I used to wire all my rose stems by hand until a wedding in Denver last summer where I had 200 to do in one night.

Now I use a basic floral stripper for the thorns and a quick wire wrap technique I saw on a forum, which cut my prep time in half for large orders, but I'm curious if anyone has a better method for speed without hurting the blooms?

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the_patricia10d ago

Honestly, 200 roses in one night? My hands are cramping just thinking about it.

evan_wilson1810d ago

Right? The hand cramp thing is SO real. I did a big order of paper flowers last Valentine's Day and my whole wrist locked up. Could barely hold a pencil for two days. That repetitive folding motion just destroys you after a while.

finley7291d ago

Ever try those compression gloves the_patricia mentioned?