How to Pin a Corsage or Boutonniere

How to Pin a Corsage or Boutonniere Avoid potentially embarrassing and dangerous pinning encounters by using a steady hand and forethought. Step: 1 Step: 2 Place the corsage or boutonniere at a slight angle on your date's lapel, approx- imately 4 inches in from the tip of the left shoulder. Hold the flower arrangement by its stem. Have the flower facing away from your date and toward you. Weave the pin back out of the fabric once more. Be sure that Make sure that Step: the flower is Step: the very tip of the pin does not stick out, nor does it poke under the fabric and touch the skin. evenly placed on the lapel before attempt- ing to pin it. 8 3 Stick the tip of the pin back into the fabric on the Step: other side of the Take a Step: strong and sturdy stickpin in the hand that is not stem. Insure that 7 the stem is tightly in place with the length of the pin pushing it down holding the flower. Weave the pin back out from under the fabric. Stick the pin into the fabric at the Push it through about 1 inch, laying it at an angle over the top of the stem. bottom left corner of the stem. Step: 6 Step: 5 Reference Page: http://www.k12academics.com/senior-proms/prom-flowers/how-pin-corsage-or-boutonniere#.U_HTkmPgyWg Prestige Flowers http://www.prestigeflowers.co.uk/buttonholes