Crepe Paper Rose Making a Rose Without a Bulb

Rose Template Available Here: How to make a crepe paper rose without a rose bulb core. This method uses the natural stretch properties of the crepe paper to achieve the final rose shape. For this rose I ve used an 18g Hamilton paper covered wire and cream 180g crepe paper from Cartotecnicarossi which I ve stretched by 25, but you could also use 60g or doublette crepe paper straight off the roll. I ve used my florist rose template available on Etsy. The strip of outstretched crepe paper which forms the platform for the rose head measures 1cm x 38cm. Once wrapped around the top of the wire it should measure approximately 2. 5cm long and 0. 5cm at its widest point. I m using an EVA waterbased Glue used for bookbinding, but tacky glue will also work. And after the initial 3 petals have been attached a glue gun would work really well for attaching petals. It was a cold day here and I found the glue didn t really want to stick. I think t