What are the flower arranging tools?

Abstract: Flower arrangement is an elegant activity of self-cultivation and cultivation, and it is also a professional activity, which requires some professional flower arrangement tools. Some flower lovers don't understand, thinking that cutting flowers only needs a pair of scissors. As we all know, in the eyes of florists, there are many kinds of scissors. So what are the flower arranging tools? Let's take a look. What are the flower arranging tools?

1. Flower arranging tools

(1) Pruning tools: scissors, knives and saws.

(2) Fixtures: sockets, flower stands, bottle mouth chajia and flower stickers.

(3) Auxiliary tools: metal wire, adhesive cloth, transparent adhesive, stapler, watering can, water injector, etc.

2. Flower arranging utensils and several shelves

There are many kinds of flower arranging instruments, including ceramics, glass, plastics, bamboo, rattan, lacquerware, bronze, shells and so on. There are vases, basins, flower baskets, pen holders, pen washes, bamboo tubes, wooden barrels, cups, plates, cans, pots, basins, dishes, bowls, wine bottles, bottles and so on. They can also be made by ourselves.

Artistic flower arrangement is appreciated together with the utensils and shelves used for flower arrangement. For oriental flower arrangement, a beautiful flower arrangement work must be matched with several good bottles to set off each other;

With the development of flower arrangement art, the styles of flower arrangement utensils are also different and there are many kinds. Antique and modern should be in harmony with the theme of flower arrangement in style and color;

Some of them have sour branches, mahogany, stump heads, root carving seats and so on. The utensils and several shelves can complement each other with flower arrangement.

3. Cushions, flower arranging accessories and auxiliary materials

Cushion seat is an article laid under the work to set off the work, add aesthetic feeling and perfect the shape. Its shape and color are selected according to the composition and modeling needs of the work, and the texture is wood, plastic, bamboo, rattan, grass and so on.

In order to express and highlight the theme, some toys made of ceramics and bamboo are often used in the works, and craft decorations such as straw figures and animals are used as accessories. In modern floral decoration, some natural auxiliary materials, such as hemp rope, dead branches, bark, rattan, pebbles, shells, feathers and so on. , as well as many artificial auxiliary materials and modern decorative materials, such as metal mesh, ribbon, bright beads, foam plastics, blow-molded paper, etc. Can be used for flower arrangement, which not only enriches the artistic language, but also meets the needs of modern art flower arrangement to express a wider range of themes, and embodies people's modern consciousness and senses.

4, the specific role of tools

Hot melt glue gun

Glue gun can be said to be one of the most commonly used tools in DIY. Its full name is hot melt glue gun. As the name implies, it melts the glue stick and then cools it to play the role of bonding. Glue gun is suitable for "rough work", bonding larger objects, such as fixing the bottom of flower mud. There are many kinds of glue guns. How to choose them correctly? Suitable for manual DIY to do eternal floral art, the most common 20W, 30W is enough, too much power is useless for DIY. Last but not least, the temperature of the glue gun is very high, so it must be used correctly according to the instructions to avoid burns and electric shock during use.

Branch scissors

This material is used to cut flowers or hardwood. Gardening scissors or ordinary scissors will do. For ordinary flowers, ordinary scissors are acceptable, but for hard woody flowers, special scissors are more suitable.

Huajian

It can be used to trim all kinds of flowers, herbs and some thin wooden branches, which can be easily cut, but it must not be used to cut iron wires and hard wooden branches because of its thin blade.

Wire scissors, wire scissors, vice and other pliers.

When used to treat iron wire, care should be taken to avoid cutting branches or tape as much as possible. Wire tongs are easy to rust if they are not cleaned in water, and it is difficult to clean the adhesive tape after a long time.

Ribbon scissors

The ribbon was cut off. Don't use it to cut anything except the ribbon, or the ribbon will be pulled out!

Puncture forceps

When handling flowers with thorns, such as roses, use a thorn remover, hook the thorn remover with the thorns, and hold the flowers back.

Ordinary iron wire, green iron wire, aluminum wire

There are many uses, such as fixing flowers, winding flowers on iron wire to shape them, and shaping some weak branches or deformed flowers with iron wire. Ordinary flower 18 to 30 iron wire is enough. In order not to affect the beauty of flower arrangement, special green iron wire and brown iron wire can be used. Because the iron wire is easy to rust after a long time, when making floral products, try to choose galvanized or coated floral iron wire to avoid rust as much as possible, thus improving the quality of floral products!

Flower (wet flower paste), high imitation flower paste (dry flower paste)

Flower mud can be divided into dry and wet types. Wet flower paste, also known as flower paste, flower spring and absorbent sponge, is a base for fixing fresh cut flowers. Flower mud is as big as a brick. When in use, it can be cut into the shape of a flower device with a knife. The flower mud is heavier after absorbing water, so the method of adding water for the first time: take out the flower mud and gently put it on the water surface to let it absorb water naturally. After 60~ 100 seconds, the flower mud can completely absorb water and sink automatically. Don't press all the flower mud into the water, so the center of the flower mud won't absorb water.

Dried flower paste, also known as foam, can be used as the base of flower arrangement and is the most widely used fixing material for artificial flowers and dried flowers. Dry flower cream is different from wet flower cream. Dried flower mud is a water-repellent material and should be used in a dry environment. Because of its light weight, it needs to be fixed in the flowerpot reasonably, and it is best to stick it with hot melt adhesive.

Colored ribbon

Make all kinds of decorative flowers and ribbons.

Colored adhesive tape

The floral adhesive tape has many uses and can play a fixed role. Because of its many colors, it can also be used with the colors of flowers, thus making the works more beautiful.

High-pressure watering can

Used for water supply and surface spray treatment of flower branches, there are many specifications and types. Large-scale flower arranging activities should have large-scale pneumatic watering cans, and portable small watering cans can be used in general occasions.

Flower knife

Flower knives are used for pruning and cutting flower branches, and also for carving and peeling. When using a flower knife, you should pay attention to avoid cutting. The utility knife is mainly used for cutting wrapping paper, flower paste and so on.

Stapler, u-shaped nail gun

Stapler needs to change the original shape of flowers in the technical treatment of flower arrangement modeling. If the leaves are rolled, they can be fixed with a stapler. U-shaped nails, also known as lawn nails, are specially used to fix artificial lawns or to fix leaves and flowers on a plane.

Jianshan

At present, the sword mountain of flower arrangement is to fix copper needles or stainless steel needles on lead blocks of different shapes, which is suitable for use in different containers. There is a rubber band at the lower part of Jianshan Mountain, which is added to protect the flower device.

Folding hand saw

A sharp tool for cutting branches outside the cutting range of branch shears.

Charging hand drill

Punching or self-tapping nail propulsion tool.