Bows ... Oh, how charming it is. Perhaps the first acquaintance with them, we begin in childhood, when mothers with rapture dress their girls in dresses, and tie ribbons on their heads or pin up cute baubles with bows. But this does not end with their use. Bows surround us everywhere. They are used when packing gifts, tying belts or scarves, even popular was to decorate with ribbons the ribbons of pets. Today we will tell you how to make your own bows.
What we need.
For the manufacture of bows we need:- Tapes. It can be tapes of completely different material. Best if it's satin, organza, chiffon. The color and width are your imagination. Now produce tapes not only 1-2-htsvetnye, but also with various drawings on them, down to flowers and bees. Also, as the main material, you can use knitted strips or cylinders, which in the course of work are given a beautiful bow shape.
- Decor. It is used to decorate a bow. It can be anything your heart desires: rhinestones, beads, beads, sequins, beautiful buttons, including the muzzles of little animals.
- Eraser or barrette, which will be attached to the bow. You can also use a hair band or a hoop.
- Cardboard pattern, for an even bow. Roughly speaking, this is a piece of cardboard in width, corresponding to the finished bow with a slot for the convenience of its chipping. For example, you need a bow about 10 cm wide. You cut out a rectangle 10 cm wide and make marks on it: measure 4.5 cm on each side and mark with a pencil. It turns out that in the middle of the cardboard you have allocated 1 cm, which just needs to be cut out a little. Through this hole you will sew a bow. Everything is extremely simple.
- Ruler or centimeter tape.
- Threads, preferably nylon, or thick, so you can securely fasten the tape.
- Needle.
- Scissors.
- Silicone adhesive and gun.
- Lighter or glue for finishing the shower ends.
- Clothespins.
- Sticks for creating spirals. Ideal for Chinese sticks.
We prepare the bow shape .
For the first case, we wind the tape on the template, slightly retreating from the previous coil, fix the clip with the ends to the template and cut the tape. Exactly in the middle of the thread in the tone we make small stitches, fastening the coils. Then tighten the thread, beautifully forming a bow, and firmly fix this position with a thread. Remove the bow from the template and give it a final shape. Then the ends of the tape are processed so that they do not crumble and, if necessary, we hide it in the bow.
In the second case, we fold the bow with our own hands. To do this, you can simply wind the tape on your hand or use your fingers to make 1-2-3 from the tape, etc. eights, which are then securely fastened together. At this stage, you can take several types of ribbons of different width and length, prepare bows and sew together. You can fasten the bows with thread and silicone glue.We attach the carrier tape.
Here we must look at the situation. If you want to make a bow on an elastic band or a clip-pin, then it's better to attach it to the bow decoration. If you want to hoist it on a hoop, dress or bandage - then you need to fix the ready-made bow.Let's start the decor.
Here everything depends on your imagination. You can make a simple bow and decorate it with gorgeous rhinestone ornaments, and you can focus on the unusual shape or color of the bow, and then just add a few additions. For example, why not make a chic bright red bow in the shape of a flower from a satin ribbon and then just sew a bee to it or just sew a spiral? By the way, about spirals. A tape with a width of 1 cm is wound on a Chinese stick so that a gap of 1-2 mm remains between the windings. To spirals are not unraveled, they are stitched with clothespins. Then put all this goodness on a baking sheet and put in the oven 100-200 ºС for 10-20 minutes. Let's cool down, remove spirals, process the edges and everything, you can sew. So we told how to make bows with your own work. You can only fantasize, and fantasy, as you know, is boundless.