Q&A for How to Make Placemats by Weaving Paper Strips

You can make diamond shapes and triangles. A pattern featuring curved shapes can be difficult, because you are essentially working with pixel-like squares. You can also try using strips that are zig-zags.

Try using paper clips on the ends to temporarily stabilize the strips, or a small dot of glue.

You can make carpet for a dollhouse.

Ideally, there shouldn't be, because when you remove it from the string, it might just fall apart. Try to weave the strips as closely together as possible.