How To Do Iris Folding

From Sherri Osborn, former About.com Guide

Once you get more comfortable with iris folding, you will want to experiment with different supplies and designs. We will be using the bare essentials to make our simple heart design, except the Cricut. These supplies are listed in the order you will use them.

• Plain Paper - Used to print out the iris folding templates shared in the next step.

• Cardstock - This will be used to cut your design window out of.

• Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter - This is optional, and not pictured, but the Cricut was perfect for cutting out my heart and several other shapes. You can also use a scissors.

• Scissors

• Colorful, Decorative Paper or Fabric - cut into strips and used to make the spiral design. The number of different colors/designs needed will depend on the template you choose.

• Paper Trimmer - Used to cut strips of decorative paper. If you are using fabric, use a rotary cutter and mat.

• Cellophane Tape - Used to secure your design to the template and also to attach the paper strips to your design window.

Now we can check out the different iris folding templates I created...