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Thai Culture: Loy Krathong - 2nd page

Making a Krathong

Below is the 2nd page of steps for making a Krathong. If you missed the first page - see the link below this paragraph to go there first. 

Link to other pages

Making a Krathong page 1          Making a Krathong page 3

 
Once you've made 2 quarter folds toward the center from each side you just fold it in half. There will be four of these side pieces in one section and one very skinny section rolled up and put into the center.

Here she has folded one side and put the skinny piece in the middle. She'll now fold the other side toward the center, resulting in 3 points.
 
Here she has finished a right and left side and has the skinny point in the middle of them.

Now 2 on left and 2 on right are
finished and the skinny one in the
middle. This is one section.
 
The bottom is cut off straight because it
will sit as shown on the side of the
cross-sectioned banana tree.

Hold the section to the side of the
cross section with straight pins. You might need as many as 3 or 4 per section.

Go to next page to continue "Krathong Making 3" >

 

 

 

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