Moravian star pattern

What is a Moravian Star? They weren't always holiday decorations. Learn the history, find out how to make one, and where to buy one of these beautiful stars, perfect for the any Season.

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 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…

Stained Glass Moravian Star Ornament: I taught myself stained glass a few years ago. After becoming familiar with soldering techniques and making a few two dimensional panels and windows, I sought to create an interesting three dimensional project. These twelve point stars not only in…

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I’ve seen Moravian Stars on my various Facebook groups for a while, and decided to give it a try. I found it to be a bit fussy, but very cool. The only tutorial I could find online was from Penny Rugs and More. She used wool, and also a layer of batting in her star. … Continue reading Moravian Star

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…

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 c...