How To Make Mat With Paper Strips

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.

How to make mat with paper strips.

Learn how to make your own quilling strips at home. If they have jagged edges or aren t straight edges it can make the process much harder. To make the craft go faster pre cut the paper strips. How to make your own quilling paper strips paper tales brings you a new tutorial.

Each end will be folded to the opposite side in a front back front back pattern. Work these ends into your weave until they are all hidden in the woven mat. The strips must be longer than the length of your square s side. If your paper is a rectangle the strips should be longer than the side perpendicular to the slits.

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. How to make placemats by weaving paper strips. It s also a fun way to prepare for any holiday meal because you can choose the colors based on the occasion. This is an easy craft project that can be done with younger children.

Cut three 9 by strips from the weaving strip construction paper. Make a woven mat with tips from an art teache. Select and cut paper select two colors of construction paper that go well together and contrast with each other. When making a woven mat as part of a kids art project a large piece of cardboard is needed as the background.

Mine are 1 inch wide and 10 inches long. I recommend providing these strips already cut. One color of construction paper is for the mat and the other for the weaving strips. Use them to make 3d qui.

6 weave the first strip.