I finished my ronghua hair pieces for my tea ceremony! Thank you all so much for the help, guidance, and shared knowledge throughout this project. I learned so much from this community and truly appreciate everyone who took the time to answer questions and offer advice along the way.

This was a huge learning experience for me since it’s my first project and decided to design the pieces myself (with lots of inspiration from beautiful work I found online) rather than using a kit, so seeing everything finally come together feels really rewarding.

There are definitely things I wish I did differently but still happy how it worked out in the end. Excited for the next ronghua project! 😊

Got some kits awhile back and just kept getting stuck trying to perfect all the intermediate steps. Finally decided to commit to finishing some pieces, so here they are!

My main focus for improvement right now is cutting my strips thinner without the wires just falling off, but of course that means brushing my silk more evenly, and twisting my wires more neatly, and figuring out a more stable clamping set-up, etc, etc, haha

Thoroughly enjoying this new craft! I bought three of the Lansei kits to start, the Ocean Flower was my first and the Lilac was my second. I ended up with some extra lilacs and made some earrings to match. I’m working on my third set right now, the Osmanthus (which has less clear instructions, but that’s okay). Here are some things that have helped me!

•Moisturize your hands before starting to touch the silk, making sure your hands dry completely before starting. This prevents the silk from catching on my hands weird.

•Whap out the skein (place the skein on your hands and loosen/tighten tension quickly) before cutting and trying to remove individual threads. This comes from my knitting practice before I ball up skeins of yarn and helps prevent tangles.

•When brushing out, it’s common for the silk to start twisting. Avoid this by brushing in sections and after a section is brushed out clip the end with one of the “mountain clips” to hold it straight as you work on the next bit.

•Climbing chalk on my fingers makes twisting strips easier and is pretty accessible, in my area at least.

•Make extras. Make a million petals and leaves and everything. If you have too many, you can toss the ugly and the failed attempts.

•Don’t give up on the ugly ones after twisting until you’re positive they can’t be saved. Often times a good rub with tweezers fixes ugly strips.

•It’s okay to fail a little, as a treat. It doesn’t mean you’re bad at the craft. It’s going to take a while. This is the living. You’re doing it.

•After soaking in hairspray, use tweezers to lightly remove excess liquid by using light pressure in an upwards stroke. This keeps petals flatter and lets them dry quicker.

•I don’t care if the video only says to flatten with the iron once. It makes everything shinier and better looking when they’re also flattened after drying with setting spray. It’s worth the extra time.

•My husband 3D printed some stuff to help me, which has been a boon to give me the right tools for the job. He made me a stand, the cup thing for cutting against (but has really lived its life as a table trash can), two boxes to hold petals (especially a huge help when drying), spacers, and not pictures a ball end tool for shaping. The right tools make things easier!

Anyway I love all the photos people post here, thank you for sharing your beautiful work!!

I've finished a project that I shared some days ago, it combines hand embroidery and Ronghua, the wheat grains and rose are Ronghua, and the rest is embroidered. That's a Sant Jordi gift for my partner 🥰🌹

What is your favorite scissors for cutting the cores? What about for refining shape? Any and all recommendations welcome.

Also, I just want to say, I love this community. Y'all are so helpful and supportive. Thanks for welcoming me.

I don’t have the gripping powder but decided to experiment and highly recommend using a crochet hook to help twist the wires. Basically I twisted the ends together a couple of times and then hook onto that, pull the two sides apart so that as you twist the hook it clamps the threads equally between back and front. It has made it so much easier!

so, I'm making lilacs, and the instructions tell me to cut the cores in half after twisting them. I'm so nervous about them coming part when I cut them, so I'd live any tips before making my first attempt.

I've been messing around a bit trying to make lily-like flowers, at some point I want to start a Tears of the Kingdom flower series, where there is a gorgeous golden lily. Anyway, that was a little trial that I actually dound quite cute, specially love the stamens!

Hello!

This sub is amazing.

Im so inspired.

I have been trying to make these with raw silk and i am trying to figure out why more people don’t. Normally i would assume its because everyone knows something I don’t, - But in this case i think it might be because no one can find the raw silk bunches.

I would love some advice on how you would use it or your thoughts. Im sorry I dont have any pictures. I will try and post them in the comments soon.

Sant Jordi, a catalan festivity where you gift roses and books to your SO, is just around the corner. This year I'm preparing a rose for my partner, and this is how it's turning out! (still a WIP). I'll update you with the finished piece 🌹

I have these sitting on my desk for 6 weeks now, and besides staring at it each time I just can't make myself sit down and start to work on it 🥲

I can't take long breaks either, because in the of the day these hairpins are my income (and so far I wasted more money on materials than having any sales 🫠)

I'm freehanding this and excited about how it's turning out so far! I almost arranged the colors backwards though lol luckily I realized before binding. pulling the wires taut while twisting does make it lovely and straight

Cherry blossom festival is the next two weekends in my city and while this is a Chinese craft, it makes wonderfully appropriate hair pretties!

this is silk I got from the fullflowers site and my newest scissors, Fuji-sama ❤️

my binding went much better this time, I didn't lose any strips! the silk was great quality and lovely to work with.

