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Last weekend I ordered a few bits from the internet to start on my wedding invitations and thought I’d post up how I’ve made them.
For this you’ll need:

• White pre-scored greeting card – I’m using 135mm square white card for this
• Washi Paper, available from good paper suppliers and origami shops
• Coloured card to match washi paper
• Mizuhiki in 2 colours- Japanese paper cord available from some origami shops and Japanese goods shops
• Paper Inserts – the lengths should be slightly shorter than your card (in this case mine is 26.8mm x 135mm)
• Pritt Stick or other lightweight paper glue
• Glue Line or similar
• Guillotine/Rotary cutter & Cutting Mat
• Ruler
• Scissors

Cut your coloured card to the same length as your card front (135mm here) and about 60mm wide, then cut the washi paper to 40mm x 135mm. Glue the back of the washi with Pritt stick and position in the centre of the card.

Next apply a line of Glue Line around the perimeter of the back of the coloured card and position in the centre of the card front.

Meanwhile form the Mizuhiki into a knot of your choice. For this I used 2 cords but you can build it up with a few cords following the same lines for a thicker knot. Mizuhiki can be a bit tricky to work with so if you find you knots are coming apart use a small piece of Glue Line to hold it in place while you work. For this card, the purple cord should measure 210mm and the silver 380mm.

Use a small amount of Glue Line along the length of your Mizuhiki to attach it to the front of the card, leaving enough cord to wrap around the card.

Next make a small hole in the back face of the card near the crease to thread the Mizuhiki cord through. Attach it to the inside of the card with more glue line and bend the other side of the cord around the front of the card and attach to the inside in the same way.

Finally, to complete the card either print or write your message on the insert and using yet more Glue Line apply a small line to the back inside face of the card (avoiding where the cord pierces through) and attach your insert.

You should now have something along these lines:

Each card takes around 5-10 minutes and costs around £0.30 to produce.