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Fall project: How to Make a Wreath

Keyword grapevine, grapevine wreath, homemade wreath
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Equipment

  • Garden Clippers

Ingredients

  • Grape Vine in various lengths

Instructions

  • Trim a length of grape vine three to five feet long.
  • Remove leaves but leave curly ques because they help hold the wreath together and look cute.
  • Form a circle about three to five inches across for a mini wreath. The larger the wreath, the stronger and thicker the wreath structure will need to be. Plan to cut five to ten vines to begin a larger wreath, and just experiment until it looks the way you want.
  • Weave around the circle, put the loose end of the vine through the “O” of the forming wreath. Wrap the vine around the “O” and continue to put the end through the center, pulling it out the other side and wrapping it around. This will begin to form a loose “O”.
  • Hold the end with your hand while you weave the wreath and then tuck the end in along the way.
  • Continue to weave in a circle by taking the end of the vine and putting it inside the circle. Pull the end of the vine out the other side and wrap it around the wreath. It’s a bit like sewing with a needle – in and around, in and around.
  • Pick another length of vine and pop the end into any hole on the “O” you can find. Start winding and weaving in the new vine as you did before.
  • Once you get to the end of that vine, secure the end in any hole or chink you can find. Keep your winding as tight as you can without breaking the vine. Each layer will build upon the last, securing each other to the frame.
  • Keep twisting on new layers of vine until you either run out or your wreath reaches the desired thickness.
  • Set the wreath on a flat surface with good air circulation. Resist the temptation to hang the wreath while it dries as this may cause the shape of the wreath to turn into more of an oval than a circle.

Notes

Plan for your wreath to shrink in size by at least a third, sometimes a half as it dries. If you’ve twisted tightly enough, it will still hold together just fine and look wonderful.