How to secure a garland to stairs please?

[WellTidy]

I'd like to buy this extra long White Company garland to use in a very similar way to the way they have in the photos - albeit that my staircase isn't nearly as grand. But it is a similar shape, spindles, handrail etc.

How would i secure it though please? I've only ever laid a garland on a mantlepiece before, but I do fancy having something lovely on the stairs.

[MrsWhites]

I use some of these. I have my garland along the bottom of the spindles, I use these to wrap around a spindle every now and again.

www.amazon.co.uk/Premier-Pack-Artificial-Christmas-Garland/dp/B0747QKDVZ/ref=asc_df_B0747QKDVZ/?hvlocphy=1006884&linkCode=df0&psc=1&hvnetw=g&hvadid=381514071318&hvdev=m&hvtargid=pla-816563669423&hvrand=14378510922758161495&adgrpid=80546116529&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[WellTidy]

ani that’s a lovely photo and I get what you are saying now about the baubles. I have seen cheap ‘filler’ type garlands in Dunelm (the ‘make your own garland’) which is about six feet long and only in the region of a tenner.

I am wondering if I could go rogue and buy some filler type garlands and one decent one and just have a go. I am not remotely creative though.

I have all of the cable toes, florists wire and fake pine needle wired pieces in my Amazon basket. I don’t know how many stairs I think I have!

Dental floss! What a good call!

[whynotwhen]

Thanks for this thread OP funnily enough I was considering my first bannister Garland this year and also at a loss how to attach
Next Q - this one doesn't come with the lights so you'd have to add your own but do people use plug in lights? I'm imagining wires everywhere. Or those little battery ones ? They make more sense I guess lol

[Canklesforankles]

These are reusable and adjustable. You do need to hide them though!

[MrsWhites]

Aldi have some green Christmas ornament hooks at the moment too for 99p which are perfect for attaching baubles to a garland!

@whynotwhen I use battery lights in my garland for my fireplace and hide the little battery pack behind it. I personally don’t use lights on my stairs one but I’d have to use battery ones in that too otherwise I’d have wires trailing everywhere!

[Sewell61]

I use clear cable ties, cheap as chips & do the job