I love natural flower head wreath. Usually, here in Latvia, we make them on Jāņi (more about Latvian tradition called Jāņi read in one of my previous posts) or on a wedding day.
So here is how I make it. I learned it from my grandmother and she learned it from her grandmother. All you need are flowers and thread.
Step 1: Get the flowers from the meadow all you can make the head wreath by walking and picking up the flowers right from the meadow while making.
Step 2: Twist two flowers together like shown in the picture above.
Step 3: Twist next flower around the stalks of all previous flowers. As shown in the picture above. And continue with different flowers. Add more than one flower at the same time to make it thicker. If there are too many stalks (too bulky), cut few and continue until it’s long enough to fit on the head.
Step 4: Put beginning and end together so it overlaps of about few inch. Take the thread wrap around in between flowers and tie together. Cut the remaining stalks. And you are ready to wear it! As shown in the picture above 🙂
Ilze
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Wow! Wonderful! And the sweet photos. All three girls are soooooo beautiful! That first photo of the middle girl is especially enchanting! ❤
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The middle is Helmī – if you mean by position.
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Yes. How old?
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She is 1 year and 8 months. The youngest one.
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Adorable, lovely photo of the girls.
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I love it too!
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Lovely photos. So nice that you can pass on family traditions to your children.
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I’m trying. It’s not easy. I lost my grandma 15 years ago and then I wasn’t interested in traditions and food recipes she can offer… now I’m trying to remember.
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I think you are doing a marvellous job. Not only can you pass on those traditions and recipes you recall but also create your own tradtions for your family.
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What a wonderful tradition. I always wondered how you made these. I used to make daisy chains as a child, piercing the stem with the second flower, by slitting the stem with a fingernail. I like this method better!
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Yes, you can make daisy garland or chain. I’m glad this is useful to you. Thank you for your comment.
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So pretty! Wreaths and girls.
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Thank you.
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My pleasure. 🙂
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