The Finished Project...
I can't exactly remember how I learned to make these but I've known how to make these for a while and I just recently made one for my friend so I thought I would share how I make them with you guys.
So this is the fabric I used... It is checkered so this makes the measuring situation easier but I will try to convert it if you aren't using checkered fabric.
The first thing to do is to cut the piece of fabric you are going to use. It should be a rectangle but I little bit more on the squarish side. This piece is 12 by 14 squares. You can use whatever measurements you would like depending on the size of bow you want. One side should be a little longer than the other but not too much longer.
Now to prevent fraying you are going to want to fold the sides over and secure them. I used tacky glue for this but you could also sew them or use another type of glue if you wanted to. I just folded over 1 square or if you don't have squares just about a half an inch or just whatever you want to. It doesn't really make a difference as long as you do the same to all the sides.
Now you are going to create a rectangle from the rectangle which will form the bow shape when pinched. To do this you are going to fold the rectangle into "thirds". The longer side being the side that it collapsed into "thirds". When I say fold into thirds I mean to fold in half but have the seam of where you connect the two ends at the back in the middle of the new rectangle. If you have your rectangle laying flat bring one end into the middle of rectangle and have the other end meet it in the middle. Then glue them together. I hope I did that justice.
Make sure you glue the sides.
After that its done it is time to make the piece that goes around the middle of the bow. To do this cut a thin and narrow rectangle. It does not have to be super long though. The thing with these measurements is that they don't have to be precise, and you become more accustomed to them the more you make bows.
Then you secure the sides to make sure they don't fray. This left me with a 1 by 5 rectangle.
Once the tacky glue is dry from securing the rectangle, and the middle piece is complete you can move on the making the bow shape. Take the larger rectangle, pinch it in the middle, and secure it. I used a twist tie for this but you could sew it, or use string to tie a knot around it. However I find twist ties the easiest.
Just wrap the middle piece around the twist tie or whatever you used to secure the middle of the bow. Use some glue at the beginning when you start to wrap it and at the end to secure. Preferably have the wrapping end at the back but the beginning doesn't have to be at the back. If that makes any sense...
And you're done!!!
To put this is your hair you can put a booby pin in the loop of the middle piece in that back, you can glue the bobby pin to the back or any other clip. Or be creative. If you have any suggestions for this blog I would appreciate if you would leave a comment, also if you have any questions.
Make sure to make it your own!
