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Tutorial - How to make a box with PET ribbons

Box-making Tutorial [Part 1]  |  Box-making Tutorial [Part 2]  | 


10. Weave with the ribbon around the whole mold.

11. After doing that, you will need to "hide" the remaining portion of the ribbon you are working with under the already fixed ribbons (warp). This is made passing just normally weaving the remaining portion (over the already woven part) along approximately four more positions. In the last position, the ribbon must be under the fixed ribbon, thus hidden. Cut the ribbon at the point.

12. Repeat steps 9 to 11 with another three ribbons. One ribbon will remain unused for now.

13. Take the remaining ribbon and cut it in two, longitudinally.

14. Weave normally with these narrower ribbons.

15. When the sides of the box are ready, it's time to deal with the vertical ribbons sticking from the laterals. Fold the ribbons that are passing under the warp towards the outside of the box.

16. Cut the ribbons at the point in which they meet the fourth position of the warp (top-down). Then incase their tips under the third ribbon of the warp.
Remove the mold from the PET box and. Fold the remaining ribbon tips towards the inside of the box. Cut them at the point in which they meet the fourth position of the warp (top-down), then incase them in the warp.

17. Use the pliers to strenghten all the folds of the box. If needed, protect the box with a piece of PET while doing so.

18. And this is the finished box. The technique used in it can be applied to many other types of PET products, such as folders, pencil cases and bags.

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