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Show - - - Yule Wreaths Easy to Make This year, the home wreath maker mak-er can use a bit' of ingenuity and concoct perhaps handsomer wreaths than ever. Wire is scarce, so unless last year's wire frame was saved, a substitute sub-stitute will be needed. Some people twist two or more small, tough switches from hazel, maple or dogwood. dog-wood. They use this, bound with moss, as a base for the holly or evergreen wreath. A wire coat hanger, bent to circular' circu-lar' shape, is good for a wreath, and has the merit of being universally uni-versally obtainable. The evergreens or holly to be used for making the wreath should be cut into short lengths, longer for a large wreath, shorter for one of small diameter, but about six inches the general length. The. short sections are gathered into little bunches and wired onto the wire foundation. Strong green cord can be used to fasten them on, too, wrapping it over and over around the frame. Small wire is better if obtainable. - Another way of making a wreath is to wire each small bunch of the greens onto a toothpick, then stick these, into the moss-covered framework.. frame-work.. But for this method there must be a framework an inch or two broad instead of a single wire circle. Holly, spruce. Douglas fir, cedar and many of the ornamental nursery varieties of evergreens may be used to make, the wreath. |