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| Easy fabric origami tray... |
Yes, many times, as it turns out.
This latest one is a deceptively simple creation, despite first impressions.
It's a box (or tray), and unlike a different paper version that I have sitting on my desk, there are no loose corners that might lift up in the interior of this one. After finishing it with some sewing or riveting, it will not fall apart.
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| Those are just creases; nothing about this design is going to flip up or come apart... |
Only upon close inspection will anyone realize that this is made from one piece, and likely only you will know that you folded it.
This was a recent YouTube project from sewingtimes (search for DIY Super Easy Candy Basket), uploaded September 7. I added my own finishing touches to it. Whereas she hand-stitched the final folds along the top edge to secure them, I used rivets.
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| I added twelve rivets... |
The bronze toned rivets are a good match with my fabrics (the floral is a Robert Kaufman; the grey microdot is from my Boundless DECOdent bundle, last used on one of my pandemic puzzle balls) and saved me from having to hand sew some pretty thick layers.
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| Try and try again until the folds are just right... |
This box starts off as a square consisting of two layers, turned and topstitched. One of the fabrics was interfaced with scraps of Decor Bond.
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| Fold beside a hot iron for best results... |
The key to successful origami of any sort to start with an accurate cut — i.e., if your starting square isn't square, it won't make the grade — and then fold as symmetrically as possible. I folded and refolded three times until I was satisfied. Fortunately, when you do origami with fabric, you can just press out the mistakes!
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| The folds get rather thick with fabric; clips are a must... |
Aside from a hot iron with steam, you'll need to have clips to hold some of the thicker folds in place as you go.
Before I riveted the top edge, I sewed (by machine) along each of the four folds as shown here.
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| Another modification... |
At first, my plan was just to add a rivet in the middle; I didn't know if the punch tool could go through the five layers at the corners.
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| Upside down view... |
Yes, it was brave of me to find out!
The finished size of this box/tray is about 6" square x 2.75" deep (I used 1/4" seam allowances instead of 3/8"). Obviously, if you start with larger/smaller squares of fabric, you'll get a larger/smaller finished product.
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| It's a nice looking design that can be made big or small... |
As with all origami projects that originate in the paper world, try the technique out on paper first to familiarize yourself with the folding process. (Cheap wrapping paper is a good option since it has a discernible front and back side.)
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| Make a set in different sizes for gift giving... |
The YouTube video provides measurements for two sizes, but you can start with any size square if you work out the details with/on paper first.
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| This started out as a couple of 12.75" fabric squares (one side interfaced)... |
Do you know of any other square origami that can easily translate into fabric? I've seen a couple that I might try sometime.
'Til next...
That is a nice looking basket. Funny because I posted some fabric baskets on my blog yesterday, although not origami ones.
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