This tutorial shows how you can make plastic wire flowers (பிளாஸ்டிக் வயர் மலர்கள்) .
They are very easy to make and are usually done with left over wire after weaving baskets.
Flower bouquets made with them were popular during the 80s in India :)
20 inches is enough for a flower with 6 petals.
Make a ring with this wire by wrapping it around your index finger.
The smaller the ring, the better the flower will look. From my experience, if the number of petals exceeds 7, the flower doesn’t look very nice.
Using your pointer finger, pull the remaining wire into the ring to form a loop as shown below.
Hold the loop down with your thumb so it stays in place.
Pass the end of the wire into the loop and pull it all the way through.
Tighten to form a triangle shape.
Keep your thumb in place as the chances of the wire unraveling is higher when we are weaving the first petal.
Fold the wire to its side like shown below.
First petal is done. We just have to repeat the same process again and again for the other petals.
Pull another loop right next to the first petal and repeat the steps.
Continue adding petals.
Plastic wire flower is ready.
Flowers can have 5 – 7 petals. I have shown flowers with 6 and 7 petals below.
These were placed in wire flower vases or wrapped around a vertical stand during the 1980s in India.