Attaching the Stem to the Calyx
By Ron Yu
Have the stem and calyx ready. What we will
do here is open up the bottom of the calyx (the side without the squashed
square in the middle), insert the knobby top part of the stem, and close the
bottom of the calyx. I wouldn’t call the method elegant but it’s a sturdy and
clean-looking attachment.
Open one side by lifting a flap from the
center of one of the sepals of the calyx. Be careful and avoid tearing the
paper.
Open the opposite side likewise.
Pull the open edges slightly apart to reveal
the bottom of the squashed square in the middle.
Place the knobby top of the stem in the
square. It should just about fit inside the square.
Push the flaps back as shown.
Reform the folds you have undone in opening
the calyx.
It may look easy here but you may need to get
a feel of the calyx fold structure.
If done properly you should get this pretty
clean (albeit quite inexact) finish.
Re-flatten the calyx as much as possible.
The top won’t be as clean now as before but
it will be hidden inside the rose anyway.
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