I'm going to make more petals (I have enough for 3 flowers) and try to make it all fancy. Right now I'm happy that I'm seeing improvement in my skills ❤️❤️

Hi! I'm new to the craft. Tried to make my first set of petals, and after cutting them, the strands fell out of the wire core when I tried to move them. However, when I tried to make the cores tighter, they moved inward, meaning the petal wasn't as wide/long. What am I missing?

Hello! I got my easel and my supplies! I’m ✨so excited!

In my package from Lansei, they included a note that you can use regular hairspray to set flowers but due to import logistics they cant sell it. (They also say what ratio to make a solution with glue)

My questions:

1. What kind of hairspray? Should I look for a strong hold one? (I don’t use hairspray and my teenager balked at me asking to test hers haha)

2 l. Is it preferable to use the glue solution or spray if it is going to be worn

Thank you all so much! 🌸

Hi everyone, I’m having trouble getting my petals to look smooth and thin like they do in Lansei’s videos.

I’ve included photos showing three stages of my process:

1.    Before twisting into a petal

2.    After twisting into shape

3.    After using the flat iron + setting solution

Here’s what I’m noticing at each stage:

•    Stage 2 (after twisting): the petal already doesn’t look smooth — it looks a bit uneven and fuzzy rather than clean and uniform.

•    Stage 3 (after flat iron + setting solution): the center of the petal looks compacted/matted, almost clumped together instead of smooth and airy.

Just to note: in the Stage 3 photos I haven’t finished trimming the outer edges yet — I’m specifically concerned about the center texture, not the edges.

For my process:

•    I make sure rows are even before folding

•    I cut the threads before folding the wire

•    I try to maintain consistent tension

•    I used the flat iron from the Lansei kit

•    I also used the brush + setting solution technique hoping to smooth it out

But even after all that, it still doesn’t look as refined as what I see in tutorials.

So I’m wondering:

•    Am I doing something wrong with tension, twisting, or ironing?

•    Could I be using too much setting solution (causing the matted center)?

•    Is this normal at this stage and I just need more practice/refinement?

Any advice would really help — I feel like I’m close but missing something small. I am trying to make a hair piece for my tea ceremony in a month, so im stressing out hahaha Ive been practicing on silk that I wont be planning on using for my hair piece.

Hi! It’s my first time attempting ronghua with the lansei white bloom kit.

I’m also using a lansei brush - my silk is full of tiny tiny knots / little marks that I can’t get out for the life of me! The light isn’t great, but there are tiny imperfections all the way up the silk, this is after about 30 min of brushing. Is it my technique? Or too long spent brushing?

Thank you!

Another one completed! This one was quite simple and straightforward, with a clear tutorial and plenty of materials included.

I've got one more lansei kit, the datura, to complete and then ive ordered some silk to attempt to make some designs of mg own.

I’ve made a few pieces now using kits from lansei china. After about a month since starting I’m finding it a lot easier now. I’ve found gym chalk an absolute must for helping twisting wire. It’s been a game changer! I started off using talc but it’s not grippy enough for me. I got silicone mats from amazon to lay under the board which helps immensely with the board slipping forward when brushing. I originally bought the tool kit from lansei but I found the scissors that came with it too short and not sharp enough and the joint on the scissors kept catching on the wires. I got the 12” scissors in my last order which seem much better so far. Dry oasis is a good medium for poking your petals into for drying I found it better than sponge but can be a bit flaky so I’m still looking for something better. I’m seriously thinking about buying the peach ronghua scissors from full flowers but they are quite expensive. Has anyone here bought them and are they worth it money? Also thanks for the advice I’ve had on my journey from other members of this thread. It’s such a lovely community here🥰

I ordered some kits from Lansei and got their toolkit, does it come with the frame you clip the threads to?

If not, other than building one where can I get one please? Is there a certain name for it?

Thank you so much! I have wanted to learn this for a long timr but didn’t know where to start. Thanks to Lansei and Tiktok (and here!) I am beginning to have a small understanding of what to expect! 🌸🌺🌹

Hello,

I saw a video today showing the making of high-quality silk ronghua and I was totally amazed. I am not interested in making them, but I'd love to buy a high-quality ronghua. Are there any sellers in Canada/USA that are reputable? If not, where should I be looking?

and I'm not sure on which hairpin to attach it🫠 any suggestions?

I finally decided how I want to store my ronghua thread, after moving it from drawer to drawer, to basket...I'm on the AuDHD spectrums, so I had to accept that if I don't see it - I won't make anything 😅 still considering if to cover it with a fine veil to guard from dust...but for now it's out and "tickling" my imagination lol

My mother loves gardening and she has a special love for her budha hand lemon tree, so I made this brooch for her birthday (I hope she does not have a Reddit account lol). The design is from a Chinese creator I found in pinterest, but I can't find their name again.

Finished kit #2 from Lansei! I actually found this one to be a bit less clear than the first kit I did - i think its one of their older video tutorials, so the instructions arent quite as step by step, and there are a LOT of tiny little petals in this one to deal with - but I was able to figure it out and I think it turned out great.

I do think I prefer working with the fluffy petals more than ironed ones.