This is a simplification of a traditional Swedish heart basket – they make pretty little Christmas tree decorations or can be stuck on a card.
Materials
Two contrastingly coloured pieces of stiff paper or card. Scissors. A round shape to create a template. Ruler and pencil.
Method
1. To make a template, you are essentially overlapping a circle with a square. Draw a circle. Then draw a square over it – one side of the square is the central diameter of the circle. My circle diameter/square side was 5cm.
2. Divide the square into five strips and draw in the lines.
3. Cut out the template – including the lines, cutting all the way along to just over the top of the square – this will give you a tiny bit more space for weaving.
4. Use template to cut one piece out of each colour card.
5. Weave together. The last piece will be fiddly and you will have to keep arranging all the woven strips. If you haven’t cut far enough into the strips they will not weave properly.
6. Glue down the ends.
7. Add a paper loop or ribbon for hanging.
Done!
I suggest giving this a go and making a template before trying it with children. It isn’t hard, just a little fiddly at first.
