Let’s Learn How To Make Hair Bows
It is such a beauty when you see little girls’ hair adorned with attractive bows. They come in various designs, textiles, colours and shapes. When worn in the hair, bows add flair and elegance to any gloomy look. Of course, we are used to purchasing hair bows but have you ever considered designing them on your own? Some individualspersons do so for fun or to make a living. Learning how to make hair bows are not very difficult and for the most part, they are exciting to design. Envisionlooking into a little girl’s hair knowing that the bow she is wearing was made by you. How pleased you would feel to hear her tell others that you created the attractive bow they are admiring. If you are unable to relate to this situation and you are yearning to experience the excitement, here are some instructions to design hair bows.
#1
Materials Required
4 ½” x 3 ½” printed textile
6” embroidery floss
Tools Required
1 alligator pinch clip
Sewing machine
Directions:
1. Fold the cloth laterally with the printed side on the inside.
2. Put the cloth in the sewing machine making sure that the needle is as close as possible to the border of the cloth.
3. Start at one end and stitch about 1/3 of the way then backstitch to lock the stitch.
4. Do the same thing for the next side. You should have a small hole in the centre of the fabric.
5. Sew both ends closed.
6. Turn the textile inside out by pulling through the hole. All corners must be pointed.
7. Fold the bow in the middle by gathering the edges together in the middle.
8. Use the embroidery floss to fasten the centre by winding around and tying a knot.
9. You can glue the bow onto a clip so that it can be worn in the hair.
#2
Materials Necessary
30 inches Grosgrain ribbon and another 3 ½ inches of the same ribbon
Thread
Tools Required
Sharp scissors
Needle
Hot or cool glue gun
Hot or cool glue stick
Alligator clip
Fray check
Instructions:
1. Plug in glue gun and place it somewhere for easy access.
2. Use scissors and cut approximately 1foot of the thread then thread the needle.
3. Cut the ends of the 30 inches ribbon slantly and fray check each end.
4. Hold the ribbon straight up then hold in place about 5 inches down using your thumb in front and pointer at the back.
5. Pull the remaining 25 inches around and over the place where your thumb was. You should have a tail about 1 inch long at the end.
6. Hold the position where the ribbon joins the centre firmly for the remaining procedure.
7. Fold the rest of the ribbon up and under the beginning point just enough to make a equal to the first one. You should have two loops.
8. Turn the ribbon flat to lay under the tail and first loop.
9. Pull the remaining ribbon under and over the left loop.
10. To make a third loop, pull the ribbon laying flat up and over the middle.
11. For the fourth bow, pull the remaining ribbon around and down beneath the centre.
12. Use the hot glue gun and dab the spaces where the ribbons meet.
13. Sew the bow together with needle and thread.
14. Wrap the 3 ½” ribbon around the middle of the bow and glue the ends to the back. Do not glue to the bow. Insert the alligator clip in this ribbon. Apply a little glue to the clip to fasten it to the bow. The bow is now done!
Tip:
You can add beads, laces or other accessories to beautify your bows.