Hand-Tied Bouquet
Masterclass
Two and a half hours at the bench learning the spiral technique that makes every bouquet sit properly. NZ$95 covers all flowers, tools and a wrapped bouquet you take home.
At a glance
- 2.5 hours — Saturdays 10am, plus weeknight slots
- Up to 12 people per class
- Beginner — no experience needed
The class in detail
The class that started the studio
This is the one we tell everyone to start with. The hand-tied spiral is the foundation of almost all floristry — get it right once and every arrangement you make afterwards gets easier. Amelia runs it the way she learned it on event jobs: fast demo first, then your bench, your stems, your pace.
You'll work with whatever the market had that morning — roses, ranunculus, snapdragons, whatever's peaking. We teach conditioning, stem selection, the spiral itself, and the wrapping that makes a bouquet look shop-bought instead of 'I tried'.
Curious about other classes? The dried flower workshop uses similar mechanics with materials that last a year, and the centrepiece class builds on this spiral for table work.
- Runs: Every Saturday 10:00am, most Thursdays 5:30pm, and one Sunday a month
- Guarantee: Free reschedule up to 72 hours before class — full details on our refunds page
- Gifting? The Duo Pass (NZ$175) covers two seats here.
612
students through this exact class
40+
stems in your hands by the end
4.9
average post-class rating (380+ reviews)
What it costs
NZ$95 flat, everything in
Flowers, tools, apron, coffee and the take-home bouquet are all covered by the ticket. The only thing we upsell is secateurs from the tool wall, and that's 10% off for students anyway.
Regulars: the Season Pass (NZ$340) covers this class plus three more over 12 months — works out about $40 cheaper. Details on the prices page.
- All fresh flowers & foliage — 40+ stems
- Full toolkit: secateurs, tape, wire, ribbon
- Apron, bench, coffee and something baked
- Wrapped bouquet to carry home
- Printed stem recipe card for next time
No payment at enquiry. We confirm your seat first.
Step by step
Two and a half hours, six stages
Flowers 101 — 15 min
What's on your bench today, why those stems, and how to condition them so they last twice as long as a supermarket bunch.
Prep & strip — 20 min
De-thorning, stripping lower leaves, cutting on the angle. Unglamorous, but it's where most home bouquets go wrong.
The spiral demo — 15 min
Amelia builds a full bouquet slowly at the big bench, narrating each stem. Everyone films this bit on their phone.
Your build — 75 min
Same stems, your choices. We circulate constantly — a wandering spiral is normal, and fixable. Coffee appears halfway.
Tie, trim, wrap — 20 min
Bind point, stem trim, tissue and wrap so it travels. The finishing ten minutes is what separates 'nice' from 'wait, you made that?'.
Photos & line-up — 5 min
Everyone's bouquet goes on the bench for the final line-up. Twelve people, twelve completely different bouquets.
Gallery
Inside a Saturday class
All real benches, real stems, real first attempts — shot in the studio.
The morning's stems, conditioned overnight
The spiral demo everyone films
Spiral in progress — stage four
Wrapped and ready to walk home
Twelve benches, twelve different answers
Who's teaching
Your tutors
This class is Amelia's baby — she's taught it more than 300 times. Rosa usually assists on Saturdays.
Meet the whole studioAmelia Hart
Founder & lead tutor — ex-event florist, teaches the spiral like a recipe
Rosa Delaney
Assistant tutor on Saturdays — spots a slipping spiral from across the room
'A spiral is just a handshake you do with stems. Anyone's hand can learn it — I've watched 600 people prove that.'
— Amelia, founder
All our workshops, side by side
Bouquet class FAQ
Saturday's bench has your name on it
Twelve seats, one Saturday, and a bouquet you'll photograph on the walk to the car park. NZ$95 all-in.
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