Get together what you'll need. You need your bud vase, embroidery floss in graduated colors, scissors, and white craft glue.

Cut your pieces of floss in each color. I made each piece roughy the same length for even layers of color. Uneven layers would look good, too.

Tie your strings together in order (light, medium, dark, medium, light, etc.). I used triple knots tied really tight so they don't slip when you're wrapping your vase. I also trimmed the excess knot ends closely.

Start wrapping. Once you have a bit wrapped that will hold itself in place, add a dab of glue to the beginning and rub around to hold the first few wraps together.

Finish wrapping your string and glue the end in place.