To make your vintage buttonhole…
What you need:
- A small cluster of flowers and herbs* (max. 3 varieties)
- Florists’ tape
- Florists’ wire
- Twine
- Pearl pin
*we love quintessentially English flowers and herbs, such as thistles, daisies, cowslips, wax flowers, lavender, caspedia and rosemary.
How to make it:
1. Trim your flowers and foliage to the desired length (cut your ‘star’ flower a little shorter as this will sit in front).
2. Arrange them with the smallest flower at the front.
3. Wrap the florists’ wire around the middle of the stems, about an inch wide.
4. Cover the wire with tape.
5. Wrap the wire with the twine, securing at the front with a bow or at the side with a knot.
6. Keep your buttonholes in a small amount of water until they’re ready to be attached.
Have you made your own buttonholes or corsages? Show us your photos on our Facebook Page.
