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Pyramid Lanterns

Step 5Add Hinges and Backing Fabric

Add Hinges and Backing Fabric
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Each Pyramid is composed of three triangles, with hinges between. That makes them easy to transport, since they open up flat. Stephen and mary added metal hinges along two edges to make the three triangles into one flat piece. The outside edges were given screw-and-wire-loop hardware to make the whole lanterns easy to assemble and disassemble.

They then added a white fabric to the back of the triptych, to diffuse the light bulb light that would be coming from inside.

The lanterns are assembled by folding them up into pyramids and hooking the wires over the screws. naked light bulbs with simple fixtures are then suspended inside.
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