If your fabric leaf has plastic veins on the underside, peel them off the leaf before you cut it into the shape of palm fronds. The plastic veins will get in the way of your cuts for the frond. On most fabric leaves the veins will simply peel away from the edge back to the wire center of the leaf, where you can trim them away from the center vein.
Make Realistic Miniature Model Palm Trees from Paper or Fabric and Wire
By Lesley Shepherd, About.com Guide
Remove Any Veins From the Fabric Leaves
Peel any excess plastic trim from the bottom of a fabric leaf before cutting miniature palm fronds to shape.
Photo copyright 2009 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
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- Make Miniature Palm Trees in Several Styles for Scale and Model Scenes.
- Materials Used to Make Easy Model Palm Trees In Any Scale
- Choosing Fabric Plant Leaves Suitable for Making Model Palm Trees
- Remove Any Veins From the Fabric Leaves
- Cut Palm Frond Shapes From Fabric Leaves
- Remove Excess Fabric From the End of the Miniature Palm Frond
- Cut Basic Palm Frond Shapes From Paper
- Paint and Texture the Paper Palm Fronds
- Cut the Basic Palm Frond Into A Fringe
- Add Points to the Ends of the Leaves on the Model Palm Frond
- Assemble the Miniature Palm Fronds Into a Palm Tree
- Tape the Palm Tree Trunk Together
- Prepare Kraft Paper Strip for the Palm Tree Trunk Fibers
- Wrap the Trunk of the Miniature Palm Tree
- Shape the Fronds of the Model Palm Tree
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