SINGLE RIBBON BOW USING BOWDABRA BOW-MAKER

17 de febrero de 2023

SINGLE RIBBON BOW USING BOWDABRA BOW-MAKER

MATERIALS:

Any 2.5″ or 1.5″ Ribbon

Bowdabra Designer Bow-Maker

1 Chenille Stem or Wire (to secure your bow)

Scissors

Self Healing Cutting Mat or Ruler (to measure out your ribbon)

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STEP 1: CREATE YOUR TAIL

There are many ways you can make a bow using the Bowdabra. I will be showing you the method I prefer.

It is best to use a self healing mat when making these bows. It has measurements on it which will allow you to keep your loops and tails even on both sides. You can use measuring tape if you do not own a self healing mat.

The Bowdabra comes with a wand that you can use to push your ribbon down. I prefer to keep it underneath my ribbon to help me push the ribbon up when I finish the bow.

The first thing you do is create your tail. For this example I am using a 20″ tail.

Create your tail.

Place your tail onto the Bowdabra face side up push it down from the center of the ribbon.

STEP 2: CREATE YOUR LOOPS

You start by placing your ribbon face side up onto the Bowdabra leaving about a 1″ tail. Then you twist the other side to make it face side down to begin your loop. The first two sets of loops I am making are about 4 inches long. Create the loops on both sides of the Bowdabra by twisting the ribbon each time on the opposite side of the loop.

Push the ribbon down face up leaving a 1" tail then twist your ribbon.

Create your 4″ loop.

Twist ribbon on the opposite side of the loop to make the ribbon be face side down.

Create your loop of 4″ on the other side.

Continue in this manner creating two 4″ loops on each side. The 3rd and 4th loops will be about 1/2″ smaller than the first two. Some prefer to make all the loops the same size but I feel this makes the bow look fuller and creates a bow that is the perfect size for wreath making.

Create 2 loops on each side.

The 3rd and 4th loop I make about 1/2 inch smaller.

Each set of two loops will be about 1/2″ smaller than the previous ones. You continue this until you have 8 loops on each side. Once you make the last twist you will cut your ribbon leaving a tail of about 1″. You will then use the wand underneath your bow to help you pull the bow up carefull

Create each set of two loops about 1/2″ smaller than the previous loops until you have a total of 8 loops on each side.

After the final loop you will cut a tail on the opposite side about 1″ long.

Use the wand to help you lift the bow.

Pinch your bow in the center holding it firmly as you pull it out of the bowmaker. Wrap a chenille stem around from the top and twist about 3-4 times.