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Bead Flowers &
Wedding Bouquets Katie Dean
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Contents Contents 3
Introduction 5
Donut Basic Shaping Petals Wrapping Stems Assembling a Bouquet
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The Wedding Bouquet
Making the Flowers
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Focal Flowers
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Using this ebook: tips
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The Bouquet Tradition 8 Bouquet Styles 9
Hand-tied, Teardrop, Cascade Pageant, Pomander, Buttonholes and corsages
Gerbera, Lily, Rose
Filler Flowers
Gypsophila, Stephanotis, Star Flower, Aster/Daisy, Cosmos
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Trailing Flowers
Thoughts on Design
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Foliage
French Beading Basics
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Materials
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Making the Bouquets
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Bridesmaid's Pomander Hand-tied Rose Bouquet
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Matching Bridesmaid's Bouquet
Teardrop Bouquet Cascade Bouquet
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Buttonholes & Accessories
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Buttonholes and Corsages
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Choosing flowers
Meanings
Beads, Wire, Floral Stem Tape Embroidery Thread, Tools
Stringing Beads onto Wire
By Hand ‘Traditional’ Method Using a Bead Spinner
Wire Colours Working with the Wire
Orchid
Flower centre, Forming a stem
Double Loop Flower Three Row Crossover Four Row Crossover Series of Single Strands The Basic Technique
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Ivy, Teardrop Leaf, Fern
Orchid corsage, Corsage alternatives Flowers for the Hair Table Decorations
Techniques 20 Single Loop Flower
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Suppliers 79 More Vivebooks 80
Making a cone-shaped centre
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Intr oduction online – and how to assemble those flowers into the bouquet you have designed. I have also included a few ideas for other floral wedding accessories. It is best to familiarise yourself with the techniques of French Beading and make sure you are comfortable making individual flowers before embarking upon a whole bouquet. Having said that, the bridesmaid’s pomander and a simplified version of the Rose Hand-tied Bouquet (see overleaf) can be made from just a couple of very simple flowers, so I hope that everyone from the complete beginner to the more experienced beader will find something in here to inspire and challenge. I hope you will enjoy your French Beading journey as much as I have loved mine and that you will find this ebook helpful (I recommend Using this ebook: tips!). If you have any queries, feel free to contact me via my website. I began my beading journey in 2003 when I saw on the front cover of a book a 3-dimensional rose made entirely from beads. It was so beautiful I just had to learn how it was made. The book in question was Beads in Bloom by Arlene Baker. At the time I was seriously ill, but learning the technique of French Beading gave me a focus and an enormous sense of satisfaction. It was, I discovered, very therapeutic.
See also my video Introduction. Katie Dean www.beadflowers.co.uk
I went from making individual flowers to designing and creating entire arrangements, and, eventually, bouquets and other floral accessories for a wedding day. Beaded wedding bouquets are such a special gift for a bride and bridesmaids. They last forever and, if handcrafted by the bride herself or by a friend or relative, they become a very personal contribution to the big day. In this ebook I aim to give an understanding of how to construct a bouquet, how to use French Beading techniques to make a few flowers – there are many more flower patterns available in other books and The Bridesmaid's Pomander 5
introduction
Roses are the feature flower, surrounded by greenery and stephanotis, in this elegant hand-tied bouquet
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Video: Introd uction by Katie Dean
The Corsage
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T he We d ding B ouquet T h e B o u q u et Tr ad i ti o n The idea of a bridal bouquet dates back to ancient times, when brides would carry a small bunch of strong-smelling herbs, often including garlic, to ward off evil spirits and bring luck. In ancient Greece and Rome, bride and groom wore garlands of strong smelling herbs round the neck to symbolise hope, new life and fertility, while a Celtic bouquet included ivy, thistle and heather. A medieval bride would wear a garland of flowers and herbs on her head – a tradition that has developed into the modern tiara.
Queen Victoria’s wedding to Prince Albert in 1840 set the fashion for both the white wedding gown and the bride's posy, which featured concentric circles of white flowers and is still known today as the Victorian Posy. It became customary for a bride to give a flower from her bouquet to each of her bridesmaids, and sprigs of herbs and flowers could be pinned to the bodice of the bridal gown. These traditions have grown into the modern bridesmaid bouquet and corsages for the wedding party.
Gradually the herbs and spices were replaced by flowers, often edible ones such as marigolds, and herbs like dill (symbolising lust), which would then be eaten by the bride, groom and all the guests at the wedding breakfast.
Modern floristry techniques have revolutionised bouquet construction, making it possible for a bride to carry pretty much whatever she likes. Even so, some modern brides still like to use the Victorian language of flowers and its messages of love.
A colourful modern take on the Victorian Posy which featured concentric circles of flowers, this is sometimes known as a Beidermeier Bouquet 8
the wedding bouquet Cas c a de The cascade bouquet, like the teardrop, is generally suited to a full-skirted gown with long train. It is usually also more suitable for a taller bride since, as the name suggests, the flowers cascade down to give the bouquet height. If made with fresh flowers, the flowers would probably be wired to give the bouquet its structure. It is very easy to create this structure with French Beaded Flowers, since all are on wire stems as a matter of course. Page a n t The pageant, or presentation bouquet is carried over the arm (think of an entrant in a beauty pageant). The flowers must have long stems to sit comfortably on your arm, so the simplest variant of this style is a bunch of long-stemmed roses or lilies. Again, this is more suited to a simple dress as the flowers will be framed by the bride’s arm, rather than the dress. The stems will be tied together with a piece of ribbon, to give a natural look. Po m a n der The pomander is a small ball covered with flowers, suspended from a ribbon. It can be held in the hand or worn around the wrist, so is a good option if you want to keep your hands free. Again, it would suit a simple dress, but it is perhaps more commonly used for the bridesmaids. It is particularly suitable for young bridesmaids as they do not need to worry about holding a bouquet correctly. The Cascade Bouquet uses a feature lily to form its head, with orchids, stephanotis, starflowers and ivy to make the trailing cascade shape 11
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View from another angle, showing the short wrapped stem The photos here show a more elaborate arrangement for a table decoration, using traditional colouring. I created this in the same way as I would create a bouquet, but I tried to arrange the flowers so that the arrangement had some interest from all angles. I used a cream lily, red asters and purple cosmos, with some teardrop leaves to add greenery and a few star flowers and gypsophila to create depth. When I had arranged the flowers in place, I cut the stems back very short so that they gave support to the arrangement, but would not be a focal point. I then bound them with stem tape and embroidery thread. You could add ribbon for a more formal effect.
Table decoration with lily, cosmos, asters, gypsophila and star flowers
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Ka tie Dean
Katie Dean is a prizewinning beader, teacher and author who sells her designs and kits through her company Bead Flowers. She has published her own beading books: Let's Celebrate: Miniature Beaded Cakes for all Occasions (to be republished by Vivebooks in Spring 2013 as an ebook with video) and Sweet Treats. Katie has won beading competitions in the UK and USA, most notably twice winning the Beadwork biennial competition. At the British Bead Awards 2010 she won Best in Show; in 2012 she won a second and third place. In 2009 she reached the semi-finals of the International Swarovski ‘Create Your Style’ competition. Contact Katie via her website: www.beadflowers.co.uk
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