Most Norwegians will have learnt this at school. It is not difficult, as long as you make sure you place the strips of paper "within" each other, not on top of each other.
You need two colours of paper. Start by folding each paper with the coloured side in, so that you can mark with a pencil or pen on the white side where to cut. I usually cut the strips 4 millimeters wide. Hence, the strips of a 15X15-"julekorg" need to be 6 centimeters long, with approx. half a centimeter extra to be certain we won't get stuck. If you didn't quite get it, have a look at this illustration. This shows how to draw little marks with 4 millimeter width (use a ruler) on the folded edge of the paper, and on a line approx. 6,5 cm from the folded edge. Then you cut from the little mark on the edge to the corresponding mark on the line.
When finished cutting, fold the papers with the coloured side out, and place them like this illustration shows, with the left piece of paper on top of the right...
...then put the upper strip of the right piece of paper on top of the strips of the left...
Now, you are facing the real IQ-test. You need to keep track of where you are in the pattern, while you make sure you NEVER put strips over/under each other. The strips are supposed to go THROUGH each other. If the current square of the pattern is dark, the strip of lighter colour is supposed to go through the darker one.
When finished with the first line, put next strip of paper on top, and keep up the good work. It gets easier with a little practice, and when the "julekorg" gets more stable...
When finished, all you have to do is cutting the edge nicely rounded with your scissors, and glue on one double piece of paper to hang the "julekorg" in.
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If you don't have
- vbrun200.dll
- cmdialog.vbx
- gauge.vbx
already, you need the system files as well.
GOOD LUCK! From me, the "julekorg"-program & The Computer Known As Katrine!
