Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Weaving grass to create a delicate mesh cup armature
- 16 November 2016
I wanted a really delicate, see-through armature to frame my tiny chocolate cosmos flowers so I wove grass in panels around the vine shape.
Cut a vine wreath into snippets to create a cup shaped armature. See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how I made this one
Knot the grass to the vine
Wrap the grass around the opening between the vine in a zig zag pattern
Secure the grass to the vine with a drop of glue and hold it in place with a butterfly clip
Continue to fill in the gaps between the vines by wrapping grass around it. Keep it light and airy so that it doesn't overwhelm the delicate flowers later
Keep the clips in place for the glue to dry completely
See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how I use butterfly hair clips to keep floral details in place while glue dries
Wrap the grass tightly so that it remains in place as it dries
And knot at both ends to secure
Add as last drop of glue on every knot to make sure it is secure
Cup armature ready to design with
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