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It is such a beauty when you see little girls’ hair adorned with attractive bows. They come in different styles, textiles, colours and shapes. When worn in the hair, bows add glamour and elegance to any dull appearance. Yes, we are accustomed to buying hair bows but have you ever considered creating them on your own? Some individualspersons do so for fun or to make a living. Learning how to make hair bows are not very complicated and largely, they are exciting to design. Envisionlooking into a little girl’s hair knowing that the bow she is wearing was designed by you. How satisfied you would feel to hear her tell people that you made the attractive bow they are admiring. If you are not able to relate to this situation and you are yearning to encounter the fun, here are some instructions to make hair bows.

How To Make Hair Bows

#1

Materials Necessary

4 ½” x 3 ½” patterned fabric

6” embroidery floss

Tools Necessary

1 alligator pinch clip

Sewing machine

Directions:

1. Fold the tectile lengthways with the printed side on the inside.

2. Position the cloth in the sewing machine making sure that the needle is as near as possible to the border of the textile.

3. Begin at one end and stitch about 1/3 of the way then backstitch to lock the stitch.

4. Repeat for the opposite side. You must have a small opening in the middle of the textile.

5. Stitch both ends closed.

6. Turn the cloth inside out by pulling through the hole. All corners must be pointed.

7. Fold the bow in the centre by gathering the edges together in the middle.

8. Use the embroidery floss to tie the middle by wrapping 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 Required

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 about 1foot of the thread then thread the needle.

3. Cut the ends of the 30 inches ribbon diagonally 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 position where your thumb was. You should have a tail approximately 1 inch long at the end.

6. Hold the place where the ribbon joins the middle firmly for the remaining procedure.

7. Fold the remaining ribbon up and under the start area just enough to create a loop to match 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 create a third loop, pull the ribbon laying horizontally 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 places where the ribbons join.

13. Sew the bow together with needle and thread.

14. Wrap the 3 ½” ribbon around the centre 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 hold it to the bow. The bow is now done!

Tip:

You can add beads, laces or other fixtures to spruce up your bows.