Woven Heart Die Set

I am beyond pleased with die set. The woven heart turned out so nice. Can't wait to try other color combos.

It is so adorable, but it Is also very exacting. ***Warning***
Trying to weave it & not have bend lines and keep it from disassembling it-self.
I would have given this a 5 if there was a video showing how to weave it. I think I worked an hour on it, not quite perfect but as good as I could get it. I used both reverse tweezers & regular tweezers to pull it thru and to hold what I had in place stay in place. If you get frustrated easy —-this die is NOT for you.
If you look close at my photo the bottom of the heart, the weave is a little short. The backside is the same. I figure, I‘ll add a sentiment or something to kind of cover it up.

I've made these woven hearts from a paper pattern I had years ago and always loved the Scandinavian look. So, I was thrilled to get the die and have it be the perfect size for cards. Yes, it does take some working with but it gets easier with practice. Thinner paper works better. I also iron the finished heart to flatten out any curls in it. I just love it!!!

This set was great to have to make the woven hearts. I've made a few dozen using various papers. :-) I used to cut paper to make woven heart baskets when I lived in Denmark. So, by folding the paper in half & moving the die a little off the edge I also was able to use this die to make a mini basket, too.

This die set makes an unusual embellishment for a card and worth the patience. When I first gave it a try, I used heavy card stock. The paper always ended up being bent or ripped. I cut out many pieces to practice on. That’s when I discovered lightweight paper worked better! And practice, practice, practice. The strips were trimmed at the end. I was not going to give up and I’m glad I didn’t.