How to Make a Flower Lei
So you say you can work magic with a needle and you're throwing a Hawaiian luau? Get busy creating your very own flower leis.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
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Cut orchid blossoms from the stem of the plant. Leave the sepal - the green part that holds the petals together - attached to the blossom.
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Thread your needle with a considerable amount of thread - about 25 to 30 inches.
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Tie a large knot at one end of the thread.
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Pick up cut orchid blossom and look for the hole in the sepal that goes through the center of the blossom.
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Run needle and thread through hole in sepal and center of blossom.
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Thread another blossom in the same fashion. The new blossom's sepal should end up in the center of the previous blossom.
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Continue threading blossoms.
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When you reach the end of the thread or run out of blossoms, tie ends of thread together and knot tightly.
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Tips & Warnings
If orchids are unavailable, use any large and hearty flower.
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Comments
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Nov 22, 2005
When picking a type of flower to use for your lei, pick just one to begin with to see how long it will last. Many flowers will wilt after only a few minutes, therefore, your lei will last only a few minutes. -
Nov 22, 2005
Use string. Cut up straws about 1/8th of an inch, and alternate a petal and then a straw. The silk flowers can be pulled apart - use one layer of petals at a time. You can even use several colors of flowers.
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Nov 22, 2005
When picking a type of flower to use for your lei, pick just one to begin with to see how long it will last. Many flowers will wilt after only a few minutes, therefore, your lei will last only a few minutes.
