How to make a Magen David chain decoration - kirigami

How to make a Magen David chain decoration - kirigami

This guide will show you how to fold and cut a chain of stars that can be used for holiday decorations

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What You'll Need

  • kirigami star chain
  • star chain
  • magen david chain

Tips

If step 18 is too difficult to cut, you can make a slit. Unfold the edge and use the slit to insert small scissors to cut along the inside triangle

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1
    Materials: Long strip of paper – blue looks best Scissors Pencil
  2. 2

    Step 2

    Step 2
    Take the paper strip you are using for the chain decoration Fold the bottom right point up to the top edge and align the edges
  3. 3

    Step 3

    Step 3
    Cut along the left edge of the triangle
  4. 4

    Step 4

    Step 4
    Open the piece you just cut off Fold it in half
  5. 5

    Step 5

    Step 5
    Rotate the paper so that the folded edge is on the left side. Bring the top edge down to the bottom edge to fold it in half again
  6. 6

    Step 6

    Step 6
    Bring the top right point down one third of the way.
  7. 7

    Step 7

    Step 7
    Bring the left side up to fold over the right flap. Adjust them so that they are equal in size
  8. 8

    Step 8

    Step 8
    Result
  9. 9

    Step 9

    Step 9
    Rotate the paper so that the folded edge is on the right and the long point is on the bottom Make a cut from the middle of the flap on the right until the top left point of the flap
  10. 10

    Step 10

    Step 10
    Result
  11. 11

    Step 11

    Step 11
    Unfold the star Fold it in half
  12. 12

    Step 12

    Step 12
    Place the half star on the edge of the paper strip as shown Trace the outline of the points up to the fold
  13. 13

    Step 13

    Step 13
    Result
  14. 14

    Step 14

    Step 14
    Connect the diagonal lines and continue the horizontal lines as shown in the picture
  15. 15

    Step 15

    Step 15
    Use the lines as a guide to make the 2 inner triangles on the right and 2 inner half triangles on the left See the picture Fold along the edge of the half star
  16. 16

    Step 16

    Step 16
    Use the fold as a guide to make to accordion fold the strip of paper
  17. 17

    Step 17

    Step 17
    Fold the triangles on the right side in half
  18. 18

    Step 18

    Step 18
    Cut out the inner triangles - shown in red in the picture
  19. 19

    Step 19

    Step 19
    Unfold and cut out the red areas shown in the picture
  20. 20

    Step 20

    Step 20
    Carefully unfold to see your chain of stars

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