 First,
get a piece of typing paper. Fold it in half (hamburger.) |
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Then, with it still folded, fold it in half the other way (hot dog.) |
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 Open
it and fold in half the other way. |
You should end up with the paper like this. |
| The section you cut out must have one side that's folded. | Open
it to a half page and cut off one section. |
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Mark every inch or so (the paper is a bit over 4" so you'll have three marks.) |
Beginning at the side that's folded, cut a line to about 1/2 inch from the other side. |
Turn the paper over and cut again from the unfolded side to about 1/2 edge from the folded side. |
Flip again and do one more cut from the folded side. (Make sure you don't cut all the way through!) |
Then, slide your scissors under the middle two sections on the folded side. Snip the two pieces along the fold. |
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When you spread out the hole with your fingers, it's about 18"! |
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A measuring tape set at 18" is about the same size as the "waist watcher" you made! |
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P.J. is showing that 18" is not
very big! The ten year olds in our class have waists bigger than
that!
Yet a corset was supposed to pull a woman's waist that small! Well, very few ladies ended up with 18" waists! Most of them ended up in a faint! |