Learn Nageire Techniques HereNageire is another basic style of ikebana. 'Nage' means throw and 'ire' means put in. It usually uses a tall container for the arrangement. With this very reason, the techniques used in nageire is different from that of moribana. You cannot use a kenzan in the tall container, because you will insert all the flowers vertically without angle. So, you use special nageire techniques to insert flowers in a tall vase. They are,
We will study these one by one. The Vertical Fixture, is the technique used when you have an insufficient length of material. When you measure the length of the stem and consider the size of the container, and the length of the material is not enough to create a balanced arrangement, you use a straight branch to entend the length of the shorter stem. What you do is, first you cut the branch a little shorter than the height of the vase. The branch should be invisible from the arrangement. You split the end of the branch in the middle.  You can use any sturdy branch, but I always use the pussy willow branch. Then, you also cut the flower stem into half. Later, you slide the material into the branch and fix it firmly together, like this...  Then, place the supporting branch and the material in the tall container, adjusting the angle that you want the flower to be. The Cross Bar Fixture is used to support the the vertical fixture. To fix the position of the vertical fixture requires the help of the cross bar fixture. The cross bar is made of 2 short branches, cut slightly longer than the diameter of the vase. It should be positioned slightly lower than the opening of the container. It should be strong to not to be able to move around when in position. This is what a cross bar fixture looks like...  Instead of putting a cross, you can also choose a Y-shaped branch to make the fixture. Like this...  Both Y-shaped fixture and cross bar fixture will secure the position of the flower stems inserted in the container. And these fixtures act as an aid to help flowers stay in position. The flower itself can help too. And that is the Direct Fixing technique. Direct Fixing is where you insert flowers directly into the container. You let the flowers sit on the mouth of the container or lean on the inside wall of the container. For soft stems, you can use the scissors to press and flatten the stem at the place where you want to bend it. Then, when inserted into the container, the bent portion of the stem will stay on the wall of the container. We will see these nageire techniques in action in the arrangement examples below...
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