhood or while
I’m taking a walk. No special techniques are needed for these paper flowers. Just
use the patterns at the back of the book and cut and fold. Don’t worry if your cuts
stray a bit—your creation will look even more natural due to minor deviations.
You can make flowers that correspond to the season you’re experiencing, or go
wild and combine flowers from different seasons as a harbinger of what is to come.
This book will be your guide to creative enjoyment!
—Emiko Yamamoto
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SPRING FLOWERS
Spring is the season when many
flowers bloom, and you see lots of
small plants coming back to life all
around you. In this chapter I will
introduce you to some delicate,
pretty flowers that signal the coming
of spring in my region of Japan.
Horsetail Shoots
The horsetail (also called “puzzlegrass”) is a plant that
reproduces by sending out spores rather than seeds. The
young shoots are highly prized in Japan as a delicacy of
early spring. The kanji characters used to identify this plant
in Japanese mean “earth brush,” because the shoot looks like
a little brush when it emerges from the soil. Here, I have
displayed it with a small sprig of sugina (Equiseti herba or
“horsetail stem”).
For instructions, see page 75. The patterns are on page 115.
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