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Take a
palm that is about 2 feet long and 1/2" wide (if it tapers at the top,
this is good!). Hold the palm upright, so the tapered end points toward
the ceiling. |
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Then bend
the top end down and toward you so that the bend is about 5 or 6 inches
from the bottom of the palm. |
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About a
third of the way from the bend you just made, twist the section you've
pulled down to the right, forming a right angle. |
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About an
inch and a half away from the "stem" of the cross, bend this arm of the
palm back behind the palm so that it is now facing to your left. Make
the bend at a good length to form the right arm of the Cross. |
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Folding
that same section at a point that equals the length on the right side,
bend it on the left side and bring the end forward over what is now the
front of the cross. |
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From the
very centre of the Cross, fold that arm up and to the upper right (in a
"northeast" direction) so that it can wrap around where the upright post
of the Cross and the right arm intersect. |
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Fold this
down and to the left behind the Cross... |
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...and
then fold it toward the right so that it is parallel and under the
transverse arms of the Cross. |
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Bring it
up behind the Cross again, this time folding it up toward the
"northwest" direction. |
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Tuck the
tapered end into the transverse section you made in step 7...
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...and
pull through. |
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Turn the
Cross over; this side will be the front. Trim the tapered end if
necessary, remembering that the palm is a sacramental and any part you
trim away should be kept and respected as a sacramental! Use that piece
for burning during storms. |