| LIFE magazine December 7, 1959 
In Switzerland at Christmastime it is traditional to make decorative stars 
from field straw. Jack Kuntz, a New York commercial artist, admired these 
ornaments so much he determined to duplicate them at home.But field straw 
was hard to find in New York and Mr. Kunz decided to try soda straws. They 
worked beautifully. To make a star takes 75 straws and 60 yards of crochet 
cotton. The dexterous can make a star in three hours; a butterfingers 
takes longer. The stars have 20 points, are built on an icosahedron, which 
sounds worse than it is.  | 
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