Origami rose

This is famous Kawasaki Rose designed by Dr. Toshikazu Kawasaki.


A flower is made with a square sheet of paper without cutting.

The process is too complicated to explain.

White rose and rosebud.


These are Fukuyama Rose.
It is easier than Kawasaki Rose but still difficult.


Fukuyama rose folded with cloth.


This is a Rosebud Cube designed by Mr. Kunihiko Kasahara.

It's only a cube but difficult.


Origami is easy and abstruse paper craft.
If you have interest, you may find how to make by search.

Zebra

Hand-painted zebra. 7 centimetres.


Refer to elephant about sewing.


Ears, tail, hoofs and mane.

Glue 2 sheets of felt and cut out a circle. This is a hoof.
Ears are almost the same as hamster's.
Wind a white thread (double) on the upper of a bunch of black threads. It's a tail.
The mane is black and white threads (see pattern image).

Sew the neck and the mane.


Sew beads as eyes.
Glue hoofs to the legs after stuffing.


I use oily felt-tip pen and dye pen for painting.


Attach the tail and the ears.



Pattern.

Elephant

Small stuffed elephant of felt. 6 centimetres.




This is all hand-sewn.
Cut the parts without seam allowance.


Darts are sewn from inside.


Other seams are sewed outside.


Sew the soles.


You may put a wire wrapped with cotton batting in the nose.


Tail and tusk.


Stitch beads as eyes. Attach the tusks.
Sew the wrinkles of nose.

Then attach ears.

Pattern.


If you are not a novice, add seam allowances and sew from inside.
It may look better and be strong.