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Does it have a pattern?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk if anyone can guess where the name gauze might come from. Although there is some debate, the English word of \u2018Gauze\u2019 is thought to come from the name of the Palestinian city of Gaza, which was a centre for weaving, especially with silk. As early as the 13th Century, intricately woven silk fabric made in Gaza was exported to Europe and the rest of the world.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETell everyone they\u2019re going to try to weave their own gauze.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGive everyone a 2cm x 30cm card template, a 30cm x 30cm piece of white fabric or felt, a pair of scissors and a pencil.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFirst, everyone should use the card template to draw strips on the white fabric. They should fit around 14-15 strips onto the fabric.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOnce the strips have been drawn, carefully use the scissors to cut them out.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELay out 7 of the strips on the table or floor in front of you, then put the rest in a pile to one side.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETake one strip from pile and start weaving. To do this, start at one side and thread it over one strip and under the next strip continuously until you reach the other end.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EKeep going with another strip but make sure it\u2019s threaded in the opposite way to the last strip. For example, if you started the last strip with it going over, then start this strip by going under.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETry to keep the weave as tight as possible. As you add new strips, weave them as close to the previous one as possible. Once they\u2019re in place, you can gently push the woven strips closer together.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EContinue weaving until you use up all your strips. 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