Hair Bows

Hair Bows

How to Make a Hair Bow in Few Simple Steps

Wearing a hair bow is a simple means of creating beauty to one's own style of dressing their hair to make it look more pleasing to look at. There are varieties of ways on how to make a hair bow. The variation usually lies on the materials to be used that also depend on the choice of style of the hair bow one prefers to make.

How to make a hair bow is a common hobby among creative and artistic individuals. Basically one is free to create their own design to represent their own stylish way of making a hair bow. There are simple steps on how to make a hair bow. One needs to organize first the materials they will need.

Scissors, measuring tape or a ruler, ribbon, floral wire, metal clip, glue gun and fray check are the most basic materials to be needed on how to make a hair bow. For beginners, making a medium sized pinwheel bow is an excellent choice to begin with.

When deciding on the type of ribbon to use it is important to choose one that has a soft fabric that is easy to bend. One should then choose the type of clip to use. When making a small to medium hair bow for fine hair, alligator clips are good choice. French clips on the other hand work well for fuller hairs or for ponytails and when making larger bows.

Cut the ribbon ¾ - 1 1/2 inches in width and 24 inches in length. To assemble, the ribbon must be folded over 5 times of about 4 ½ in. in length. To even the length, adjust the ribbon. Then pinch the center of the loops and use a craft wire or wrap floral to tighten the center of the bow.

Using the floral wire for this purpose can be a good choice as it does not melt when glued. Don't forget to trim the excess wire to ensure it will not poke out. Also trimming the ends of the bow will make both sides even. You can choose to kite tail or angle the edges for better touches.

You can trace a line and cut to create an angle on the bow's edges. To create kite tail, you need to first fold the center of the edges and clip a shape of a triangle on the edge. It is best to first practice in a piece of paper before making the final cut on the bow.

To prevent from fraying, apply thin coat of nail polish or fray check on the bow's edges. Slide the clip along the bow's wire and use the glue to secure its place. Some uses additional wires to further secure the bow to the clip.

A smaller piece of ribbon is then knotted on the center on top of the exposed wire and wrapped around then glued to stay in place. For the final touches, adjust the hair bow to its fullness.

Learning how to make a hair bow can be fun, interesting and fulfilling especially when you wear a hair bow that is your own masterpiece.

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Where can I find free instructions on how to make hair bows?

I am looking to make hair bows for my daughter. I would be using the spring clips since her hair is thick and curly. All the other searches I have done were where you have to purchase instructions. I have found one site that had some free instructions but I would love to know if there where more?

I actually have instructions on my site for baby bows and headbands (http://www.zellybellyboutique.com/shop_instructions/baby_ebook.php) but you say your daughter's hair is thick and curly so I have a few FREE sites for you to check out.

http://bowdesigns.50webs.com/index.html

There is also a yahoo group that goes with the above site and it is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freehairbows/

http://www.eleganceinbloom.com/hairbow.html

http://www.babybows.com/Hairbow.htm

http://bowbusiness.com/howtomakebows.html

http://www.theribbonretreat.com/custom/free_projects.aspx

The above site is the one I recommend for purchasing instructions for the bigger bows. They are by far the BEST.

Good luck, it is addicting as you want bows to match every outfit.

Melissa at http://www.ZellyBellyBoutique.com/

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