METHOD FOR PRODUCING PETAL IN ARTIFICIAL FLOWER FOR GIRL'S FESTIVAL

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing petals in an artificial flower for girl's festivals.;SOLUTION: The method for producing the petals in the artificial flower for the girl's festivals comprises the following steps of preparing the petals for the artificial flower from a cocoon envelope and including the petals of a white Ume flower, petals of a red Ume flower, petals of a cherry flower or petals of a Tachibana (Citrus tachibana) flower. The steps comprise a first step of cutting both ends of the cocoon envelope, forming the cocoon envelope into a cylindrical form and taking out a chrysalis from the cocoon envelope, a second step of cutting open the cylindrical cocoon envelope in the transverse direction, a third step of developing the cut opened cocoon envelope and processing the resultant developed cocoon envelope into a sheetlike material, a fourth step of pressing a cut out pattern of the Ume flower type, cherry flower type or Tachibana flower type against the sheet surface of the sheetlike material, cutting out the Ume flower-shaped petals, cherry flower-shaped petals or Tachibana flower-shaped petals from the sheetlike material and forming the cut out Ume flower-shaped petals, cherry flower-shaped petals or Tachibana flower-shaped petals into a suitable thickness, a fifth step of at least double-folding any of the Ume flower-shaped petals, cherry flower-shaped petals or Tachibana flower-shaped petals and forming the double- folded petals so as to provide a double petal and a sixth step of boring a small hole in the central site of the double petal, inserting a flower central material through the small hole and then mounting the flower center on the double petal.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO