Introduction to Floral Design

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Introduction toFloral Design

• Importance of Floral Tape to a Florist

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Student Objectives

• For students to understand the importance of
  floral tape to florist and its major uses.
• For students to understand the available sizes
  and colors of floral tape.
• For students to understand the proper technique
  of taping wires and corsages and boutonnieres.

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Floral tape is

• Non-sticky tape that sticks to itself when
  stretched.
• Mainly used for corsage and boutonniere work.

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• Also used to
• Cover wires
• Bind wires to flower stems
• Bind wired and taped flowers together.

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• available in 1/2 inch and 1 inch widths
• 1/2 inch-most commonly used
• sold under brand names Floratape and Parafilm

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• Available in variety of colors.
• Foliage green moss green most commonly used
• White-weddings
• Brown-dried flowers
• Other colors include black, lavender, red,
  yellow, blue, orange

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Now......How do we tape wires??? Make sure you
watch and pay attention!!
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This PowerPoint was developed by Alissa F.
SmithFebruary 2005 using the following
reference Floriculture Designing
MerchandisingPage 109-112