My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Weaving a Straight Edged Strip

Smooth a long blade of grass flat.

Smooth a long blade of grass flat

Fold a second blade of grass under and over the first.

Fold a second blade of grass under and over the first.

Fold the blade of grass on the right up at an angle and over the second blade of grass

Fold the blade of grass on the right up at an angle and over the second blade of grass

Fold the opposite side of the blade up

Fold the opposite side of the blade up by folding it behind the next blade and over the next blade

This is the basic weaving pattern.

Fold the next blade up over the front and the other side around the back

Fold the next blade up over the front and the other side around the back

Continue this weaving pattern to create a long strip

Continue this weaving pattern to create a long strip

To end the strip:

Fold the grass over and weave it back in

Fold the grass over and weave it back in

To connect the two ends:

Place the one end over the other

Place the one end over the other...

And weave the end pieces back in

...and weave the end pieces back in

Or:

Place a corsage magnet into the weave

Place a corsage magnet into the weave. See Tutorial below on how to cover the magnet with florist tape to make it green

Fold the grass back over the magnet

Fold the grass back over the magnet

Until it is completely hidden

Until it is completely hidden

Or:

Glue the two ends

Glue the two ends

Add the floral details to hide the connection

Add the floral details to hide the connection

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Tutorials

8 June 2011 Foliage Weaving

For this tutorial I focus on a simple weave pattern that does not require you to soften or prepare the leaves to be more durable or flexible. This is the starting point in...

10 August 2011 Foliage Pleat Garland

Folding a garland from strips of a Aspidistra leaf

30 May 2012 Plaiting a palm thorn garland

This is the basic technique used in traditional Easter crafts to plait a crown of thorns.

Related Designs

1 May 2013 An invisible line to cross

Weave a strip to slip around a candle

12 August 2015 Catch of the Day

Weave a loose basket to display a single flower... or three

17 May 2017 Nobody move!

Weave a small basket with a lid to keep fluffy treasures in

29 August 2018 It’s not that it is inexpensive… it’s priceless!

Yes, this Coil slip on sandals design is in my book: the effortless floral craftsman, a floral crafter’s guide to crafting with nature ... it is also the first design from the...

19 June 2019 Club together

Last Wednesday I had such a flowery fun evening teaching a collaborative floral carpet workshop focusing on braiding and weaving ideas from my book the effortless floral craftsman...

19 June 2019 Magic Flying Floral Carpet Ride -Collaborative Workshop

Some picture highlights from our collaborative workshop that I taught focusing on braiding and weaving techniques to create a floral carpet design.