Hi. I'm trying to make a dried flower garland, the kind that drapes across a mantel. I've gotten halfway through, and it doesn't seem to be hanging properly; it's tipping forward. All the directions I've seen say to do it the same way evergreen roping is done-overlapping bundles wired on. The material I'm using is not heavy or clunky.

Is there anything I can do to correct this issue?
Heavier base, maybe? (It's on jute) I guess I could put it on a twig base, but I really wanted to try a garland.