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Artificial / Silk Floral

Artificial flowers are imitations of natural flowering plants used for commercial or residential decoration. Materials used in their manufacture have included painted linen and shavings of stained horn in ancient Egypt , gold and silver in ancient Rome , rice-paper in China , silkworm cocoons in Italy , colored feathers in South America , and wax and tinted shells .  Modern techniques involve carved or formed soap, nylon netting stretched over wire frames, ground clay, and mass-produced injection plastic mouldings. Polyester has been the main material for manufacturing artificial flowers since the 1970s. Most artificial flowers in the market nowadays are made of polyester fabric. Types Of Artificial Flowers : 1. Polyester and Paper Flowers - Five main processes may be distinguished:  --The first step consists of putting the polyester fabric in gelatine in order to stiffen it.  --The second consists of cutting up the various polyester fabrics and mat...

Floral Arrangements

In all God’s creation, there is nothing so beautiful, attractive and colourful as flowers. Flower arrangement is an art which expresses one’s personality. Flowers, foliage and plants are arranged in flower vases in such a way that they produce harmonious appearance with good texture and colour combination. By proper arrangement of flowers, the home can be made cheerful, lively and beautiful. Types of Flower Arrangement : 1. Line arrangement: In this arrangement, the element line is most important and emphasized more. In this type of arrangement only small amount of plant materials are used. 2. Mass arrangement: Large amount of plant materials, flowers, foliage, leaves are required for this arrangement. In this type of arrangement, grouping of flowers and their colours play an important role. The mass arrangement may be compact or semi pact. A large flower is arranged in the middle point to have a focus on it. This type of arrangement is used in large rooms, corners and ...