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Title: Vase Tutorial
Post by: Graham Lee on March 24, 2009, 12:09:31 AM
Here are the updated details for the vase tutorial;
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Post by: Graham Lee on March 24, 2009, 12:12:18 AM
Vase Tutorial;
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Post by: Graham Lee on March 24, 2009, 12:13:23 AM
And add some flowers.
A big thank you goes out to the person that is helping with putting the tutorial section together  :D
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Post by: Petra on March 25, 2009, 09:54:28 AM
Graham,
that is brilliant,....that's one of those "why didn't I think of that" ideas. :idea:
I'm always struggling to get the stems in the vase, so making the vase around the stems would be just perfect!  

Nice and clear instructions by the way.:D

Petra
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Post by: Tonya on March 25, 2009, 12:54:47 PM
Very nice Graham...I too like the idea of building the vase around the stems...good thinking.
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Post by: Mattjpoll on March 25, 2009, 09:08:20 PM
Do you know if there are instructions on how to make those particular flowers anywhere? I have seen lots of instructions for other flowers, but not those ones.

Love the vase by the way.
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Post by: fairby on March 26, 2009, 01:03:08 PM
Quote from: "Mattjpoll"Do you know if there are instructions on how to make those particular flowers anywhere? I have seen lots of instructions for other flowers, but not those ones.

Love the vase by the way.

I'm sure graham will be able to point you in the direction of his 2nd DVD with those flowers on it!!! Very reasonably priced as well
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Post by: Twisty on January 29, 2011, 12:45:01 AM
Hi Graham

This is going to be a huge help, I have to make a vase for Monday.
I was wondering, is there a tutorial for the flowers, they look really cool.

thanks Andy
Title: Re: Vase Tutorial
Post by: Graham Lee on January 29, 2011, 10:17:01 AM
This section was put up by someone else that wanted to remain annonimous, the flowers are an 8 petal 160 with the front side of one fold going into the centre of the next fold and the other side of the fold going into the centre of the previous fold. So instead of each fold being upright it is at about 45 degrees and the fold on either side keep it in place.
Hope this helps although it may have made things worse!
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Post by: Mark-m on January 29, 2011, 01:30:17 PM
This coming up again is very timely, I have to make one of these for Wednesday. Nice tip of tying the green 106q's first.

I have been turning the petals at 45° after Graham show this of at the Bishop Stortford Care and Share day, So simple but effective, and was one of those "doh, why didn't I think of that" moments.

It was great to learn new models, and techniques at the Care and Share day, but the really priceless part was all the silly, simple hints I picked up.

