The assortment of satin ribbons is striking in its diversity. Tapes have different widths, colors, patterns, finishes. This material is affordable and easy to use, while you can make very beautiful products from satin ribbons with your own hands. In this article, we offer several workshops on how to create simple bows for every day, as well as elegant, festive bows.
Consider first the easiest ways to tie a bow. Although, at first glance, it seems that it is very easy to make a regular bow, there are tricks in this process. We will consider a method that will allow you to get an even symmetrical bow with a beautiful center. To do this, you only need a satin ribbon and scissors.
1. Take a piece of tape of the desired length.
2. Fold the tape in the manner shown in the figure.
3. In the loop obtained below we skip one of the ears and tighten the knot.
4. This is what should happen.
This simple bow is suitable for decorating hair for every day. For example, to diversify with a bright ribbon an ordinary horse tail or spikelet.
Flower bow made of satin ribbon. How to do it yourself?
Now consider the holiday options for satin bows. Making them will be a little more complicated, but the result is much more spectacular. Lush bows for hairstyles from satin ribbons can be easily made independently. At the same time, the cost of the product is several times lower than the price of a store bow. The diameter of the finished product will be equal to 14 cm, if you want to get products of a larger or smaller diameter, then change the dimensions of the tape segments proportionally.
So, to make such a satin bow with your own hands, you need:
• six cuts:
- satin ribbon 5 cm wide, 14 cm long;
- tapes 2.5 cm wide, 10.5 cm long;
- silver tape 0.3 cm wide, 15 cm long;
- silver tape 0.3 cm wide, 8 cm long;
• felt circle with a diameter of 5.5-6 cm;
• decoration for the middle of the bow;
• threads in tone, needle, scissors;
• lighter or soldering iron, glue gun or moment-crystal glue;
• an elastic, hairpin or clip for the base.
Before assembling the bow, be sure to treat the edges of the cut pieces with a lighter so that they do not crumble during operation. Fold 6 five-centimeter pieces in half and collect them on a double thread, pull the thread so that it turns out a flower and fasten.
In the same way, make a second flower from pieces of ribbon 2.5 cm wide. Then, make ears from pieces of silver ribbon, as shown. Glue the tips with glue or glue gun.
Glue large silver ears, one per petal, onto a large flower, so that they look beautiful from under the upper flower.
Stick a second flower on top and, on it, smaller ears according to the same principle. Close the core with the prepared decoration. A bead, a button, a medallion will do.
Glue a felt circle to the bow on the back, and an elastic band on it, for example. If you will use a clip or a hairpin, then glue them previously with a rep ribbon in tone.
Your bow is ready. It took less than an hour to make an elegant satin bow with your own hands.
Rhinestone embellished fluffy satin ribbon bow
How to make this wonderful decoration with your own hands will be taught in a master class. This version of an elegant bow that you can perform yourself will please any first grader. An elegant unusual bow is made very simple, but it will take longer to complete it, as it consists of a large number of details. Pay attention to the fact that you need to carefully execute each blank, since the general appearance of the bow depends on how well each element is executed. If you do not have the skill to work with satin ribbons, prepare materials for 5-7 extra pieces.
Materials for work:
• tape 2.5 cm wide and 6 meters long;
• rhinestones or beads with a diameter of half a meter;
• lighter or soldering iron, scissors, moment-crystal glue, ruler, pencil;
• a circle of felt with a diameter of 5 cm, fastening - an elastic band or a hairpin.
We cut about 50 pieces of tape eleven centimeters long, process the edges of the pieces with a lighter. Fold each piece in half, with the satin side inwards, drip a small drop of glue on the satin side at a distance of 2-3 centimeters from the fold in the middle and hold it with your fingers. When the tape sticks together well, we turn it with the satin side out. It turns out here is such a detail.
Then we fold this detail in the form of a bow, so that the glued area is in the center, and the edges of the tape are bent to it from the back.
Decorate the blank with rhinestone or bead. We make at least fifty such details. This is the most important stage of work, if you didn’t get a neat workpiece right away, we advise you to do some work before completing the “finishing” parts.
When the details are ready, collect the bow. On the felt circle, we begin to glue the blanks in a circle with a slight overlap. It should fit 11-14 pieces in the first round.
We glue the second and subsequent circles in a similar way, slowly moving to the center of the felt circle, the number of elements in the row will decrease as we approach the center. So you should get a few circles, gradually decreasing in diameter.
The more elements, the more magnificent the bow will be. After all the blanks are glued, we attach an elastic band or a hair clip with glue or a glue gun, you can add ribbons for tying. Bright lush bow is ready.
These bows will surely appeal to your little princesses. They can decorate the hairstyle on weekdays and on holiday, with these accessories novice fashionistas will look smart and neat. And you save on the purchase of hair accessories. You can, for example, please a first grader with such a necessary and beautiful gift for September 1, or make a birthday present.
