Tissue Paper FlowersWhat you need

Tissue paper String / Ribbon / Wool / Piper cleaner (if making flowers to be displayed in a vase) Scissors

How to make the flowers

1. Cut the tissue paper into rectangles of the same size. You need between 4 and 8 sheets for each flower.

The size of paper up to you, depending on the size of flower you wish to create. You can also vary the numbers of sheets of paper you use to create a fuller flower – be careful as too many sheets can make it difficult to separate.

2. Place the pieces of paper on top of each other and begin to fold the shorter edge into an accordion (fold one way, then the other) using folds of approx. 1cm.

The depth of the folds will change the way the flower looks, so feel free to experiment!

3. Tie your string / wool or pipe cleaner around the middle of the folded tissue paper to secure in place.

4. Trim the two ends of the folded tissue paper Get creative with the cuts you made. Rounded ends produce a flower such as a rose.

You can also cut pointy ends and vary how far down the paper you cut.

5. Fan out the sides and begin to separate one sheet of tissue paper from one side and bring it up to the middle of the flower.

Don’t worry about how it looks right now as you can adjust at the end.

6. Now do the same with the other side and continue separating the sheets, one side at the time, until they are all separate.

7. Adjust the flower to create the finished look!

How about….

To create a pompom / ball shape, complete the steps as above, using more sheets of tissue paper. When you begin to separate, do this on both side of the fan shape to create the pompom shape.

Try using two colours of tissue paper, separating the colour you wish to appear in the middle first.

Use to decorate gifts in place of a bow They make great decorations for parties, as they are cheap and quick to

make.

Some of the ways I have used tissue paper flowers…

Tissue Paper Flowershttps://www.thecraftpatchblog.com/tissue-paper-flowers/

This blog has a great tutorial and brilliant ideas to use the flowers. They are great to decorate gifts in the place of a bow. If made into round pompoms, you can hang them from the ceiling to decorate a room. Great and inexpensive for a party. Decorate a cardboard number cut out of cardboard for a big impact on a small budget. Great for those Instagram pictures!

How Is Tissue Paper Made?To understand how is tissue paper made we need to start at the beginning and ask what is tissue paper made of? It is made using paper pulp (wood fibre) or recycled paper materials such as cardboard, newspapers, or certain types of juice carton. The wet pulp is then rolled on a paper machine until the desired thickness is achieved. It is dried in a large steam heated section of the machine and rolled onto huge cylinders called logs ready to be cut to size.

Sometimes as this popular material ages it can become acidic and brittle. This acidity could cause damage to sensitive items being stored within it, such as clothes and books. This has led to the creation of acid free tissue paper.

TutorialsFour Easy to make tissue paper tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SejtYvy7TGY

Round Tissue Paper Flower tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K59404x4D5w

Tissue Paper Pom-Pom Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2uVnIcAMm8

3D Floral letter/number decoration tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-lpFky7nFA

BooksPaper Pom-poms and other Party Decorations - 35 step-by-step projects to make with tissue, paper, and card Paperback

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paper-Pom-poms-other-Party-Decorations/dp/1782492437/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=tissue+paper&qid=1592400297&s=books&sr=1-7

The Fine Art of Paper Flowers: A Guide to Making Beautiful and Lifelike Botanicals

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fine-Art-Paper-Flowers-Botanicals/dp/0399578374/ref=sr_1_9_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=tissue+paper&qid=1592400487&s=books&sr=1-9-

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Toilet Tissue Paper Fun FactsChina invented paper as we know in the second century BC.

70-75% of the world still doesn’t use toilet paper because it is too expensive or insufficient plumbing.

Joseph Gayetty first introduced packaged toilet paper. It was labelled as medicated paper used to prevent haemorrhoids. He printed his name on every sheet, which was had aloe added.

Zeth Wheeler got a patent in 1871 for rolled and perforated sheets.

It wasn’t until the mid-1930’s that toilet paper could be manufactured without the risk of dangerous splinters.

Seven percent of Americans admit to stealing rolls of toilet paper in hotels.

We use an average of 8.6 sheets of toilet paper per trip to the bathroom. The average roll has 333 sheets; 39 visits to the loo.

The reason toilet paper disintegrates so quickly when wet is that the fibres used to make it are very short.

During Operation Desert Storm, the U.S. Army used toilet paper to camouflage their tanks.

Incredible wedding gowns were created out of toilet paper before the current shortage. Take a look at this one… There is even a toilet paper wedding dress contest!!

https://youtu.be/wMQImDDNs5U

How is Toilet Paper made?Ever wonder how toilet paper is made? Here is a quick clip to show you…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OizgI354pJc

Adult crafts using toilet paper tubesSome ideas of things to make, including flowers, using empty toilet roll and kitchen roll tubes.

https://homesthetics.net/find-utility-in-21-creative-toilet-paper-roll-crafts/

https://www.craftpaperscissors.com/12-toilet-paper-roll-crafts-youll-want-to-try-2-2/