Make a dozen of these Perle Cotton carnations in the
colors of your choice for a crafty bouquet that doesn’t need watering and won’t
wilt, turn brown, and drop their petals.
Perle
Cotton Carnation
Materials: one skein DMC #5 Color Variations Perle
Cotton (your choice of color), floral wire, 12 white stamens, green floral
tape, two green silk leaves, pliers, scissors, ruler.
1. From floral wire cut one 16” piece and six 4”
pieces. Fold each piece in half.
2. Cut the loop at one end of the skein of Perle Cotton.
Remove the labels, unfold the skein and lay flat. Cut the 18” length skein into
six 3” lengths. Remove knot.
3. Place two pearl stamens on top of each of the six
cut pieces of Perle Cotton.
4. To form petal, place one section of Perle Cotton
with stamens centered between folded end of small wire. Twist wire together.
Repeat for remaining five petals.
5. Twist all six petals into fold of larger wire.
Secure with floral tape, wrapping around base of petals and top 1/2” of wire.
6. Twist on the leaves.
7. Continue twisting floral tape from bottom of
leaves to end of wire stem.
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