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Selection of Wire and Wiring Techniques. Introduction to Floral Design. When should wire be used?. Rule #1: Only wire when a flower cannot be used satisfactorily without it!. Why do we use florist wire?. Straighten crooked stems Support weakened stems - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Selection of Wire and Wiring
Techniques
Introduction to Floral Design
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When should wire be used?
Rule #1: Only wire when a flower
cannot be used satisfactorily without it!
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Why do we use florist wire?
•Straighten crooked stems•Support weakened stems•Keep flowers upright and help
prevent wilting•Hold flowers and foliage in a
desired position
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Why do we use florist wire?
•Prevent flower heads from breaking off
•Replace flower stems on corsages so the corsage stem is not bulky
•Add accessories to corsages and arrangements
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Selecting Wire
• Wire is sold in 12 pound boxes• Boxes contain straight wires 18
inches long• The number of wires per box
varies according to the size of the wire…why?
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Selecting Wire
•Wires are coated with green enamel to help prevent rusting
•The color makes it less noticeable in the design
•Wire can also be purchased on spools
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Sizes of wire
• Florist wire comes in various weights and diameters called gauges
• Sizes range from 18-thickest, to 32–thinnest
• The LARGER the number the THINNER the wire!
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Sizes of wire
• 20-26 gauge is most common• Choosing the proper size of is
important: wire that is too large will damage the flower or if too thin, the flower will not be properly supported
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Rules of Wiring:
•Select the smallest wire that will support the flower and still hold it in place
•Don’t use too much wire or it will detract from the arrangement—remember Rule #1
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Methods of wiring:
•Straight Wire•Hook •Piercing•Wrap•Stitch
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Straight Wire Method
• Used when the stem remains attached to the flower
• Often used when wiring flowers for vase arrangements
• Wire should show as little as possible!
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How to Straight wire:
• Hold a piece of wire parallel to the flower’s stem
• Insert into the calyx (fleshy part of the flower below petals)
• Push wire up toward the top of the flower• Wrap the wire carefully around the stem
going between the leaves
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Hook Method:
• Used on flat-headed flowers such as daisies, asters, chrysanthemums
• The hook helps prevent flower from breaking off of stem
• The stem may be removed or left intact (depends on use of flower)
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How to Hook:
•For corsage work, cut the stem so that only ½ inch is left below the calyx
•Remove all remaining foliage•The wire is pushed up through
the calyx and out the top of the flower
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How to Hook:
• The wire may also be pushed in the center of the stem
• Then, bend the end of the wire that sticks out top of flower into a small hook
• Pull the wire downward so that the hook disappears into the flower head
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How to Hook:
• If using the flower in a corsage, it is now ready to be taped
• If using the flower in an arrangement, bend the wire around the stem to support it
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Piercing Method:
• Used on flowers that have an enlarged calyx…such as?
• Only use this method if the flower is going into a corsage or the stem will not be visible
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How to Pierce:
• The stem is removed about 1 to ½ inch below the calyx if for corsage work
• Insert a wire through the calyx at a point halfway between the calyx and the petals
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How to Pierce:
• If for a vase arrangement, push the wire until it sticks two inches beyond the calyx
• Then, bend both ends of the wire down
• Wrap the longest end around the stem
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How to Pierce:
• For a corsage, push the wire so that the flower is located on the midpoint of the wire
• Then, bend both sides down parallel to the stem, wrap one length around the stem and other length of wire, and tape
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Wrap Method:
•Used on foliage made of many small leaflets (leatherleaf)
•Used on flowers composed of many small florets (baby’s breath)
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How to Wrap:
•Cut the stem to what length?•Make a hairpin from 26-28 gauge
wire•Hang the hairpin over the lowest
pair of leaflets so that the bend in the hairpin rests behind the stem
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How to Wrap:
•Wind one wire over both the other wire and the stem of the leaflet
•Wrap the stem and wire with tape
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Stitch Method:
•Used most commonly on broad, leathery skinned leaves
•Foliages that have been wired are much easier to use because the wire creates an extended petiole
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How to Stitch:
•From the back side of the leaf, take a 26 gauge wire and pass the wire through the leaf along the midrib
•A stitch is made about halfway up the leaf
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How to stitch:
• Bend both ends of the wire down the back of the leaf
• Wrap one half of the wire around the other half and the petiole several times
• Tape the stem beginning at the base of the leaf
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Always Remember!
•Select the method that best suits the type of flower and its intended use
•Keep all wire hidden as much as possible!