Whether you celebrate July 4th or not, this simple string art star is perfect for kids to make (you can certainly use other colors if you don’t want to celebrate Independence Day).
This string art is perfect for kids because it uses yarn instead of string, which is better for little hands.
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String Art Star
What you need to make this 4th of July string art star
- wood planks – softwood is best if kids are nailing their own nails (sizes shown are 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ x 1/2″)
- wire nail
- hammer nail
- red, white and blue yarn (Lily Sugar variegated yarn was used in this project)
- star template (you can use a cookie cutter or similar), the template in this project is a 3″ star
- paper
- tape
- pencil
- drag
Cut out a star from a template you printed on your computer or from a cookie cutter or tracing paper. Or, draw a star by hand.
Use a small piece of tape to stick it in the middle of the board.
Start nailing. Start at the top of each star and then go to the corners and divide the different sections in between. You want the nails to be about 1/2″-3/4″ apart.
Place nails in each corner of the board and start nailing at 1/2″-3/4″ spacing.
Wash your hands because they can get dirty from your fingernails.
Start stringing your board. Wrap the yarn around a corner nail and double knot it.
There’s no right or wrong way to nail boards – but zigzagging and skipping at least one nail usually looks best.
Problems you might encounter: you’ll be walking around, wrapping yarn around the nail head and suddenly one will slip halfway off. Try sliding it back or unwrapping the yarn so you can fix it. Another frustration is when you’re stringing and suddenly the yarn seems to slip off some of the nails! To prevent this, you need to wrap the yarn around the entire nail head about every 5 nails.
(Do you understand? Tie five nails, wrap the yarn around your head and continue doing so).
Once you are happy with your yarn, start stitching the star. Wrap the yarn around one nail head and bring it to the next nail head, wrap the yarn around that nail head and bring it to the next nail head. When you reach the nail head, reverse direction to outline the other side of the nail head.
When you have completed the star outline, zigzag back to the starting stud and tie the two strands into a double knot. Trim with scissors.
This string art star would make a beautiful display for the 4th of July, but you could also use different colored string to do this project year round.
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