{"id":827,"date":"2012-12-25T13:42:05","date_gmt":"2012-12-25T13:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=827"},"modified":"2012-12-25T13:42:05","modified_gmt":"2012-12-25T13:42:05","slug":"how-to-make-a-danish-christmas-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2012\/12\/25\/how-to-make-a-danish-christmas-star\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make A Danish Christmas Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_828\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0913.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0913 E1356434337861 225x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-828\"  alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0913-e1356434337861-225x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To all our readers: Gl\u00e6delig jul! (Merry Christmas!)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What you\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a <strong>saks<\/strong>\u00a0(pair of scissors)<\/li>\n<li>four <strong>papirstrimler\u00a0<\/strong>(strips of paper), about 1 cm broad and 30 cm long<\/li>\n<li>a string (to hang it)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How to do it:<\/p>\n<p>1. Fold each strip in the exact middle (so that it closes like a book).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-829\" style=\"border-style: initial;border-color: initial;float: left;border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0893-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>2. Braid all four strips so that the folded ends \u201dlock\u201d each other in a cross (strip-inside-strip, strip-inside-strip\u2026 Pull, pull\u2026)<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0894.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0894 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-830\"  alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0894-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. \u00a0Bend the upper half of the first folded strip <em>backwards<\/em>, so that it lies across the central \u201dsquare\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0895.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0895 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-831\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0895-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4. Do the same thing with the remaining three \u201dupper\u201d strips. The last strip must be pulled through the \u201dbend\u201d of the first slip in order to lock the other slips. (If you\u2019re actually holding the bits of paper in your hands right now, I hope you see what I mean! \ud83d\ude42 )<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0898.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0898 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-832\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0898-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5. The star-in-the-making should now look like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0899.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0899 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-843\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0899-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6. Now it\u2019s time to make the points. Each of the eight ends should be bent <em>under <\/em>itself and\u00a0<em>away<\/em> from the centre, so that a triangle appears (press it against the table to make a sharp fold):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0900.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0900 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-834\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0900-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7. Make a loop with the loose end you\u2019re holding, and push it through the \u201dbridge\u201d just below the triangle you just made. Pull towards you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0901.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0901 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-835\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0901-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0902.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0902 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-836\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0902-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8. Repeat the above steps until you\u2019ve got 8 star points. (After the first 4 ones you\u2019ll need to flip the star.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_09051.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 09051 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-838\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_09051-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9. The \u201dsurface\u201d points may seem complicated, but if you just fail-and-try, you\u2019ll see it\u2019s actually quite achievable\u2026 On the previous photo I marked two slips with an X and a Y. Now lift the X slip and pull it back to give space for the Y slip\u2026 Make a counterclockwise loop with the Y slip, and push it through the \u201dcorridor\u201d underneath the lifted X slip\u2026 Push it all the way through, until a little \u201dmountain\u201d is formed. That\u2019s the point! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0906.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0906 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-839\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0906-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0907.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0907 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-840\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0907-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10. Repeat step 9 for the other slips, until you\u2019ve got 4 \u201dmountains\u201d on each side of the star.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0911.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0911 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-841\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0911-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11. Cut the loose ends. The star\u2019s now ready for use! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0912.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0912 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-842\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0912-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0899-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0899-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/IMG_0899.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>What you\u2019ll need: a saks\u00a0(pair of scissors) four papirstrimler\u00a0(strips of paper), about 1 cm broad and 30 cm long a string (to hang it) How to do it: 1. Fold each strip in the exact middle (so that it closes like a book). 2. 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