My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Mikado Reed drop shaped nest

Bend a Mikado Reed to create a drop shape

Bend a Mikado Reed to create a drop shape

Bind the reed with bind wire and bend another Mikado Reed

Bind the reed with bind wire and bend another Mikado Reed

Bind the Mikado Reed and bend another shape

Bind the Mikado Reed and bend another shape

Compare the drop shapes to make sure it is almost exactly the same size.

Compare the drop shapes to make sure it is almost exactly the same size

Slip one Mikado Reed drop over another and secure with bind wire.

Slip one Mikado Reed drop over another and secure with bind wire.

Add more Mikado Reeds to build up the nest shape.

Add more Mikado Reeds to build up the nest shape.

Cut the ends.

Cut the ends.

Line the Mikado Reed drop shaped nest with ripped flax.

Line the Mikado Reed drop shaped nest with ripped flax.

Stitch the flax strands to the Mikado frame with beaded strands

Lightly secure the flax strands to the Mikado frame with long beaded strands of flax

Cover the bind wire with ripped flax.

Cover the bind wire with ripped flax.

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Tutorials

14 January 2011 Ripping Flax

Flax can be ripped into fibres creating long and versatile strips

16 May 2012 Stringing pearls

Long blades of thin grass or ripped flax are ideal for stringing decorative beads

Related Designs

16 May 2012 On the first warm day in May

A ripped flax, Ranunculus and Mikado Reed drop shaped nest

12 October 2016 I found it this way: Bird nest design

This was the fourth design I did in my "I found it this way" floral art demonstration

11 April 2017 Well… we did it again!

Blossoms and chocolates for Easter

23 August 2017 Almost is still not quite

Weave just a hint of the Autumn to come