How to wire a flower
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- Rebecca Cole , Floral and Interior Designer
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Rebecca Cole
Floral and Interior Designer
Flowers with lovely, graceful curves often have a secret helper — wire. Rebecca Cole shows you how to wire a flower to shape it for any bouquet.
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Instructions
How to wire a flower
- To make a straight, long-stemmed rose curve, cut a piece of wire about a foot long.
- Push it through the stem just under the head of the flower, leaving one third of the wire on one side and two thirds on the other.
- Take the short side and wrap it around the stem.
- Then take the long end of the wire and wrap it in the opposite direction very tightly. When it’s wired, you can gently press down on the wire so that it bends and the wire holds the new shape.
- Take the newly curved flower and place it in your arrangement, wherever you need a flower that gracefully curves down.
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How to wire a flower
- Sturdy gauge wire
- Wire cutters
- Straight-stemmed flowers, like peonies, roses or dahlias
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