twining / plaiting of wreaths
Explanation:
There are various terms used to express this craft. "Plaiting" is a term which is closer to your suggestion of "braiding" and would be more appropriate than "braiding". "Twining" would be my choice. Examples of usage are as follows:
"First of all, many wreaths were TWINED and each one was given a man's name."
http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/customs/pentecost.html
"Shunning the tombs, it crept about the mounds, beneath which slept poor humble men: TWINING for them the first wreaths they had ever won, but wreaths less liable to wither ..."
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kwY_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA544&lpg...
"The pliable texture of the branches make it particularly easy to PLAIT into a crown-like wreath."
http://www.saintbenedicts.com/pdf/newspaper/March April 2009...
"The roses of heaviness and tenderness are PLAITED in double wreaths."
http://www.emory.edu/INTELNET/fi.hasid.html
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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-04-12 17:09:12 GMT)
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TWINING (my first choice)
"Twine
v. twined, twin·ing, twines
v.tr.
1. To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine.
2. To form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing.
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/twining
PLAITING (similar to idea of braiding but not as good as Twine)
"Plait
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–verb (used with object)
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3. to braid, as hair or straw.
4. to make, as a mat, by braiding."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/plait
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