Chrysanthemums symbolize fidelity, optimism, joy, and long life. Who wouldn’t want that symbol in their home? I love the detail work on this project. It’s done solely using the double-wrap technique and makes for a very impressive string art piece that will really show off your skills. When you remove the pattern, the amount of nails will seem daunting, but it starts to make sense once you begin the outline. This pattern can be trimmed to make many different-sized flowers, as we’ll do here for the smaller chrysanthemum.
Pine board: 1" × 12" (2.5cm × 30.5cm), cut to 17" (43cm) long and stained (Shown: Minwax Water-Based Wood Finish in Driftwood)
5⁄8" (1.6cm) silver nails
Size 10 crochet thread in 1 color (Shown: Peacock blue)
Embroidery floss in 1 color (Shown: DMC 3340/Medium Apricot)
2 photocopies of pattern (page 96)
Picture-hanging hardware
2 felt furniture pads
Tools: Hammer, needle-nose pliers
Basic supplies: Superglue, scissors, transparent tape
Preparing a board (page 8)
Applying a nail pattern (page 9)
Stringing basics (pages 10–11)
Double-wrap technique (page 13)
17" × 11.5" (43cm × 29cm)
CHRYSANTHEMUM PATTERN
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