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Pleasing Pleats

By Lynda Brind

Materials Required:

Fabric or paper printed with stars or a

Christmassy design: 12cm x 17cm.

Thin Green card 7.5cm x 17.5cm.

30cm Length of 5mm wide Gold ribbon.

Pencil and Ruler.

Hole punch.

Photomount or double sided tape.

P. V.A. Craft Adhesive.

Card mount: AP48G, Deep Red

Happy Christmas.

To Make The Card:

Place the open card face down and mount

the patterned fabric or paper centrally onto

the left hand flap. I like to use photomount

for sticking fabric as it gives a really flat finish

with no danger of the glue seeping through.

Mark a line down the centre of the green

card. Measure 5mm either side of the centre

line at the top and mark lightly with a pencil.

Draw a line from each mark to the bottom

corner to make a triangular shape.

Score a line across

the card 1.5cm down

from the top edge.

Continue scoring lines

at 1cm intervals. For

the scoring, you could

use an empty ball

point pen, a large

tapestry needle with

a rounded point or

an embossing tool.

Note: The tree

must have an even

number of folds so

when it is placed on

the background the

top section lays

against the back-

ground and the bot-

tom edge points

down rather than

upward.

Cut out the tree

and place it face up

so the marked centre

line is underneath.

Beginning with

the narrow end, fold

the tip forward as

shown. Continue

folding the whole

triangle concertina

style on the scored

lines.

Allow the tree to

gently unfold then

turn it over so you

can see the marked

centre line.

Punch a hole

through the bot-

tom section,

working from the

back so you can

use the marked

line to keep it

central.

Starting with

the second fold

from the bottom,

fold and punch a

double thickness

of card along

every other

crease line. Feed

the fold into the

hole punch as shown using the marked line to

keep it central whilst punching.

Bring the rib-

bon through the

top hole from the

back and thread

it through each

pair of holes

finishing at the

lower front of

the tree.

Stick the top

end of the ribbon

to the back of the

tree just above

the first fold,

leave the lower

end loose for

now.

Fold the card mount and using a pencil make

a small mark on the fabric at the top centre of the

of the aperture. Unfold the card and place it face

up on the work surface. Make sure the tree is

folded evenly and turn it face down. Dab some

glue on to the top section just above the first fold

and run thin lines of glue onto each upward

facing crease.

Trim the ribbon to app-

roximately 1cm below the

aperture and stick it to the

fabric beneath the tree.

Make a

simple cross-

over bow

using tape or

photomount

at the cross-

over points

and stick it

onto the rib-

bon below

the tree.

Ta k e one

of the green

circles from

the hole

punch and

using a little

tape or glue

stick it onto

the border

just above

the tree.

Turn the tree over and using the pencil mark

to guide you place it onto the fabric so the top

punched hole is just inside the aperture space.

The top of the tree will be covered by the aper-

ture when the card is folded. Hold for a few

moments until the glue has dried.

Stick the card closed using glue or double

sided tape, bringing the long end of the ribbon

through the aperture as you do so.

Hello,

We hope you enjoy this free project. You may hand make copies of this project,

to give away or sell, as many times as you like. You may not use the pattern,

project, text or pictures for any other purpose nor make the project using

any automated process.

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