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Paper-Woven Gift Tags
useful
Each 2 x 3.5 inch cardstock tag carries a 1 x 2 inch perpendicular over-under panel. The woven panel is secured before its ends are trimmed, then mounted below a clear 3/4 inch top margin for a hole and string.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time to try
- 65 min
- Craft
- paper craft
The workbench
Gather your materials.
Materials
- three 2 x 3.5 in cardstock bases
- twelve 1/4 x 2.5 in vertical strips and twenty-four 1/4 x 1.5 in horizontal strips
- paper glue stick and 18 in string
Tools
- paper trimmer or ruler and scissors
- pencil
- hole punch
- bone folder or spoon
- low-tack tape
Skills
- measuring
- paper weaving
- adhesive
- finishing
A first look
Follow the thread.
Mark the tag bases
On each 2 x 3.5 inch cardstock base, mark a 1 x 2 inch panel centred from side to side. Leave 3/4 inch clear at the top for the hole and 3/4 inch clear at the bottom for the note. Erase the guide marks when the panel is mounted.
About 8 minCut the weaving strips
For each tag, set aside four 1/4 x 2.5 inch vertical strips and eight 1/4 x 1.5 inch horizontal strips. The extra 1/4 inch at each end lets you hold and trim the woven panel cleanly. Keep the two directions in separate piles.
About 10 minLay the vertical strips
On one base, place four vertical strips side by side across the 1 inch panel, leaving no gaps wider than the paper thickness. Let both the top and bottom ends extend about 1/4 inch beyond their panel guides. Hold the strips with low-tack tape outside the panel.
About 10 minWeave the first row
Slide one horizontal strip across the top of the panel, perpendicular to the vertical strips. Go over the first vertical strip, under the next, and continue alternating. Keep this row parallel to the top edge and leave about 1/4 inch protruding at both sides.
About 9 minAlternate the rows
Weave the remaining seven horizontal strips, starting each row with the opposite over-under choice from the row above. Nudge the rows together with the bone folder so the finished grid measures about 1 x 2 inches without stretching the paper.
About 12 minSecure and trim the panel
Apply tiny dots of glue stick beneath the crossing ends at the panel’s four sides and press them flat. When the glue holds, peel off the tape and lift the woven panel from the base. Trim the protruding strip ends flush with the 1 x 2 inch panel without cutting any crossing. Repeat this same lay, weave, secure, lift, and trim sequence for the two remaining tags.
About 10 minMount and finish
Glue the finished panel to the front of the cardstock, centred below the 3/4 inch top margin. Press it under a book for 8 minutes. Punch one hole in the clear top, thread a 6 inch piece of string through it, and write a message in the blank lower area.
About 6 min