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DESIGN & BUSINESS EDUCATION (CONT)
Mechanics - Taping, Wiring, Gluing
60
Tape the center of a
26-gauge wire in a color that
blends with the flower. Bend
the wire into a hairpin shape.
Working from the front side
of the bloom, slide the ends of
the taped wire into the center
of the bloom, being careful
to position them so they slide
through the natural openings
around the throat. The wire
should not pierce the flower.
From the back of the orchid,
insert a 24-gauge wire into
the thick central column
above the lip of the flower.
Align the three wires parallel
with the flower stem. Wrap
one end of the hairpin wire
around the stem and the
other wires.
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Pull the wire through the
middle of the flower until the
arched center of the hairpin
wire rests at the point where
the lip of the orchid meets
the protruding column.