Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Twig Shooting Star
- 29 January 2014
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Make a small wire circle
Cut a few twigs to the same length
Bind the twig to the circle with bind wire. Cross the wire over to the back.
And back over on the other side to create a cross over pattern
Cross the wire at the back
Wrap the wire around at both sides of the cross and move both ends of wire to the side
Add another twig and repeat the pattern
Continue binding twigs to the circle
First cross the one half of the wire over
Then the other side
Fold both wires down
Fold the first wire between the twigs and around the circle
Catch the wire circle with the other wire before adding the next twig
Keep adding twigs all the way around
Secure the last twig and cut the wire short
Fan the twigs open and place it on a flat working surface
Cut some more twigs
Glue the twigs over the bind wire
Add twigs to cover the wire all the way around
Slide in smaller twigs to fill any gaps
Glue in diagonal twigs to give the armature strength so that it keeps its shape when hung up
Keep adding the diagonal twigs
And test the structure for stability. Try wiggling the entire armature to see where ypou should place the next diagonal twig
Twig shooting star armature ready to design with
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