Corn Husk Crafts – Making A Braided Corn Husk Wreath
Posted by Karen Bastille - 13/10/09 at 04:10 pm
Use glycerin-soaked husks to braid this wreath. Take three large, white husks and tie or staple them together at the top of the husk. Hook the bunch of husks over a nail or have a patient friend hold it as you braid. Use the whole husks for a thick braid or narrower strips for a skinny braid.
Because the husks are short, you often have to add pieces. Overlap the ends as you add new strips (Illus. 31) and alternate the additional strands so that you don’t have all three pieces joined at about the same spot.
If you are making a small, flat wreath you can join the ends in a circle with a staple, or tie the ends together while the wreath is wet. When the wreath dries, glue or wire pine cones, teasel flowers, milkweed pods or ribbon over the joined place.
The wreath above is a small one used for a kitchen window decoration. To make a large braided wreath for an outside door use several thicknesses of husks. Tie the beginning and end of the braid with tough cord. Wire on pine cones and water-resistant ribbon. Rain or snow won’t hurt your corn-husk wreath.
