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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Curve a flower around the design with a T-wire

Gently hook a length of bind wire around the flower stem

Insert the Alstoemeria into the design. Curve the stem and insert the wire into the design. Pull the wire to nestle the flower into the twig frog. Secure the wire.

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Tutorials
Secure a pliable stem accross a design
7 May 2014
Secure a pliable stem accross a design

I wanted my Lily of the Valley stem to lean across the design, and simply tied it with grass.
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