Iris folding

Iris paper piecing is intricate and time consuming, but very rewarding. You need to cut out 1/2 - 3/4 inch strips and plan out the design that you want to use. This is a clear video on Iris paper piecing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCeE8fUj_fM

A card using iris folding

Cards using Iris folding technique

Iris Folding makes use of the camera aperture as a focal point. I bought a book on iris folding (or iris paper piecing) by Eileen Goddard (Search Press, 2005) but you can also see how it is down in this tutorial. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCeE8fUj_fM