The essentials
with WILLOW CROSSLEY
Lesson 2 of 43
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Willow reveals her favourite floristry tools for use at home and events, including the best types of wire, tape, secateurs, string, pins, “frogs” and chicken wire.
From the Lesson Workbook
The Essentials
Click on the links below to be taken to suppliers of the essentials.*
You will need:
- Sakagen secateurs
- Clippers
- Foldable saw
- Mossing pins
- Reel wire (used for wiring button holes, garlands, wreaths, wiring flowers and flower crowns)
- Stub wire (used for wiring flowers, attaching flowers and fruit to wreaths and garlands)
- Pot tape
- Electrical tape
- Frogs - look on eBay
- Green tack
- Covered wire
- Flower vials
- Hessian ribbon
- Chicken wire
- A mister
- Florist's tape
- Fishing Wire
- Cable ties
- Water pouch
- Tape measure
- Masking tape
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Your Instructor
Willow Crossley
World-renowned florist, author and designer, known as the UK’s ‘Queen of Flowers’.
Willow Crossley is a professional floral stylist, creating wild and whimsical arrangements full of colour, pattern and movement for an array of top British brands (Jo Malone, OKA). She is the author of four books and is regularly featured in House & Garden and many other publications. Willow is passionate about the profound impact nature can have on how we feel, and has gained a substantial following for her down-to-earth and inclusive approach to floristry and gardening. Willow firmly advocates a sustainable approach to floristry, working with the seasons and sourcing locally grown stems wherever possible.
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