Moravian star

A Great Stellated Dodecahedron A convex regular icosahedron is the foundation for making this great stellated dodecahedron. Stellated means "star-like". The icosahedron is transformed into a star-like polyhedron by attaching twenty isosceles triangular pyramids. A great stellated dodecahedron has 12 faces, 20 vertices and 30 edges. The convex regular dodecahedron is one of the five regular Platonic solids. The convex regular dodecahedron has three stellations, all of which are regular star…

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After I posted my Christmas tree last week, I had a few requests for instructions on how to make the paper star. I think it might be hard to write out, but here it goes... Materials: - 4 strips of paper; 3/4" wide by at least 20" long - Thread or string to hang You will find large sheets of paper in an art supply store or the art section at Michael's or Hobby Lobby. I like to use a medium weight paper - not quite card stock but not regular copy paper. I use a self-healing mat, straightedge…

A Moravian Star I have always been fascinated by the look of the Moravian star. I love the way that the pyramids radiate from the center. I guess it appeals to my mathematical side. In fact, the origin of this design originated as a geometry lesson in a Moravian Boys school in Niesky, Germany in the 1830's. Students would make shapes out of paper and glue them together. The results were stellations or stars. This star was adopted by the Moravian Church as an advent symbol and is commonly…

Folded German stars remind many of childhood when they were made at Christmas time. Easy to follow, step-by-step video tutorial teaches how to make them.

The multiple-point Moravian star, popularized in Germany in the mid-1850s, is a symbol of Advent and Christmas for the Moravian Church. However, the paper craft Moravian star, also known as a Froebel star, was invented by kindergarten founder Friedrich Froebel as a tool to teach math concepts to children.

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This classic 16-point star is made with 4 strips of paper or ribbon. Moravian stars are sometimes called German Stars, Swedish Stars, or Froebel's Star.

About this item ⭐️ Each Star is Handmade ⭐️ Real Stained-Glass is used to last a lifetime ⭐️Beautiful SunCatcher that reflects vivid color ⭐️You will get 30 stars, 3x3in ⭐️Comes with hook loop to hang anywhere

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