Heart Basket
A page made by Christopher Hamkins
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What is a paper heart basket?
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A heart basket consists of two slitted paper strips woven together.
It looks as though the strips are inseparably combined, which of course
would be impossible unless they had been cut and reattached. |
How to make a heart basket
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First cut two paper strips from colored construction paper and round
off the ends. The ratio of width to length should be about 1:3.5, e.g.
8 cm x 28 cm. Fold the strips in half and cut 3 slits through the folds,
slightly longer than the width of the strip.
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Insert the strips alternately through the loops formed in the strips
of the other piece. |
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Continue ... |
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...and continue to weave... |
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...until all the strips have been inserted into each other. Now you
can see why it's called a heart basket.
The basket works fine with a larger number of slits as well, but the
weaving just takes a little longer. |
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If the work was done properly, the top and bottom halves of the basket
can now be unfolded. You can use the basket to give somebody your heart... |
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Topologically speaking, the paper strips are not "really" woven through
each other. They cannot be combined as in the diagram on the left without
being cut and reattached. |
| The construction depends on the fact that "merely" inserting the strips
through each other results in as much strength as a true woven article. |
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Heart Baskets on the
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Englisch:
EnchantedLearning.com
Heart
Basket
Leslie’s Blog
Danish Paper
Heart Baskets
Per V. Mortensen
The Woven Paper Heart
for Christmas & Valentine's Day
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This article was submitted by Christopher Hamkins (reachable as AOL
member "CPHamkins at aol.com").
There is a simpler woven heart on my page Heart
Curve.
Feedback: Email address on my main page
This
page is also available in German.
URL of
my Homepage:
http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/
©
2005 Jürgen Köller
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