Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Bite and snap a sturdy twig
- 22 May 2012
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This is an easy way to cut twigs that is just too thick or hard to cut with your shears or scissors.
Let the scissors bite into the twig.
Make small but firm pinch cuts all the way around the twig.
This creates a scribe line
The twig will now easily snap in two right on the scribe line.
Neat and without having to saw.
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