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By now, the majority of people already have their Christmas trees, stockings and lights up –but there is still time to decorate your home even more, in magical and crafty ways, if you so wish. One Christmas decoration choice that you could opt for is that of Christmas garlands. They add a real personal touch to every home, especially when handmade and they don’t cost a fortune to make either!

To make a Christmas garland this is all you’ll need:

• Scissors
• Twine
• Christmas Fabric

Four easy steps:

1. Begin by cutting down your fabric into squares that are 10” x 10”, this will make it a more manageable size for you to work with. After this, continue to cut these pieces of fabric into 10” x 1” strips. If the fabric that you have got it smaller than this, don’t worry – other size strips will work fine too i.e. 7” x 1” strips.
2. Decide how you would like your garland to look for example – most people choose to use around 4 different fabrics which they then use in either a pattern or clusters that mix them together. Put these into piles to avoid any confusion.
3. Start to create the garland by simply tying the strips around the twine, one piece at a time.
4. Keep on tying these strips on until you either reach the desired length that you need or you run out of fabric. You can then hang the garland in a place of your choice, using small nails or removal hooks.

The best Christmas fabric

If you are now in the mood to make your very own garland but need to purchase some fabric first – don’t worry, there’s still time.