Transcript How to put the Freestanding flowers together

Introducing
OESD Collection
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Freestanding Lace Bouquet
Inspiration Board
When you think of flower, what do you think of?
Weddings
Spring/Easter
- Easter Hats
- Alter arrangements
- Centerpieces
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Bouquets
Flower arrangements
Flower girls
Party Favors
Accessories
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Barrettes and Hairbands
Hats
Hand bags
Belts
Shoes
Home Decor
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Decorative Pillows
Picture Frames
Lamp Shades
Wreaths
How to put the Freestanding flowers together
There are 3 terms that you will hear referenced in the instructions:
1) Eyelet – The eyelet is used
like a buttonhole
2) Buttonette – The
buttonette buttons into
the eyelet
3) Tab – The tab is used to
secure flowers or leafs to a
steam
Supplies
Embroidery Thread
Use the same embroidery thread in the bobbin as the needle
Needles
Use an Organ 80/12 Titanium needle for extended needle life
Stabilizer
Use water-soluble stabilizer or film water-soluble stabilizer
How to create a Lily
- Hoop 2 layers of wash-away stabilizer and embroider all the pieces
to complete your lily
- When designs are completed, wash away the stabilizer
- Then lay out to dry to dry
- Take the Stamen and
wrap it around a pen.
Using the
buttonette, secure
through the eyelets
- Once the body of
the lily is dry, turn the
good side up and
gently push the right
edge toward the
center. Insert the
buttonette through
the eyelet.
- Insert a piece of floral wire inside the
stamen and secure with several loops of
floral tape around the tab of the stamen.
- Attach the stamen to the flower by sliding
the wire through the opening and pulling
downward until stamen is inside the flower.
- Secure the flower tab by
wrapping tightly with floral tape.
You have a completed
Freestanding Lace Flower!
Let your creativity begin!!!
How to create a Rose
- Follow the same embroidery and drying instructions as for the
lily
- After the lace has dried use a chopstick
and around the chop stick to begin
wrapping the rose spiral. Wrap with
the good side of the lace facing
outward.
- Continue to wrap the rose, keeping
the bottom edge even.
- Once you have wrapped the spiral
onto itself entirely, secure the buttonette
toward the inside of the flower by pulling
it through the eyelet.
- Place the bloom upside down
on the table and insert a
length of floral wire halfway
into the bloom itself.
- Using floral tape, secure the
flowers tabs to the floral wire
- To add leaves, attach leaves to at the bottom of the bloom by
wrap the tabs of the bloom a few times and then add a leaf in
the desired position.
- Wrap the floral tape a few more
times before adding the second leaf.
Add as many leaves as desired
Congratulations, you have now
completed your second
free standing lace flower!
NOTE: Please read each flowers instructions prior to putting them
together. Instructions may vary with each flower.
Combine Flowers for Full Effect
The Rose
The Lily
The Orchid
Combine with Silks
• For a different look, try mixing your lace
flowers with silks
Experiment with Color
• Try a different color on in the needle and the
bobbin thread (both need to be the same type
of thread)
Experiment with Novelty threads
Try using different types of thread to get different
effects.
Before the sun
After the sun
Experiment with mixing different threads
in the same flower arrangements
Alternative Methods
• Instead of attaching the flower to floral wire,
you can also attach it to items with hot glue or
hand needle and thread.
Tips
• Using tweezers will help you pull the buttonette
through the eyelet of the flowers
• Try “molding” the flowers while they are still
slightly wet to sculpt the petals into unique
shapes.
• Wrap the floral tape tightly. It needs to stretch a
little bit in order to really grip the floral wire
Create a Cake
To create an embroidery cake we
started by using different size Styrofoam
blocks and stacking them on top of each
other.
Embroidered fabric was attached to
each layer using a glue gun.
First pin the flowers to the cake to make
sure that you have your desired look then attach each one with a glue gun.
Leaves are a good way to fill in the not so full areas to
complete your look.