Koi Nobori

Materials needed:

• white cloth (old sheets or pillow cases)
• pencil
• felt marking pens
• stapler or thread and needle
• tag board (1" x 10") or thin wire and wire cutters
• hole punch
• heavy thread or yarn for harness

Directions

1. Fold cloth in half and cut to desired length (18 inches to 15 feet).
2. Sketch fish design on cloth with pencil. Use this miniature pattern to help you draw the eyes, scales and tail. Elongate the fish as much as you desire.
3. Color fish with felt marking pens.
4. Fold the cloth lengthwise so the coloring is on the inside.
5. Staple or hand stitch along the side edge. Do not staple or stitch along the mouth or tail openings. Turn the fish right side out.
6. Form a circle with tag board or wire, the same diameter as the mouth. Staple or hand stitch the tag board circle or wire inside the mouth.
7. Punch four holes evenly spaced around the mouth of the fish with hole punch (see inset). Make a harness from heavy thread or yarn, and fly from ceiling, window or a pole.