Basic Flower Shape - Five-Petal Flower - Handcraft Ronghua Tutorial

Basic Flower Shape - Five-Petal Flower

The five-petal flower is the most basic and simple flower shape in Ronghua(velvet flower) making. Flowers such as plum blossoms, peach blossoms, and pear blossoms can all be made using the same method. During the making process, the coordination between scissors and hands is crucial, and the velvet strips for the petals should not be too thick or too sparse.

Materials and Tools
Velvet strips,Flower stamens,Silk thread,Ruler,Scissors,Tweezers,Lighter

Steps

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1. Prepare five 4.5 cm long blue velvet strips.

2. Trim both ends of the velvet strips with scissors.
3. Trim all five velvet strips in sequence.

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4. Fold each trimmed velvet strip in half to form a petal.
5. Twist the brass wires at both ends together.
6. Make five velvet strips in the same manner and set them aside.

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7. Take four yellow-tipped flower stamens and fold them in half. Hold one end of the silk thread with the thumb and index finger of your left hand, and tightly wrap the other end of the thread around the base of the stamens using your right hand thumb and index finger.
8. Assemble the petals and stamens by wrapping the silk thread around the base of the petals and stamens with your right hand thumb and index finger. After wrapping twice, add the second petal and continue wrapping the silk thread.

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9. Continue wrapping the silk thread downward to cover the exposed brass wire. After wrapping a certain distance, tie a knot with the thread, cut the thread, and finish with a lighter.
10. Adjust the flower shape with tweezers.
11. Adjust until the desired shape is achieved.

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12. The five-petal flower is complete.