OCR Text |
Show ' V i f - V-.;. f jrt" 1 I How To Make Fiber Flowers Here is a gre;it decorating idea. The flowers made from twine are brightly colored in dye solutions. They are surprisingly surpris-ingly easy to make, inexpensive and look like the expensive, imported ones you may find in stores. Supplies: Cream or light brown sisal or baling twine, liquid or powder Rit dye, fine and medium wire, green floral tape, scissors, wire cutter, old newspaper or paper towels. General Directions: Cut twine in about 8 inch lengths for each flower and unravel. Cut shorter lengths, about 4 to 5 inches, for each flower center; unravel. A wide tooth comb can be used to help unravel; discard tangled fibers. fi-bers. Tic lengths loosely into bundles using a small piece of twine. For each chosen color, prepare dye solutions by mixing mix-ing 1 tablespoon liquid dye or 1 teaspoon powder dye in one quart hot tap water. Submerge bundles in dye solutions for about 10 minutes or until color is as desired. Dye flower center cen-ter bundles in contrasting col ors. Rinse in cool water and drain on paper towels. When dry, loop medium wire around center of a bundle of 4 to 5 inch fiber lengths (cut wire twice the length desired for flower stem) and twist wire ends together. Fold twine ends together and secure by wrapping wrap-ping around fine wire just above the loop. Trim twine flower center edges to desired length. Repeat for remaining flower centers. Place longer lengths of dyed twine in a contrasting color evenly around a flower center and tie securely with fine wire. Trim edges; bend and shape with fingers. Repeat for all flowers. To finish flowers, wrap with floral tape, beginning just slightly above where wire is tied around the fibers and continuing con-tinuing until entire stem is covered. cov-ered. Fiber flower container: A natural rattan container was dipped into a dye solution to add color to complement the fiber flower arrangement. |