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Simple Star Tree Topper | French Knitted String & Wire Star

This Thing Is String

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Two string wrapped wire star tree toppers with close up of the small and large coils on an oak table
A medium sized string wrapped wire star with coil and label on an oak table
A large sized string wrapped wire star with coil and label on an oak table
A small Christmas tree in a steel bucket, topped with a string covered wire star against a grey wall
Top of a decorated Christmas tree topped with a large string covered wire star against a grey wall
Close up of the leader branch of a Christmas tree showing the wire coil attaching a star to the top
Two string wrapped wire star tree toppers with close up of the small and large coils on an oak table
Labelled String & wire star shaped tree topper on a green cutting mat surrounded by tools
This Thing is String round spool of string Brandmark
Description

A simple star to sit proudly on top of the Christmas tree. This was the first tree topper I ever made (not counting the time I stuck a Sindy doll in a white frock up there) and it's the product I credit with setting me off on this string odyssey...

A simple star to sit proudly on top of the Christmas tree. This was the first tree topper I ever made (not counting the time I stuck a Sindy doll in a white frock up there) and it's the product I credit with setting me off on this string odyssey.

I've been making these toppers for three years now, and whilst I'm always tweaking certain bits, the process is essentially the same. The string is French knitted to form a hollow cord, threaded with wire and then sculpted by hand into a star at my old oak dining table. Loose or unintentionally wonky tree toppers have always been a bit of a bugbear of mine, so having a well fitting coil for my tree toppers is critical to their pertness and involves winding wire round a special former (AKA the handle of a wooden spoon).

Need to know

I make the Simple Star Tree Toppers in two sizes:

Standard Star | 15cm x 15cm x 1cm (total length including the coil is 25cm)
Perfect for small to medium sized Christmas trees, or on larger trees if you prefer a more subtle statement.

Large Star measures | 21cm x 21cm x 1cm (total length including the coil is 30cm)
Works really well on large Christmas trees, although it can make a great statement piece on a medium sized tree too.

To fix the Star to your tree, twist the wire coil around the leader branch. I liken it to plaiting them together rather than fixing one to the other. I make the coil in two sizes:

Standard Coil | 1cm diameter
Will fit securely to most real Christmas trees and narrower artificial trees.

Wide Coil | 2cm in diameter
A good choice for fuller trees, especially larger artificial trees.

Please do bear in mind these items are hand made so all measurements I give are approximate.

I use Everlasto strings and twines from the James Lever Factory in Bolton, UK, where they've been manufacturing twine, cord and rope for over 150 years. Natural cotton string is intended for practical uses so slight inconsistencies in colour, flecks and blemishes are all part of the charm.

All my string "things" are plastic free. I keep marketing materials to a minimum and all packaging I use can be re-used, composted and/or widely recycled.

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Standard delivery: included
Receive it by 30th - 31st December

Express delivery: £1.00
Receive it by 27th - 30th December

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This Thing is String is an eclectic collection of homewares, oddities and décor, all made from humble household string. Hand knitted, hand dyed, hand sculpted – it’s just me, at my old oak dining table, crafting up solutions to life’s minor plasticky problems.

All my things are plastic free, made in small batches (often to order) and packaged using compostable, recycled or widely recyclable materials.

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