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PROJECTl braided boughs

Fig 6

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Sewa 2inx 12inFabric

1 striptothetopoftheunit.

Sewa stripsetHtotherighthand

sideoftheunittocompletethefirst

braidsegment(Fig 6 ). Makeseven

(7) more segments in the same way.

Fig 7

Fig 8

Fig 9

Fig 10

Fig 11

Fig 12

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Jointhesegmentstogetherin

pairs,carefullymatchingthe

seams(Fig 9 ). Jointhepairsinto

fours(4)(Fig 10 ). Jointhetwo(2)

halvesalongone(1)segmentseam

only.Leavethefinal seam open for

adding the ties.

Adding theties

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Foldoverandpressinon

oneshortendofeachtiestrip

(Fig 11 ). Topstitchapproxin from

the folded end to secure.

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Foldeachtieinhalf

lengthwaysandpress.Open

outandfoldthetwo(2)longedgesto

themiddle.Pressagain.Foldeachtie

inhalftoenclosetherawedgesand

press.Topstitchapproxinfromthe

folded edge to secure(Fig 12 ).

Joiningthebraid

segments

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Usethesegmenttemplate

providedtomarkandtrim

eachoftheeight(8)braidsegments

(Figs 7 and 8 ). Ainseam

allowanceis included on

the template.