Using a ruler, measure every
one inch on both the orange and black sheets of paper. Draw a vertical line every one inch for
each sheet of paper
Cut both sheets of paper into
1” strips
Line up the orange strips so
that they form a rectangle (it should look like the piece of
paper before it was
cut). The strips should each be touching the
ones next to it.
Tape the left edge of the
lined up orange strips, so that they do not come apart
Using one black strip at a
time, weave the strips in and out of the orange strips, forming
a criss-cross
pattern. You should alternate which
direction you start the black strips from (over or under the orange strips).
Once all of the strips have
been woven, tape the remaining edges of the placemat so
that the black strips do not fall
out.
