Zig Zag Tea Bag Folding Instructions

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Instructions
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Fold a round tile in half.

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Fold it in half again and then unfold.

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Fold corner (a) to center fold line (b) keeping the top edges even.

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Your tile should look like this.

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Flip the tile over. Fold the top edge (a) down, aligning it with the left side (b) and creasing along (c).

round tea bag tile folding illustration

Your tile should look like this.

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Flip the tile over again. Fold the top edge (a) down, aligning it with the right side (b), creasing along (c).

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Your finished tile should look like this.

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Arrange 8 tiles as shown to form a medallion.

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You can make a mirror image by folding the tile from the left side instead of the right starting with step 3.

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Alternate 4 mirror tiles with 4 regular tiles to make this medallion.

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