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Collect your supplies: floral wire, needle and embroidery floss.
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Bend the floral wire into a teardrop shape.
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Bend the ends of the wire slightly so they are parallel.
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Squeeze the end of the thread between the ends of the floral wire to anchor the end and hide it.
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Wrap the thread around the ends to bind them together. Wrap it twelve times or so.
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Lock the thread in place by running your needle through the wrapped thread and pulling the thread all the way through.
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Now to create the anchor points for the weaving. Create loops around the floral wire as shown.
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Space them about 0.5 to 0.75 cm apart.
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Work it all the way around and pull through the wrapped portion to lock the thread.
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Run needle through a loop near the top an pull thread through until tight.
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Now begin threading back and forth until you are happy with the arrangement of the threads.
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Completed.
Supplies
| 30 | Centimeters Brown Floral Wire |
| 50 | Centimeters Embroidery floss or similar weight thread |
| Needle | |
| Wire cutters | |
| Scissors |