Q-tip Star

by Ruud van Koningsbrugge in Living > Christmas

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Q-tip Star

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Q tip

A challenge for fiddly fingers.

Please watch the video and see how it works! Needed are only 5 Q-tips for each star. And no tools but your fingers. So start trying!

Bending

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Prepare all q tips by bending the to left and right , in a zig-zag way

The Easy Part

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Take first Q-tip and lay it down on work surface. Lay second Q-tip over the top. Think of an "A" to determine direction.
weave through the third Q-tip and push it to the top as much as possible

Bit Tricky

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Weave in the fourth Q tip. This construction should be stable.

The Really Tricky Part

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Weave in the last q-tip. Hold everything down and in place while doing this. Note that the tips on the bottom left side must be reversed to lock the fifth Q-tip in place.