Brides UK

‘Nearly all my brides say they

want their owers to feel relaxed

and meadowy, as if they’ve

been picked from a cottage garden.’

Vic Brotherson

A simple

hair

garland

wires on each ower (B) – make

sure it is tightly bound. Warm,

dry hands make this easier.

4 Starting at one end of the

garland, place a ower on the

base and tape it on. Continue

placing and taping on the

owers without cutting the tape

(t h is w i l l g ive a clea ner nish).

5 Once you have finished,

make sure that the two ends

look pretty when next to each

other and not too unbalanced

(you can always add an extra

ower). Make sure the tape is

rmly stuck before cutting.

Attach ribbon or string through

the loops and bend the garland

gently into a circular shape.

Adjust the owers if needed.^

1 Cut the selected flowers

short, and let them drink in

a jar of water for a few hours so

they are strong before they are

wired. Make a base from

a strong – not too heavy – wire.

Use the tape to cover the wire,

then make two loops at each

end, so you can attach ribbon

or string when you’re ready.

2 Cut the flowers, leaving

a very short stem. Wire the

ower through its head with a

U-shape, pushing the two legs

of wire through the ower

head and either side of the

short stem. en use one leg to

wrap around both the stem

and the other leg of wire (A).

3 Use the tape to cover the

YOU WILL NEED: MIXED WIRES

OF VARYING GAUGES 0.38

0.9MM FOR THE FLOWERS,

1 X STRONG WIRE AS THE BASE

0.9MM UPWARDS TO THE

CORRECT HEAD MEASUREMENT,

GUTTER TAPE GREEN OR

WHITE, AND STRING OR RIBBON

TO TIE AT THE BACK

FLOWERS: ABOUT 30 FLOWER

HEADS, IF SMALL, OR 1520, IF

MIXED AND LOOSER. FLOWERS

SHOWN ARE CORNFLOWERS,

WILD SPRAY ROSES, LAVENDER,

ALLIUMS, FLOWERING GRASSES

A

B

Try this now!

Projects taken from Vintage

Wedding Flowers: Bouquets,

Buttonholes, Table Settings by

Vic Brotherson (£25,Kyle Books),

which is released on 17 April 2014 PHOTOGRAPHS: CATHERINE GRATWICKE

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