I have 20 gauge wire but it seems to big to insert into the stargazer petals. What size of wire should I be using to make these flowers. I don't know if I am going to want to make another flower after finishing this cake. I know it's fun to see the finished cake but ten cakes sure take a lot of handmade flowers. When I told my friend how many flowers I was going to have to make for her cake her response was you have two months to make them. Maybe I need to teach her how to make flowers so I can tell her she has a couple of months to finish 25 stargazer lilies, 250 small filler flowers, 20 full roses, 25 rose buds, 150 ivy leaves plus rose leaves and then dust them all with petal and luster dust and work full time. I swear people think we wave a magic wand.

I usually use a 26 for lillies , I also use a grooved board to make the vein at the back.

I lay them over the back of a big rolling pin as I go.Once they are dry I then bundle them into sets of three bigger petals and three smaller petals layed on top on one another ( as a lily has two different sizes ) loosely taped . I find it is easier to count where you are up to and store until you need to colour and assemble them.

Good luck , I would be in heaven making all those flowers .

I would definitely "invite" your friend to come and at least see the making of these flowers. She needs to see how long it take to make each one.

I use 22 gauge on stargazer lillies.

In my Wilton class we used 26 gauge, green for the leaves and white for the petals. Using (of course) the Wilton wire.

Thank you everyone. I am finding it difficult to find 26 gauge wire unless I order it online. Off to search.