Lay your natural flower down on the left-hand side of the table, away from your material but quite within easy reach, for it must be consulted frequently. Seat yourself comfortably and don't work hurriedly.
Fig. [113].—Fold the square diagonally through the centre.
The first thing necessary in this system of squares and circles is to know
How to Cut a Circle Quickly,
easily and accurately, and always without a pattern. Here is a method which never fails:
Fig. [114].—The first triangle.
Cut a square the size you wish to make your circle. That is, if you want a circle with a diameter of four inches cut a four-inch square ([Fig. 113]). Fold the square diagonally through the centre according to the dotted line on [Fig. 113], and you have the triangle ([Fig. 114]). Fold this at the dotted line and it will make another triangle ([Fig. 115]). Again fold through the middle and you have the third triangle ([Fig. 116]). Fold once more and [Fig. 117] is the result. Measure the distance from the edge, B, to the centre A in [Fig. 117] and mark the same distance on the other side of the angle shown by the dot, C ([Fig. 117]). With your scissors cut across from C to B, curving the edge slightly, as shown by the dotted line from C to B ([Fig. 118]). [Fig. 119] is the circle still in its folds. [Fig. 120] is the circle opened, the dotted lines indicating where it has been folded.