How To Make Mat With Paper Strips

To make the craft go faster pre cut the paper strips.

How to make mat with paper strips.

Work these ends into your weave until they are all hidden in the woven mat. Use them to make 3d qui. You should have a finished mat of approximately 18 inches square. Cut three 9 by strips from the weaving strip construction paper.

If your paper is a rectangle the strips should be longer than the side perpendicular to the slits. Fold each of the newspaper strip ends toward the side of your mat with an over weave at the point of the edge of each weave. The strips must be longer than the length of your square s side. Each end will be folded to the opposite side in a front back front back pattern.

Learn how to make your own quilling strips at home. Cut colored paper strips. The strips you weave will be the width of your paper approximately 8 5 inches long in this case and between 1 2 1 wide. Select and cut paper select two colors of construction paper that go well together and contrast with each other.

How to make your own quilling paper strips paper tales brings you a new tutorial. It s also a fun way to prepare for any holiday meal because you can choose the colors based on the occasion. Mine are 1 inch wide and 10 inches long. 6 weave the first strip.

If they have jagged edges or aren t straight edges it can make the process much harder. 5 cut colored paper strips. I recommend providing these strips already cut. This is an easy craft project that can be done with younger children.

How to make placemats by weaving paper strips.