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Double Z-fold card base

A wide Z-fold card and a narrower reverse-fold attachment strip with labelled end joining zones.

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  • Page 1 — Z-fold base; reverse Z strip
  • Page 2 — Assembly instructions

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Double Z-fold card base / LETTER

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Letter and A4 preserve the component dimensions. Choose the sheet you will print, not a different object size.

Materials and construction

Ordinary paper for a first trial; scissors; ruler; a blunt scoring tool; a small amount of paper adhesive.

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Verify both different fold sequences.

Check the middle of the strip is not glued down.

Open and close fully without bending the free strip.

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Base: 160 x 85 mm, folded at 40 and 80 mm.

Strip: 160 x 22 mm, folded at 80 and 120 mm.

End attachment zones: 20 mm.

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  1. Cut the base and narrow strip. Score only their dashed fold lines.
  2. Fold the base into a Z: the first two panels are 40 mm wide and the third is 80 mm wide.
  3. Fold the narrow strip in the opposite sequence: one 80 mm panel and two 40 mm panels.
  4. Dry-position the strip across the front of the folded base. Attach only the marked 20 mm end zones; leave the middle free.
  5. Open and close slowly before decorating. If the strip pulls a panel out of square, release and reposition its end join.
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Attachment alignment needs a physical trial; no envelope fit is specified.

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Double Z-fold card base (2 files)
  • US Letter — print PDF · 2 pages
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    • Page 1 — Z-fold base; reverse Z strip
    • Page 2 — Assembly instructions
  • A4 — print PDF · 2 pages
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    • Page 1 — Z-fold base; reverse Z strip
    • Page 2 — Assembly instructions

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