By Honorary Reporter Seema Thomas from India
Photos = Seema Thomas

Indians are growingly familiar with Hanbok, as the traditional clothing often appears in Korean TV dramas and shows. The following is my experience in creating papercraft Hanbok.

Materials
 3 pieces of craft paper, ruler and glue.

Making a skirt
1. Fold a piece of paper measuring 15 cm x 15 cm diagonally.
2. Flip the paper and fold it vertically and horizontally along the center.
3. Tuck in the horizontal crease to form a triangle shape.
4. Fold the longer side of the top portion and align it to the center.
5. Fold and tuck the projecting portion inside the base triangle. 

6. Fold the bottom corners to align the edges to the sides of the small triangle.
7. Tuck them inside the big triangle. 

Making a blouse

1. Fold the top portion of the 7 cm x 15 cm paper by about 5 mm.
2. Fold from the bottom portion in a zigzag manner at a width of 2 cm.
3. Fold the paper vertically along the center.
4. Cut the paper along the crease 4 cm from both sides.
5. Fold along all the creases and place the skirt on top aligned with the center.

Combining the blouse and skirt

1. Fold the blouse part over the skirt, with one side crossing over the other as shown.
2. Cut off excessive portions to achieve the desired length of the blouse. 

3. Fold the edge of sleeves 1 cm on each side. 

4. Fold the edges a little diagonally to the center of each sleeve.
5. Glue a 5-mm strip of any craft paper to the collar for decoration.
6. Make a simple knot with the strip and place it on the blouse. 

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