Hand Tied Bouquet Workshop
Michele Klink, Wilton Garden Club
Practice makes perfect, so keep at the hand-tying technique and you’ll be a pro in not time!
A few tips to remember:
- Prep: start with flowers whose stems have been cleaned and prepped – meaning free of leaves, thorns, laterals etc. and cut to a manageable length
- start with 3 stems (sturdy ones) in your non-dominant hand
- keep a firm but gentle grip at all times with your thumb and forefinger
- open the ‘door’ (your other three fingers) to allow the new stem in, then gently grasp with thumb and forefinger
- rotate as you add so you achieve the rounded effect
- always add in the same direction (I taught you the method with the stem end towards your elbow)
- keep adjusting flowers if they sink down or stand up by gently pulling them up as you rotate the bouquet
- tie off with stem wrap tape, rubber band or decorative wire or simply put in a vase