Tallulah's Bow Tutorial...:^)

Hi, Everyone!

 

Here, as promised, is Tallulah's Bow-Making tutorial...

 

I told her that all you crafty ladies probably have had more experience in

 

 bow-making than she has, but she insisted...

 

 And, one of our friends was over the other night and told us she'd

 

had a local florist make her a bow...

 

We could have done that for her, we said!

 

So, here goes...

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Here are the ribbons we used;  2 1/2" wide wire-edged ribbon. and some narrow 1/8" ribbon

 

for tying it in the middle. You can also use wire, but I ~ I mean Tallulah ~ prefers ribbon.

 

 A twist tie is handy to hold it while you get the ribbon tied, though,

 

especially if you don't have a helper!

 

I got this huge roll of ribbon ~ 50 yards ~ on eBay for 14.99 with free shipping...

 

This was a very good deal since the rolls you get at Walmart or Hobby Lobby

 

are usually 3 to 5 yards.

 

The amount of ribbon it takes for a nice, full bow can vary greatly,

 

 depending on how long ~ and how many ~ loops you choose to make

 

 and how long you make the streamers; I would allow about 5 yards per (large) bow.

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Start by making a loop over your thumb and hold it...

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Then go from side to side, making loops and continuing to hold the middle...

 

I made five loops on each side, about 5 1/2 - 6" long ~ you don't have to be exact;

 

wire-edged ribbon is so forgiving!

 

I have found that a good rule of thumb is to make the length of the loops

 

 approximately twice the width of the ribbon.

 

(This bow is approx. 8-10 " in diameter.)

 

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Here is the top half of the bow, held together by a twist tie, until I can tie it tightly

 

with the narrow ribbon. Be sure and leave tails on the narrow ribbon,

 

 as you will use it to tie the top to the bottom.

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Now for the bottom of the bow...

 

This time, instead of a middle loop, leave a length of ribbon for a streamer before

 

again pinching the middle and looping back and forth;

 

I made five loops on each side, then ended with another long length of ribbon for a streamer.

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You can make as many loops as you like, but I could only hold five per side!

 

(I did this part for Tallulah, since she doesn't have thumbs...)

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Stack the top of your bow onto the bottom,

 

 tying the two together snugly with the narrow
ribbon.

 

If you want more streamers, you can add them at this point.

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Now just fluff, pat and shape your bow...wired ribbon is SO forgiving; if your loops

 

aren't all exactly the same length, just pat them down a little
and it will look perfect!

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Have a happy Monday, all!

 

♥