Instructions for StarBurst
  Materials used for Star Burst:
11" x 18" Plywood 1/2"
Paint - color of your choice
Elmers glue
38 2" Nails or 1 1/2" finishing nails
4 color thread - red-green-pink-blue or colors of your choice.
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Tape pattern to plywood. Make small indent where nails will be
drilled. Drill holes  all the way through plywood. Use the
smallest drill bit you can find. Nails must not slip through
holes, they must be tight.
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1st LAYER:  tie thread to top of nail no.1, leaving 4" length
of thread free at end. Wrap the thread from no.1 around no.17
then back to 2, to 18,to 3,19,4,20,5,21, etc. Continue this
pattern until you have reached the same two points (1 & 17) You
started from. Do not be confused with reaching nail no.1
You must reach the same two starting points of 1 and 17 to have
completed your pattern. Cut the thread at this point approximately
4" past nail no.1 and tie the two thread ends together at
the nail. Push completed layer down evenly to the bottom.
Cut off excess thread 1/8" from knot. Secure knot with a
small spot of white glue.
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2Nd Layer:  Tie thread onto nail no.1 as above. Go to nail
16, back to 2,17,3,18,4,19,5,20,6, etc. until you reach
the two starting points. Cut and tie thread as before. push
this layer down evenly to approximately 1/2" from bottom. View
it from the side to check for threads that are too high or too
low. Cut off excess thread.
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3RD LAYER: Tie thread onto nail no.1. Go to 15,2,16,3,17,4,
etc. Continue pattern until you reach the starting points.
Again, tie off and push down layer to about 1" from the
bottom. Cut off excess thread.
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4TH LAYER: Tie onto no.1. Go to 14,2,15,3,16,4,17,5, etc.
Continue to starting points. Tie off and cut excess thread.
Place a small drop of glue on each knot to insure against their
slipping. Top layer should remain at the top of the nails.
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SUGGESTED COLOR PATTERN:
1st layer ---  lt. yellow
2nd layer ---  canary yellow
3rd layer ---  lt. gold
4th layer ---  orange
plywood   ---  black