1 when working with a real tree branches can be less uniform therefore it is best to not wrap the lights around the tree.
Professional way to put lights on a christmas tree.
This is a tutorial video for an easier way to put up your christmas tree lights.
Artificial trees typically come in sections and you want to make sure that you don t string one strand of lights between two of these sections.
But that my friends is how i put lights on my christmas tree.
The easy way that i put lights on those trees i am going to cover here.
An essential part of decorating for christmas is decorating the tree right.
If you are putting lights on an artificial tree and don t want to have to do it again next year there are a few ways to make the lights stay on the tree in a more permanent fashion.
For every foot average 100 lights.
The whole tree glows and the strands of lights aren t barely as noticeable as with the lasso method.
That way when you put your tree up and a light strand doesn t work it s not that big of a deal.
So for a six foot tree you ll need about 600 lights.
Hanging lights on a real tree.
Leave them on while you work so you can see how they look on the tree.
We ll show you how to hang lights on a real christmas tree it requires just a little patience.
Putting lights on a christmas tree for some is a laborious chore.
When hanging christmas tree lights on a tree you should plan on using 100 lights for every foot of your tree s height.
Yes there is an easier way to put them up and take them down.
How many lights to use.
For 10 years i decorated christmas trees for the albany institute of history and art s festival of trees.
Instead weave them around the tree working in triangular sections.
And the first part of decorating is how to put lights on a christmas tree.
So many trees come pre lit but i prefer to put my own lights on a tree.
Use an extension cord to connect the first set of string lights and work your way from the top of the tree to the bottom.
No more light lassoed christmas trees.
Use this guideline to determine how many lights you ll need.
The act of going around and around trying to get the lights evenly placed can wear you down.
Before you start plug in the lights to checks if all the bulbs are working.