Mark
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Post by: balloonrequest on June 07, 2012, 06:43:08 PM
Wow very helpful
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Post by: ShezBoy on January 09, 2013, 12:42:17 AM
Wow, that looks excellent and very helpful. After some practise I'm going to attempt this  :)
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Post by: twistedpusses on June 23, 2013, 02:15:03 PM
As a beginner that looks like I'd understand it much better if it was produced as a diagram, or is it that some of us are just useless and cant actually see what's going on LOL! As a Gardener I'd like to be able to make that model...
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Post by: Lisa Chester on June 23, 2013, 08:41:33 PM
TwstedPusses - which part are you having trouble with?
Lisa
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Post by: cindyandres on August 08, 2014, 05:16:36 AM
Hello Graham! Thank you for having me join your balloon chat. I have been spending the past days browsing through the forums and find a lot of creative posts from a variety of nice folks here at balloonchat.co.uk. I am new to balloon decor and twisting but have learned a few basic things such as pillars and arcs. I need to enrich myself with twists and weaves for really nice and eye-catching centerpieces such as this vase with flowers. I shall be making an attempt with my daughter and post the photo of our success (or failure, but I hope not). I'm really glad I have a place to start. :D
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Post by: Mujician on August 08, 2014, 09:27:56 AM
Hi Graham, I would like to have a go at weaving and this looks like a fun idea, however I can't get my head around the first pinch twist. Six 260s together at the tip, but where exactly do I pinch twist? It looks like just a red balloon has been twisted. Would it be enough (for now at least to simply wrap the 6 tied balloons together? And the flowers are beautiful but for now its a bit beyond me to work it out!
Title: Re: Vase Tutorial
Post by: Graham Lee on August 08, 2014, 10:02:14 AM
Make the pinch twist in one of the 6 balloons tied together.
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Post by: Mujician on August 09, 2014, 07:03:25 AM
I tried this yesterday, it didn't turn out too bad, but there is obviously something I'm not doing right. I wonder if anyone is able to give me any advice for tidying it up.
One mistake I made was making the sides too long, too quickly so as you can see it turned out more like a hat than a vase!
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Post by: Graham Lee on August 09, 2014, 11:47:14 AM
If you made it three times today and numbered them I'm sure number three would look better than one, just practice.
It does look like you have a few double pinch twists on some of the joints though?
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Post by: Mujician on August 09, 2014, 03:58:45 PM
The twists were so small that air got squeezed through to one side and they sort of folded. There is only one pinch twist. I can't work that bit out though. On yours, I can't see any pinch twists. Just the small bubble that precedes it.
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Post by: Mujician on July 17, 2015, 08:52:51 PM
Ij'm a little bit stumped by this tutorial - the vase I think I can manage and am going to have a go at it tomorrow. The flowers though, I don't understand. I've got the four 160s and tied them together at the knot. I've twisted each on in half and put that around the the pinch twist in the bottom of the vase. But I'm now left with some ends tied together - surely there is no need to tie them together in the first place, or am I missing something here?!
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Post by: Graham Lee on July 17, 2015, 09:29:40 PM
Could you post a picture of where you are up to then we can see and give advice better.
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Post by: Areyouhappydad on July 17, 2015, 10:54:57 PM
Mujician, I think this video will help. Whilst it is not a vase, the weave is similar and will explain why you don't need pinch twists all the way down. As for tying 160s together and then wrapping, this will prevent them coming undone more easily once finished (single balloons with nozzles wrapped round a pinch twist can come free again in a child's hands)
http://youtu.be/8PWbYqC7hmQ (http://youtu.be/8PWbYqC7hmQ)
Like Graham says, practice will help you iron out any difficulties
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Post by: MeeBoo on July 19, 2015, 06:49:00 AM
:o Thank you so much for posting this! FINALLY! A vase that doesn't involve a water bottle that I can make! MEEP!  :P  :mrgreen: I'm so excited to try this tomorrow. Now I just need new flowers to go with it!
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Post by: Daniel M on July 19, 2015, 02:26:42 PM
Quote from: "Mujician"Ij'm a little bit stumped by this tutorial - the vase I think I can manage and am going to have a go at it tomorrow. The flowers though, I don't understand. I've got the four 160s and tied them together at the knot. I've twisted each on in half and put that around the the pinch twist in the bottom of the vase. But I'm now left with some ends tied together - surely there is no need to tie them together in the first place, or am I missing something here?!
:?
I thought the idea was to twist the knotted part of the tied balloons around the vase pinch-twist which gives you FOUR FLOWER STEMS & then fully inflate two more 160's and twist them in half before twisting them around the vase pinch-twist.
That will give you another FOUR FLOWERS STEMS and you should have EIGHT FLOWER STEMS.   The longer 160 stems are then used to create leaves
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Post by: Mujician on July 19, 2015, 06:20:42 PM
Sorry, didn't take a photo, balloons perished in the heat, I get it now. Thanks
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Post by: Danny the Idiot on July 22, 2015, 08:31:14 PM
[attachment=0:3sx9irzl][/attachment]Flowers in Vase.jpg[/attachment:3sx9irzl]

I had an order for flowers in a vase - so I looked at the tutorial. It was a great help with tying the stems to the pinch twist at the beginning.

The customer rang me earlier in the day to ask if i could make it bigger and he would pay more. So I enlarged the woven vase, added another couple of flowers and put two double stuffed water weights in the bottom to help stablise it and weigh it down. The customer was very happy!

 :D
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Post by: nailwiz on August 26, 2015, 01:45:58 AM
Well your vase & flowers look great!!!!  Cheers!!!  Lynn
Title: Re: Vase Tutorial
Post by: Mujician on May 10, 2021, 07:38:14 PM
Hi Graham, just revisiting this. Few questions: does it always have to be six? Could it be more or less?

How easy would it be to make a cylinder?, or a vase with no base?
Title: Re: Vase Tutorial
Post by: Graham Lee on May 10, 2021, 11:03:23 PM
Quote from: Mujician on May 10, 2021, 07:38:14 PM
Hi Graham, just revisiting this. Few questions: does it always have to be six? Could it be more or less?

How easy would it be to make a cylinder?, or a vase with no base?
Sorry does what have to be six?
Petals on flower or the bubbles on the vase for weaving?

They can both be as many or as few as you would like. even size wise you can vary.