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  Step One: Hold the short end of the leaf in the palm of your hand, and bend the long end forward to make a loop. Step Two: Pinch the surfaces together. This will be the level at which the crossbar of the cross will be shaped.  
 

 

 
  Step Three: Fold the long end to the right creasing it sharply. This folded section should make a right angle to the up-and-down main cross. 
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Step Four: Bring the long arm around the leaf from right to left behind the main palm.