New Christmas Ideas and Materials 5

Now you are ready to follow the step-by-step illustrations:

1. Hold one folded strip in the left hand, the short side up, and the two loose ends toward you; take the second folded strip, short side up, and insert the loose ends into loop at far end of the first; hold in place with thumb and give a quarter turn, so that the second strip is in original position of the first.

2. Short side up, insert loose ends of the third folded strip through loop of the second; hold securely and turn to the left once more.

3. Take the fourth folded strip, short side up, separate loose ends so that the longer passes beneath, and the shorter passes over both lengths of the first (the ends of which should now be directly away from you): pull both through loop of third strip.

4. Pull all the strips gently into a tight, true square. The dark shorter ends are all uppermost.

5. Lock strips into position by carefully turning the square over, so that the two strips formerly at the upper right corner are now at the upper left.

6. Fold the long strip at the right over the extreme left so that the light side is exposed; quarter turn to the left.

7. Fold the next long strip at the right to the extreme left, placing it under the first; turn.

8.Take third long strip, insert it under fold formed by second and pull through, tight; turn.

9. Pull fourth long strip through loop of third and tighten to secure the woven square on both sides. (These first nine steps are simple but most important;
only the mastering of two kinds of points follows.)

10. The work facing you is now completely of the light side of the paper ribbon, and the strip ends are all of the same length.
 

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