DIY December - Day 2 - Origami Fröbel Star

At the Etsy Craft Party in June we worked with 3 origami DIYs. I had promised to share them all 3 on this blog.
But after the first one I went to Italy, then we got 2 cats...and now it is December.
Still: the perfect time to make a Christmassy Paper Fröbel Star!


Here's how it is done:
You need 4 strips of paper, each at least 25 times as long as it is wide. Mine were 1" (2.5 cm) wide and at least 25" (62.5 cm) long.

Vouw 4 stroken in elkaar. Interlocking, dus bijvoorbeeld beide gele einden door de rode heen steken.

Fold the 4 strips interlocking together. So both yellow ends are weaved in the red strip.
Vouw de bovenste stroken 1 voor 1 dubbel over het vierkantje heen.

Fold the upper strips 1 by 1 over the square.
Steek de 4e strook onder de eerste door.

Stick the 4th strip under de first one.
Vouw een strook in een puntje. (Maakt niet uit met welke je begint.)

Fold a strip into a point. (It doesn't matter with which you start.)
Klap de punt dubbel in de lengterichting.

Fold the point lenght wise.
Steek de strook onder de dichtsbijliggende strook door.

Then stick the end of this strip under the nearest strip.
Herhaal voor alle stroken.

Repeat for all.
Keer het werk om en herhaal voor andere kant vanaf stap 2.

Turn the project over, other way up. And repeat the steps from photo 2 and further.
Dan ziet het er zo uit.

Then it will look like this.
Keer het werk weer om.

Turn the project over again, other side up.
Klap alle stroken 1 voor 1 dubbel.

Fold all strips, one by one.
Zorg dat ze niet over elkaar liggen.

Make sure they don't overlap.
Vouw de strip diagonaal. In de richting van het midden af.

Fold the strip diagonally. Make sure you fold outwards, away from the square.
Klap de strook 90 graden naar boven, zodat hij rechtop staat.

Fold the strip upwards, in a straight angle. So it will 'stand up'.

Steek de strook onder de 2e strook (inclusief puntje) door.
Dit kan soms wel een gepriegel zijn. Dan kan een pincet helpen.

Stick the strip under the second strip (and under the pointy bit). Sometimes this can be a very snug fit. Some tweezers can help to pull it through.
Het eerste 3D puntje staat rechtop. herhaal voor de andere 3 stroken.

The first of your 3D points is up. repeat for the other 3.



Dit is kant 1 klaar. Draai om en herhaal voor andere kant.

This is side 1 finished. Turn work around and repeat.

Knip de stroken af langs de schuine kant van de puntjes.

Cut the strips of along the diagonal side.

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