Nylon flower tutorial...

here I go...I have been asked to do a tutorial on the nylon flowers I made for the girls when we got together at Denise's. So I will give it a try...you can get these supplies at Ben Franklin...here are the supplies you will need:
wire
nylon
thread
a container (m&m bottle)
flower centers
floral tape (shown in a later picture)
from the packet of wire...just take out one...this will be enough to make 5 petals...or one flower. if you want to make your petals smaller, use a smaller round item and it can make more petals.
here's how you measure each petal (so that they are all the same)...take the wire and wrap it around the bottle...making sure there is some wire at the bottom so you can twist it together. make sure you cut the wire the same length. the size of your container or roll is what will determine the size that your petal will be.
here's an example of what it should look like once you twist the bottom of the wire.

slide it off the container...this is what it should look like...

here's all five of my petals...

now you will take your nylon out...it comes in 3 strips...you will only need one and will use very little of the nylon for 5 petals. this is what it looks like...I chose the brown and white. there are solid colors as well that you can choose from.

now...take the edge of the nylon and stretch it around your wire...make sure you leave no "pukas" (holes or spaces) at the bottom of the loop where you have your twisted wire. this is where you will hold your petal together.

here is what I mean...I twisted the nylon ends around the base of the looped wire, I stretched the nylon and cut the excess off (but try to keep it intact so you can continue to use it to make another petal...if you make a hole in it...you can't use that part) then used my thread (sewing) to go around the bottom...say about 5 times...pull tight and then cut the thread.

now you can add your flower center. use your thread and wrap around 5 times...pull tight again...cut thread.

repeat the steps to make each petal...then add it to the first petal...seen here...attach each one with the thread.

once you did all five petals...here's what your flower will look like. now you can bend and squeeze and make your flower look like a flower. the wire is flexible so that you can form it to what you want your flower to look like.

this is what it looks like before you add your green tape...

start at the top...base of the petals...and then go down from there...keep going and if you feel a wire sticking out or see some nylon bulging out...take the floral tape and go over that section again until there is nothing showing or poking out.
here's what it looks like once you are done wrapping the floral tape...TA-DA! you are all done! now go and make more! I guess my fingers weren't used to making so many for the get together that my finger tips hurt really bad for a few days =)
here's what it should look like once it's done!

I hope you could understand my tutorial...
it's always easier to demo and see it done in person.
if you have any questions, leave me a comment or email me. I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability. thanks for waiting for this tutorial!
have an awesome weekend!