i love bows, in fact i think bows should be included in as many outfits as possible. right now i’m loving kate spade’s amazing bows especially the skinny mini bow ring, the highline heels and the beacon court jeanne.
as i’ve gotten older i’ve moved away from wearing hair bows every day but i still love them every once in a while to complete or add to an outfit. buying hair bows can get really expensive after a while, so about a year ago i learned how to make my own, on my lazy saturday post i mentioned that i would post a tutorial on how i make my hair bows. it’s really very easy and doesn’t require much.
you’ll need:
1 1/2″ grossgrain ribbon
a ruler
scissors
a fabric marker or sharpie
a needle and thread
fray check
hot glue
barrettes
measure 36″ of the ribbon
cut 5″ off and put to the side, save this for the end
measure 3 1/2″ and mark the ribbon with the fabric marker, then make another mark 6″ away, continue marking it every 6″ leaving 3 1/2″ at the end, there should be 5 lines total. this might bleed through to the other side of the ribbon, don’t worry about it.
double thread your needle and use it to stitch the ribbon along the first line using a running stitch, starting at the bottom of the ribbon.
fold your ribbon over and match the bottom of the next line up with the top of the first stitched line- notice you will be stitching on the wrong side of the ribbon. continue doing this until all 5 lines are stitched together.
once this is done gently pull on the thread to gather the ribbon and shape the bow.
shape the bow until you are happy with it then cut the ends of the ribbon, i chose to do a ‘v’ shape but you can leave them as is or angle them- whatever floats your boat. make sure you use the fray check on the ends once you cut them!
once this is done use the 5″ piece that we put aside at the beginning, fold it in thirds and wrap it around the center of the bow. put a small bit of hot glue on the front and back to secure the wrapped piece.
finally attach the barrette to the back using the hot glue
and viola! you have an awesome hair bow!
send me pictures of yours and let me know how they came out!
