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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.
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