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Basic instructions moravian stars

Instructions No. 3175

Instructions No. 3175

Difficulty: Beginner

Working time: 30 Minutes

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Fröbel stars are beautiful, decorative stars that can be folded and glued from Paper . These traditional stars are not only only a beautiful eye-catcher, but also a creative way to practice your dexterity.

In these basic instructions, we show you step by step how you can easily make your own Fröbel stars. With a few simple materials and a little patience, you can create atmospheric christmas decoration or gift tags. Look forward to great crafting fun!

This is how you create the classic Fröbel stars:

For each Fröbel star, you need 4 equal-length paper strips. For a classic Fröbel star, paper strips with a length of 45 cm and a width of 15 mm are usually used. The Selection of paper strips. is just as varied as the different sizes of Froebel star. In general, the width to length ratio is 1:30. This means that a paper strip length of 30 cm is required for a width of 1 cm and a length of 60 cm for a width of 2 cm.
1
Fold the paper strips in half and cut the lace at an angle.
2
The four strips are threaded into each other.
3
Pull on the ends to create a square.
4

Fold down the top left strip.

5
Place the left-hand strip over it to the right.
6
Fold the bottom right-hand strip upwards.
7
Thread the top right-hand strip through the loop created by the first folded strip.
8
You have interwoven the strips to create the picture above.
9
Fold the bottom left strip 90° to the back left.
10
Fold the same strip upwards by 90°.
11
Fold the strip to the right towards the center.

You can now see a jag at the bottom. Fold this backwards.
12
Thread the strip through the lower left eyelet.
13
Fold the point forwards and turn your star to the next point to be made.
14
Repeat steps 9 - 13 for the remaining three strips.
15
When the first 4 lace have been made, turn the star over to the reverse side.
16
Now fold the missing lace . To do this, repeat steps 9 - 13. Take a look at steps 16 - 20 for clarification.
17
..fold the same strip upwards by 90°..
18
.. fold the bottom left-hand strip to the right so that there is another point..
19
..pull the strip you have just made under the existing loop..
20
..pull the end through the loop until the tip is firmly in place.
21
The plastic lace in the shape of a bag are now made with the paper strips on each side of the star.
22
To do this, bend each strip once in the opposite direction.
23
Bend the paper strips, in front of you at the top left (the green strip in our example) away to the outside of the star..
24
..and pull the paper strips with the outside through the flap of the paper strip at the bottom right.
25
Pull it through so that a small star tip in the shape of a bag sticks out.
26
Turn the star 90° to the right and repeat steps 22 to 25 for the next star tip.
27
Make all the missing star tips in the same way. Proceed in the same way for the lace on the back of the star.
Is your Fröbel star finished?

Make the next one right away! By practicing folding, you will soon be able to make a Froebel star very quickly.

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