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Weave A Ribbon Lei To Celebrate May Day
ith graduation er island where everyone has ones you see all the time, weaving style that kids often and choose what kind of lei season upon us, a connection to a graduate, invest a little more time and use with the plastic rexlace you need to make and how most people are right? make some crochet lei, mon- to make keychains and zip- many to help celebrate the
looking to make a lot of lei A quick and easy lei is a ey lei and money roses. But per pulls, but it is time con- Class of 2022!
quickly. You always need to have extra on hand, just in case you see your mailman’s cousin’s daughter’s nephew, who just happens to be in band with your child. It’s a small world and even small-
snack tied onto a lanyard ribbon — everyone gets one of those! Then, make some braided ribbon lei or one- straw lei for your child’s teammates or club friends. For the closest friends, the
in the end, it is the thought that counts and anything you create will make a graduate happy because you acknowl- edge their achievements.
For weaving, take ribbon 1 and bring it over
and down between rib- bons 2 and 3.
Take ribbon 2 and cross over and bring it down between ribbons 3
and 4.
suming. It is a special lei that you may want to make for your own graduate or even for Mother’s or Father’s Day.
Take ribbon 3 and bring it over and up between ribbons 4 and 1.
Check out our Ben Frank- lin Craft stores for lots of lei making help with classes, demos and project sheets like this one. Find more in- formation at benfranklinha- waii.com.
Prep your ribbon. Unroll all the ribbon. Match the two ends together and then find the center point of the length of ribbon. Mark the center point using a piece of tape or a mark- er. Bundle each end of the ribbon and secure with a rubber band. You can pull out ribbon as needed. Do this for both rolls of ribbon.
Take the center points of the ribbon and knot together, leaving a small loop. Separate the four strands of ribbon with color A going up and down, and color B going sideways. The ribbons will be referred as 1, 2, 3 and 4 — as shown in the photo.
Loosen up ribbon 1 so you can slide ribbon 4 under it.
This week’s project is an easy lei and follows the
Now, if you haven’t al- ready started, make plans
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