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Step Nine:
Now push the closed safety pin through the opening you cut with the scissors.

Step Ten:
Work the string all around the top of your bag by grabbing onto the safety pin through the material.

Step Eleven:
Print off a copy of the folk art cow pattern and cut the cow out using your scissors.

Step Twelve:
Place the cow pattern/template on the tote bag and trace around the outside using pen or pencil.

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Resources:

• Folk Art Articles
  
• Folk Art Patterns