Forsythia Flower Pattern
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD "AUNT LYDIA'S"
HEAVY RUG YARN
No. 14 Floral Wire (Heavy)
Thin floral wire Green or Brown floral tape
FORSYTHIA
1-70 yd. skein Yellow will make about 6 completed branches.
Open skein and cut in half, then cut into 1½ inch lengths. Cut a 5 inch length thin wire. * Place 2 strands at center of folded wire and twist wire about 4 times tightly (1 blossom completed). Place another 2 strands between same wire and twist about 4 times. Repeat from * for each twig having groups of 2, 3, 4, 5 blossoms for each twig. Continue until there are about 15 twigs. Take a 24 inch length heavy wire. Starting at top with a 2 blossom twig graduating twigs downward spacing twigs about 1½ inches apart. Bind twigs to stem with thin wire. Cover each twig and branch with Brown floral tape.