Paper flower handmade DIY materials—paper tape, green handmade tape, handmade tape
Friends who often study paper art online paper flower tutorials must have a deep impression of a special material - washi tape. If you have ever made an origami rose, you must know that green handmade DIY washi tape is indispensable if you want to fasten the origami rose and flower rods together. Although we often use washi tape in the process of making handmade paper flowers, many handicraft enthusiasts, especially pure origami enthusiasts, do not know much about washi tape, so we will give a special introduction to washi tape here. , thus making it more convenient and easier for everyone to purchase and use paper tape.
In fact, generally speaking, paper tape is also called green handmade tape, handmade tape, Yalong tape, green tape, paper flower tape, etc. Just from these names, we can understand that the function of paper tape is mainly used for various handcrafts. It has already been widely used in the production of screen flowers, paper flowers, and stocking flowers. Because usually when making paper flowers, the function of the paper tape is to fix the flower stem and the paper flower together, so the paper tape must imitate the green color of nature, which is why we can see the ones sold on the market. The reason why paper tapes are all green is mainly because green paper tapes are used most frequently, so when we mention green tape, we mainly refer to paper flower tapes.
Although paper tape is called paper tape, in many cases it is not really made of paper (another type of paper tape does use paper as the main material, so a distinction needs to be made here). The uniqueness presented by the paper tape itselfIts special feel makes it very suitable as a basic decorative material for paper flowers. Especially when the paper flowers we make are made of crepe paper, the effect of the final paper flowers will be surprisingly good. Mainly because the two have a good match in texture. If the leaves are also made of crepe paper, then the entire bouquet of flowers can basically be presented to us in the most perfect state.
How to use paper tape, that is, handmade tape. Many craft enthusiasts will find that the paper tape does not seem to have any stickiness after purchasing it for the first time. This is not because the paper tape has been left for too long, resulting in a decrease in viscosity (this situation often occurs with ordinary tape, that is, if ordinary tape is left for too long, its viscosity will decrease significantly due to oxidation and other reasons) , or even lose viscosity). This is mainly due to not mastering the correct way to use paper tape. The correct way to use paper tape is to pull the paper tape apart, and then use two hands to stretch the paper tape in two directions, so that the paper tape can be fully extended. After such processing, the stickiness of the paper tape will appear. At this time, when making paper flowers, you can truly make full use of the paper tape. It should also be noted that both sides of the paper tape at this time are sticky, so it is more convenient to paste leaves or flower receptacles.
With the help of paper tape, even if you have not purchased a suitable flower stem, you can wrap other stem-like materials on hand into the green shape of the plant we need. So as long as you purchase paper tape, making paper flowers will become more convenient and easier from now on.
