Silk Floss for Beaded Flower Stems
Traditionally, beaded flower stems were wrapped with silk floss
to hide the wire. Today, many of us use floral tape because it's
so quick and easy as well as providing a nice finish. I've collected
many different kinds of floss and cord for finishing stems and
this article will show a sample of each. Click on one of the stems
in the photo below and you will be taken to a page with more details
and photos about that particular stem covering.
All of my samples were done on a 6 inch piece of 14 gauge stem wire
which was first covered with floral tape and then with the floss or cord.
I use floral tape as a base because its stickiness (from the wax) helps
the floss stay in place while you wrap.
For information on handling silk floss
click here.
There are many other finishing techniques for stems that are not
covered in this article including:
- Painting over the floral tape - Several people have had
excellent results with this and perhaps someone will share a photo.
- Wrap stem with beads on wire, using size 11 or 14/15 beads
- Cover floral tape with a coating such as Modge Podge or clear mail
polish or any other product that dries clear.
- Wrap with narrow silk ribbon as used for ribbon embroidery
If you would like to
contribute more information about stem finishing to this article just
send
me (Caren) an email.
Click on each sample for more information.
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