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Making Palm Trees

Starting Out

In this small workshop I will explain to you how everyone can create a palm tree with a minimum of material.

The things you need are:

• A piece of old electrical wire (20 cm).
  

• Some toilet paper.
  

• Some string (the coconut type).
  

• Wall paper glue.
  

• Iron wire (the green plastic-coated type).
  

• Coconut fiber.
  

• Paint (every modeler has that on the shelf).
  

• And last but not least some silk leaves.

Step One: The Trunk

• The first thing you have to do is to cut the piece of electrical wire of about 20 cm.
  

• Then tie the coconut string at one end of the electrical wire and roll it to the other end in a diagonal way.
  

• The trick is to leave about 6mm space between the wires. (See photo 1a)
  

• When you reached the other end of the electrical wire you have to to this again but then in a reverse way. (see photo 1b)
  

• This is to obtain the honey comb effect. (see photo 1c)
  

• When you have reached the place where you have started just tie it together with a flat knot. It does not matter that you see the knot it will be concealed later.