Tools of the Floral Trade Mechanics Attaching Mechanics Glue sticks Glue gun Aerosol floral adhesive Liquid floral adhesive Hot glue pan Floral clay Mechanics • • • • • • • • • • • Binding Mechanics Green & clear pot tape Clear pot tape Floral tape-light grn, dark grn, brown, & white Waxed string Bark-covered wire Chenille stems Beading wire Paddle wire #18, 22, 26 Decorative wire Florist wire # 18, 22, 24, 28 Green & white pot tape Paddle Wire Wire Gauges • Gauge thickness gets smaller as number increases # #16 #18 #20 #22 #24 #26 #28 Use support support bows bows boutonniere corsage corsage Decorative Wire Mechanics • • • • Bouquet holders Bouquet holders Decorative handled bouquet holder Pew clip Bridal Bouquet Stand Mechanics • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Foam, floral cages, and kenzans Iglu holders Floral cages Wettable floral foam Wreath forms Raquettes holder Spray bar Various containers/vases Kenzans Frog Water vial Cellophane wrap Waxed Tissue paper Acetate ribbon Marbles/pebbles Moss Wet Floral Foam—one brick holds 2 quarts of water, let it sink of it’s own weight Dry Floral Foam Colored Foam Floral Foam Shapes Frog or Kenzan Frog or Kenzan— holds flowers upright Water Vials Acetate Ribbon Ribbon Sizes • Ribbon size gets larger as number increases # #1.5 #3 #5 #9 #16 #40 #100 Width Use 3/8” wide corsages 5/8” wide corsages 7/8” wide bud vases 1 ½” wide vases, plants 2 1/8” wide vases, plants 3” wide funerals, larger plants 4” wide funerals Mechanics Delivering/Ordering items Card Card pick Care tag Card Picks Cards Mechanics Corsage Mechanics Wristlets Corsage box/bag Wire Ribbon Corsage pins Wristlets Tulle Corsage Pins Tools Tools that cut Floral Knife Clipper/Pruner Ratchet pruner Utility scissors Ribbon shears Wire cutter Folding saw Matte knife & blades Floral Tool Safety • • • • • Floral Knife—cut flower stems Wire Cutters—cut wire Pruning Shears—cut tougher woody stems Utility Shears—cut tough stems, etc. Ribbon Shears—cut ribbon only Floral Knife Clipper/Pruner Utility Shears Ribbon Shears Wire Cutters Flower Stripper Rose Thorn Stripper Tools Tools that pierce Corsage pins-pearl Boutonniere pins-black Fern pins/ greening pins Anchor pins Bank pins T-pins Dixon pins Wood picks, wired/unwired Hyacinth stakes Tools Construction Tools Needle-nose pliers
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