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Foreigners fall for handmade wire flowers

2018/3/26 16:37:06   source:sdchina.com

Wire flowers, made of colorful iron wires and materials like screen mesh, look incredibly true to life because of their eye-catching colors and ever-changing shapes. Recently, at the invitation of Touch Shandong column, two foreign friends from Italy went to Shanglong Community of Wenhui Block in Dongying City, to learn how to make wire flowers.

Wang Yuxia, the deputy Party secretary of Shanglong Community, has studied artificial wire flowers for over ten years. In her spare time, she often encourages her friends and relatives to learn to make wire flowers. “I like handicraft art. I often teach my neighbors to make wire flowers, though some young people are not interested in it,” said Wang Yuxia. “But many older people like it.”

Wang briefed on the tools needed for making wire flowers, including sleeves, nipper pliers, scissors, cotton thread, iron wire, silk stockings in different colors and green paper self-adhesive tapes. After all materials getting ready, here comes the most important step --making. The two foreigners began to learn the detailed making process of artificial wire flowers from Wang Yuxia.

“The two foreign friends take it very seriously when they learn to make wire flowers. I think they really like it, and they really do a good job,” Wang Yuxia added.

Wang Yuxia said making wire flowers needs not only strong operational ability but also brainwork. Giacomo asked his friend to help to tie the leaves stronger so as to beautify the shape of the wire flower.

Giacomo has lived in China for only one year, but he has participated in our Touch Shandong activity for three times. He said that every time he participated in the activity he got a further understanding of China. “I want to make some wire flowers to send to my girlfriend,” said Giacomo.

It’s reported that Shanglong Community organizes and teaches residents to make wire flowers every year so as to enrich people’s life and increase the reemployment.

 

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