Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Binding a lily bud
- 1 June 2016
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Rip a flax leaf in three to remove the vein in the middle
Measure a stick, bamboo or wooden skewer to be just smaller than the flower bud
Wrap the flax around the skewer
Bring the flax around the lily
Loop the flax under the skewer
Pull the loop tight
Bring the flax all the way around the lily again
Wrap it around the skewer and pull tight
Bands of flax around the back
Attach the other half of the flax with floral glue and continue to bind
This is the basic binding pattern. Continue to wrap and bind until you run out of space on the skewer
Tie or glue the end piece
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Tutorials
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