Fig. 225—Carnations modelled from tissue-paper.
Lay your natural flower down on the left-hand side of the table, away from your material, but within quite easy reach, for it must be consulted frequently. Seat yourself comfortably and don't work hurriedly.
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. 226—Fold the square diagonally through the centre. | Fig. 227—The folded square makes the 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. 226]). Fold the square diagonally through the centre according to the dotted line on [Fig. 226], and you have a triangle ([Fig. 227]). Fold this at the dotted line and it will make another triangle ([Fig. 228]). Again fold through the middle and you have the third triangle ([Fig. 229]). Fold once more and [Fig. 230] is the result. Measure the distance from the edge, B, to the centre, A, in [Fig. 230], and mark the same distance on the other side of the triangle shown by the dot, C ([Fig. 231]). With your scissors cut across from C to B, curving the edge slightly, as shown by the dotted line from C to B ([Fig. 231]). [Fig. 232] is the circle still in its folds. [Fig. 233] is the circle opened, the dotted line indicating where it has been folded.
| Fig. 228—The second triangle. | Fig. 229—The third triangle. |
| Fig. 230—The fourth triangle. | Fig. 231—Cut along dotted line. | Fig. 232—The folded circle. |