Making a Plumeria Lei and Garland
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[{'start': '8.567', 'end': '10.993', 'text': 'Hey guys, my plumeria tree has been blooming lately,'}, {'start': '10.993', 'end': '12.689', 'text': 'so I’ve been making leis.'}, {'start': '13.655', 'end': '16.481', 'text': 'This one is a simple, classic plumeria lei.'}, {'start': '18.167', 'end': '19.603', 'text': 'I had a lot of flowers'}, {'start': '19.603', 'end': '22.298', 'text': 'but not enough to turn this fuller one into a lei.'}, {'start': '22.298', 'end': '25.274', 'text': 'So, I’m going to call it a garland or table centerpiece.'}, {'start': '28.564', 'end': '30.179', 'text': 'First, I picked flowers.'}, {'start': '31.743', 'end': '33.146', 'text': 'They do have a milky sap,'}, {'start': '33.146', 'end': '35.453', 'text': 'so be sure to gently rinse them with water.'}, {'start': '40.092', 'end': '42.346', 'text': 'I like to twirl the flowers to dry them.'}, {'start': '44.644', 'end': '46.601', 'text': 'I measured 60” of thread.'}, {'start': '46.601', 'end': '49.554', 'text': 'Then, doubled it and made a big knot near the end.'}, {'start': '53.211', 'end': '55.802', 'text': 'Bring your needle through the center of each flower.'}, {'start': '63.300', 'end': '66.994', 'text': 'I wanted my lei to be 40”, so I added 40 flowers.'}, {'start': '67.515', 'end': '69.693', 'text': 'Estimate 1 plumeria per inch.'}, {'start': '71.880', 'end': '74.113', 'text': 'Straighten the end with your hand, if it’s bent,'}, {'start': '74.113', 'end': '75.962', 'text': 'and bring your needle through it.'}, {'start': '82.758', 'end': '85.799', 'text': 'Continue adding flowers until you get the length that you want.'}, {'start': '94.291', 'end': '96.418', 'text': 'Then, make a big knot at the end,'}, {'start': '98.209', 'end': '100.488', 'text': 'tie the ends together a few times,'}, {'start': '103.310', 'end': '104.967', 'text': 'and cut the extra thread.'}, {'start': '108.369', 'end': '110.720', 'text': 'Plumeria leis smell great but don’t last long.'}, {'start': '110.720', 'end': '112.029', 'text': 'They turn brown quickly.'}, {'start': '112.029', 'end': '114.122', 'text': 'So, you would need to make the lei either the day of'}, {'start': '114.122', 'end': '116.265', 'text': 'or the day before you give it to someone.'}, {'start': '117.498', 'end': '120.451', 'text': 'Place it in a bag and refrigerate until you need it.'}, {'start': '126.985', 'end': '128.866', 'text': 'For the garland or table centerpiece,'}, {'start': '128.866', 'end': '130.925', 'text': 'again, I measured 60” of thread.'}, {'start': '130.925', 'end': '133.853', 'text': 'Then, doubled it and made a big knot near the end.'}, {'start': '135.515', 'end': '138.086', 'text': 'Bring your needle through the side of the flowers.'}, {'start': '150.555', 'end': '154.349', 'text': 'Place the 1st flower by the knot and rotate the next 2 flowers.'}, {'start': '162.075', 'end': '164.396', 'text': 'Let these 3 flowers be round 1.'}, {'start': '164.396', 'end': '168.061', 'text': 'For the next round, place the next 3 flowers in the gaps.'}, {'start': '190.040', 'end': '192.587', 'text': 'Continue alternating the flower placements.'}, {'start': '192.587', 'end': '196.032', 'text': 'I did this in groups of 3, so that I wouldn’t get confused.'}, {'start': '216.618', 'end': '218.924', 'text': 'I used 126 plumerias'}, {'start': '219.191', 'end': '222.195', 'text': 'and it ended up being 24-25”.'}, {'start': '222.534', 'end': '225.284', 'text': 'I think I would need 200 flowers to form a lei.'}, {'start': '230.037', 'end': '232.352', 'text': 'This was about 3.5” wide.'}, {'start': '236.343', 'end': '238.798', 'text': 'Make a big knot and cut the extra thread.'}, {'start': '247.048', 'end': '250.192', 'text': 'Place it in a bag and refrigerate until you need it,'}, {'start': '256.707', 'end': '258.326', 'text': 'and here’s how it turned out.'}]