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Step 3Make dividers
If you are using card then assemble the number of pieces of card that you need.
If you are using laminated paper then cut your paper to the number and size that you need and laminate it following the instructions given for your laminating machine.
If you are NOT adding divider tabs go to the next step, otherwise do the following;-
Find some plastic sheet that you can use for the front of the tabs. It needs to be see through, strong enough that it will not break in use but thin enough so that we can machine stitch through it. I found the perfect material as a 'window' on a pasta box but you could also use a laminating pouch that has been laminated with no paper inside, two pieces of stick-back plastic stuck back-to-back or buy a very small amount of clear vinyl.
Cut the plastic sheet into pieces 3cm x 4cm (11/4 x 11/2 inches). You will need one piece for each divider.
Place the plastic sheet on a piece of the card and machine stitch close to one of the long edges, 2/3 of the way down a short edge and then parallel to the first line of stitching. See the pictures for more detail. This will create a little 'slot' in which a card can be inserted to label the dividers.
Now cut out the card around the plastic sheet EXCEPT that on the short side with no stitching the card will be a little bit longer than the plastic. This is to make it easier to get a card label in and out the slot.
Place the tab on a long side of the divider - the 'top' side so that the 'flap' of card is on one side of the divider and the 'flap' of plastic is on the other. Stick a narrow strip of sticky-back plastic or clear tape along the top edge of the divider both front and back. This attaches the divider tab to the divider.
If you are using laminated paper then cut your paper to the number and size that you need and laminate it following the instructions given for your laminating machine.
If you are NOT adding divider tabs go to the next step, otherwise do the following;-
Find some plastic sheet that you can use for the front of the tabs. It needs to be see through, strong enough that it will not break in use but thin enough so that we can machine stitch through it. I found the perfect material as a 'window' on a pasta box but you could also use a laminating pouch that has been laminated with no paper inside, two pieces of stick-back plastic stuck back-to-back or buy a very small amount of clear vinyl.
Cut the plastic sheet into pieces 3cm x 4cm (11/4 x 11/2 inches). You will need one piece for each divider.
Place the plastic sheet on a piece of the card and machine stitch close to one of the long edges, 2/3 of the way down a short edge and then parallel to the first line of stitching. See the pictures for more detail. This will create a little 'slot' in which a card can be inserted to label the dividers.
Now cut out the card around the plastic sheet EXCEPT that on the short side with no stitching the card will be a little bit longer than the plastic. This is to make it easier to get a card label in and out the slot.
Place the tab on a long side of the divider - the 'top' side so that the 'flap' of card is on one side of the divider and the 'flap' of plastic is on the other. Stick a narrow strip of sticky-back plastic or clear tape along the top edge of the divider both front and back. This attaches the divider tab to the divider.
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