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Get at least 12
pieces of reed or straw (16 is better).
Take the shortest one and hold upright. |
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Take a second
straw and fold it in the middle. |
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Wrap the second
straw around the first straw
at the center so that it opens to your right. |
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Pull it tight. |
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Rotate the
assemblage 90 degrees counter-clockwise,
holding it at the center where the straws come together. |
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Take a third
straw and wrap it around the second straw
so that it is opens to your right. |
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Pull it tight. |
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Rotate the
assemblage 90 degrees counter-clockwise,
holding it at the center where the straws come together. |
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Take a fourth
straw and wrap it around the third straw
so that it opens to your right. |
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Pull it tight. |
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Rotate the
assemblage 90 degrees counter-clockwise,
holding it at the center where the straws come together. |
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Take a fifth
straw and fold it around the fourth straw
so that it opens to your right. |
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Pull it tight.
Repeat this process until at least 12 straws are used.
You will always be adding a straw at the top so it opens to your right,
then turning the entire assemblage 90 degrees counter-clockwise, and
repeating ("Add to the right, turn to the left").
Secure the ends of the arms of the Cross with twine, elastic, ribbon,
etc., and trim the ends of the straws so that they're even. |
