Estrella Tejida

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Step 2

Cut out the fourteen parts by cutting on all black lines.  On all fourteen parts, fold the green lines as valley folds.

STEP 3

Connect Parts 2, 9, 3, 10, 4, and 11.  Note that the glue flaps in this project are each labelled with a number plus the letter A or B.  The number is the number of the point being formed, so all glue flaps at a point should have the same number.  Also, A flaps are always glued to a B flaps.  For this step, glue the following flaps to each other:

  Part 2 Flap 1A to Part 9 Flap 1B

  Part 9 Flap 1A to Part 3 Flap 1B

  Part 3 Flap 1A to Part 10 Flap 1B

  Part 10 Flap 1A to Part 4 Flap 1B

  Part 4 Flap 1A to Part 11 Flap 1B

  Part 11 Flap 1A to Part 2 Flap 1B

Step 4

Add Part 1 with the center below the 6-sided point formed in Step 3.  Start by gluing the following flaps together:

  Part 1 Flap 4A to Part 10 Flap 4B

  Part 1 Flap 4B to Part 11 Flap 4A

  Part 1 Flap 11A to Part 4 Flap 11B

  Part 1 Flap 11B to Part 2 Flap 11A

  Part 1 Flap 2A to Part 11 Flap 2B

  Part 1 Flap 2B to Part 9 Flap 2A

  Part 1 Flap 9A to Part 2 Flap 9B

  Part 1 Flap 9B to Part 3 Flap 9A

  Part 1 Flap 3A to Part 9 Flap 3B

  Part 1 Flap 3B to Part 10 Flap 3A

  Part 1 Flap 10A to Part 3 Flap 10B

  Part 1 Flap 10B to Part 4 Flap 10A

Next glue the following flaps together.

  Part 11 Flap 5A to Part 4 Flap 5B

  Part 11 Flap 5B to Part 2 Flap 5A

  Part 9 Flap 6A to Part 2 Flap 6B

  Part 9 Flap 6B to Part 3 Flap 6A

  Part 10 Flap 7A to Part 3 Flap 7B

  Part 10 Flap 7B to Part 4 Flap 7A 

Above looks like a lot of detailed instructions, but after you do a few parts, you will understand the pattern and will be able to assemble the project without referring to these details.

Step 5

Add Parts 5, 6, and 7.

Add Part 5 by gluing the following glue flaps together:

  Part 5 Flap 4A to Part 11 Flap 4B

  Part 5 Flap 14A to Part 4 Flap 14B

  Part 5 Flap 11A to Part 2 Flap 11B

  Part 5 Flap 11B to Part 4 Flap 11A

  Part 5 Flap 2B to Part 11 Flap 2A

  Part 5 Flap 12B to Part 2 Flap 12A  

Add Part 6 by gluing the following glue flaps together:

  Part 6 Flap 2A to Part 9 Flap 2B

  Part 6 Flap 9B to Part 2 Flap 9A

  Part 6 Flap 9A to Part 3 Flap 9B

  Part 6 Flap 3B to Part 9 Flap 3A

  Part 6 Flap 12A to Part 2 Flap 12B

  Part 6 Flap 13B to Part 3 Flap 13A

Add Part 7 by gluing the following glue flaps together:

  Part 7 Flap 3A to Part 10 Flap 3B

  Part 7 Flap 10B to Part 3 Flap 10A

  Part 7 Flap 10A to Part 4 Flap 10B

  Part 7 Flap 4B to Part 10 Flap 4A

  Part 7 Flap 14B to Part 4 Flap 14A

  Part 7 Flap 13A to Part 3 Flap 13B

Step 6

Add Parts 12, 13, 14, and 8 to the project.

Add Part 12 by gluing the following glue flaps together:

  Part 12 Flap 5A to Part 2 Flap 5B

  Part 12 Flap 2B to Part 5 Flap 2A

  Part 12 Flap 2A to Part 6 Flap 2B

  Part 12 Flap 6B to Part 2 Flap 6A

Add Part 13 by gluing the following glue flaps together:

  Part 13 Flap 6A to Part 3 Flap 6B

  Part 13 Flap 3B to Part 6 Flap 3A

  Part 13 Flap 3A to Part 7 Flap 3B

  Part 13 Flap 7B to Part 3 Flap 7A 

Add Part 14 by gluing the following glue flaps together:

  Part 14 Flap 7A to Part 4 Flap 7B

  Part 14 Flap 5B to Part 4 Flap 5A

  Part 14 Flap 4A to Part 5 Flap 4B

  Part 14 Flap 4B to Part 7 Flap 4B

Insert Part 8 below the unglued point parts with the “8” labelled glue flaps.  Then glue the following flaps together:

  Part 8 Flap 12B to Part 5 Flap 12A

  Part 8 Flap 12A to Part 6 Flap 12B

  Part 8 Flap 13B to Part 6 Flap 13A

  Part 8 Flap 13A to Part 7 Flap 13B

  Part 8 Flap 14B to Part 7 Flap 14A

  Part 8 Flap 14A to Part 5 Flap 14B

  Part 8 Flap 5B to Part 12 Flap 5A

  Part 8 Flap 5A to Part 12 Flap 5B

  Part 8 Flap 7B to Part 13 Flap 7A

  Part 8 Flap 7A to Part 14 Flap 7B

  Part 8 Flap 6B to Part 12 Flap 6A

  Part 8 Flap 6A to Part 13 Flap 6B

And lastly, glue the following flaps together:

  Part 6 Flap 8B to Part 13 Flap 8A

  Part 13 Flap 8B to Part 7 Flap 8A

  Part 7 Flap 8B to Part 14 Flap 8A

  Part 14 Flap 8B to Part 5 Flap 8A

  Part 5 Flap 8B to Part 12 Flap 8A

  Part 12 Flap 8B to Part 6 Flap 8A

The Estrella Tejida is based on the a truncated octahedron, an Archimedian Solid with eight hexagon faces and 6 square faces.

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