Style Your Hair - Learn How to Make Hair Bows

It is such a beauty when you see little girls' hair adorned with pretty bows. They come in different styles, fabrics, colours and shapes. When worn in the hair, bows add glamour and elegance to any dull look. Of course, we are accustomed to purchasing hair bows but have you ever considered creating them on your own? Some individualspersons do so for fun or as a job. Ceating hair bows are not very hard and mostly, they are exciting to make. Envisionobserving 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 pretty bow they are admiring. If you are unable to relate to this situation and you are longing to encounter the pleasure, here are some directions to design hair bows.

#1

Materials Required

4 ?" x 3 ?" printed textile


6" embroidery floss

Tools Required

1 alligator pinch clip

Sewing machine

Directions:

1. Fold the fabric laterally with the patterned side on the inside.

2. Put the fabric in the sewing machine making sure that the needle is as close as possible to the edge of the fabric.

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

4. Repeat for the next side. You must have a small hole in the centre of the fabric.

5. Sew both ends closed.

6. Turn the fabric inside out by drawing through the opening. 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 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 Required

30 inches Grosgrain ribbon and another 3 ? 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 put 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 about 1 inch long at the end.

6. Hold the place where the ribbon joins the centre tightly for the rest of the procedure.

7. Fold the remaining ribbon up and under the beginning point just enough to make a loop to match the first one. You should have two loops.

8. Turn the ribbon horizontally to lay beneath 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 ?" 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 complete!

Tip:

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