Blooming Lotus Napkin Folding | Cloth Napkin Flower Tutorial

Shape the base of the lotus napkin into a diamond

Let's create the base of this flower napkin. Lay the napkin in front of you. It's best to use a cloth napkin to make softer petals and that it must be a square.

Fold one corner to the middle. You will fold the napkin into a smaller diamond.

Bring the other three corners to middle. You should have something like in the picture above.

Turn the flower napkin's diamond base into a smaller diamond

Rotate the diamond into a square. Fold one corner to the middle again.

Then do the same for the remaining corners. You now have a napkin that's still a square but smaller.

Flip it over and rotate it into a diamond. Let's start making the petals of the lotus napkin!

Create the petals of the lotus napkin folding

Fold one corner to the middle again.

Repeat the previous step for the remaining corners.

To make a petal, hold down a corner (yellow dot) while pulling the back flap outwards to the front.

Repeat the same step to the other corners to make the lotus petals.

The lotus napkin folding is almost done! One last step!

Make the outer petals of the lotus flower napkin

There should be 4 flaps at the back of the model. Pull it outwards to the front. These will be the outer petals of the flower napkin,

Your origami lotus napkin is done! You may use this flower napkin as a beautiful décor in any event and place.