Fabric origami is such an amazing thing – you’re taking a soft, flat piece of fabric and transforming it into into sculptural object.
I’ve used duppioni silk to create origami butterflies before, but they’re nothing compared to the Japanese art of “Tsumami Kanzashi” or fabric flower making.  The intricate flowers are made of silk, rayon or sometimes even cotton, folded and placed together to create realistic decorations and hair ornaments.
If you’d like to try the ancient art yourself, Amazon.com has few different books on tsumami kanzashi, or you can check out some of the how-to videos on You-tube.
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I have to admit – I’ve never heard of the Japanese art of folded fabric flowers, or “Tsumami Kanzashi ” – before.  It’s most commonly used to create lovely and intricate traditional flower ornaments that are worn in the hair.
I definitely want to try this out now – how many ways can you think of using those flowers?  I can sure think of a few ways…