INSTRUCTIONS:
- Transfer house pattern to board of choice.
- Cut house from board (including window openings) with craft knife or scissors. Cut one chimney from board.
- Cover one side of house and chimney with adhesive (remove protective paper from one side of adhesive). Once the house and chimney are covered, do not pull protective paper from the second side of adhesive. If using double sided tape, do not overlap adhesive tape edges.
- Trim excess adhesive from all edges of house, window openings and chimney. Set chimney aside.
- Lay house, adhesive side up, on work surface.
- Peel back protective paper along bottom edge of house to expose approximately 1" of adhesive.
- Place taupe bias tape over adhesive, aligning the folded edge of tape with the bottom edge of the house. Allow the tape to extend beyond sides of house approximately 1/4". This is the first row of "siding".
 - Lay a second row of bias tape siding onto adhesive, even with and slightly overlapping the first row.
- Continue to peel back protective paper and apply bias tape to house until you have covered entire house (including windows) to the roof (see illustration 1).
Roof
- Cut several pieces of the black bias tape into 1" cuts. (You may use a regular straight cut or pinking shears for a different effect).
- Lay one row of shingles along bottom edge of roof. Shingles should overlap and be laid perpendicular to clapboard on house (See photo).
 - Continue to lay rows of shingles, slightly overlapping each row, until entire roof is covered.
- Turn house over, wrong side up, and trim all excess bias tape from house edges and roof lines with craft knife or scissors (see illustration 2). Cut bias tape from window openings. Turn house over to right side.
- Cut two strips of taupe bias tape the length of the side of house, from roof line to foundation (approximately 2 1/2").
- Fold bias tape strip in half the long way and finger press.
- Glue folded bias tape to edge of house (half on front and around to the back) to cover raw ends of bias tape and board.
- Cut 2 strips of black bias tape the length of the sides of roof (approximately 2 1/2") and a third strip the length of the top of roof (approximately 5").
- Follow steps 15 and 16 to finish edges of roof.
- Glue window and door appliqués to front of house (see photo).
Chimney
- Cut 3 strips of brick bias tape approximately 1 1/2" long. Lay brick bias tape over adhesive on chimney and butt long edges together.
- Wrap excess bias tape around edges of chimney.
- Draw bricks on chimney with a permanent marker.
- Glue chimney to back of roof (refer to photo for placement).
- Enjoy!
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Bias Tape Village Cottage
