We worked for another weekend straight and really have gotten further on the wedding arch. I did not however get any measurements because Justin was not with me very much. I will see if I can get measurements of the metal on the inside of the arch next weekend.
Justin's family had a camp out at his grandmother's house this weekend. While they had the camp out, I kept working on the arch well into dark Saturday and the whole day on Sunday since we ended up sleeping over at Mammy's due to Justin having too much to drink haha. It was pretty chilly outside on Saturday so progress was slow. However I managed to get a decent start. I will list the tools and materials I used to weave the vines onto the arch.
Tools and Materials Needed:
- Gloves
- Green Floral Wire
- Jute Twine
- Wire Cutters
- Pliers
- Small Hand Pruners
I started by getting the longest vines and using the green floral wire and wire cutters I laid the vine along the arch the way I wanted it and then cute approximately 4 in. of wire and wrapped it around the metal and vine as tight as possible and twisted the two ends together. I then clipped off the excess wire and wrapped it around the metal rod.
I apologize for the quality of my pictures this week. They are not the greatest and I forgot to take pictures of many of the steps.
Slowly but surely I kept wrapping the longer vines onto the arch. In the beginning, I weaved what I could in between the rungs of the arch. I found that it was not a necessary step since with out doing this I was able to sit inside the arch and attach the vines with the wire.