Beautiful and curvy bows, woven into braids or tied to the tails of girls of any age, always cause delight among others. As a rule, in the "world of beauty" there is a whole independent science, the essence of which is how to tie a bow in a pigtail.
These bows can have different texture, length and color. They can be in the form of narrow ribbons made of satin, wide nylon bows collected from one side of the organza, which is swept with fishing line, corrugated bows. It is for this very reason that for each specific type of bow requires a special skill and ability to tie it. We will try to tell you in an accessible form the basic rules of tying bows in a pigtail, following which this procedure will not become for you a real torture, and for two participants - the one who is tied and the one who is trying to master this art.
In order to learn how to tie a bow on a pigtail, you need to purchase a bow of any texture, whether kapron, satin, smooth or corrugated.
Learning to tie an ordinary bow
Here it is best to use smooth bows made of capron. First and foremost, it is very important to fix our pigtail with a conventional hair band (preferably not wide). This elastic should not be too tight, otherwise it can lead to unwanted hair loss. After that, we must tie the knot on the braid. To this end, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that in order to obtain the perfect and beautiful bow, we need to have its length on the right equal to 3.5 parts, and to the left - 1.5 parts. Having measured these parameters, we add the right edge of our bow 3,5 times, then tie it with the short side and carefully straighten it. At us from not greater on length of a piece of a fabric it turns out magnificent and elegant bow.
Learning to tie a pleated ribbon
In order to tie a pleated ribbon on the hair, it is necessary to fix it very well in the knot area, because a strong knot is the immediate base of the bow. So, exactly in the middle of tying a bow once and very tightening it, then tie the remaining ends a second time and again tighten. The main thing in this process is to ensure that our right knot does not loosen or loose. For strength, pull the knot once again. The final touch - straighten the edges and simulate the elegant appearance of the bow.
Learning to make an assembled bow
The collected bow, similarly, as well as corrugated or smooth, we can gather along the entire length with the help of a strong thread, after which we must tighten it and attach it to the elastic band, which corresponds to the shade of the hair. So we easily and without superfluous efforts receive already completely ready bow for decoration of a braid, which considerably facilitates care of hair.
Learning to make a bow with a fishing line
These bows have a very impressive appearance on the pigtail. This is due to the fact that they have a noticeable volume, which gives extravagance. To acquire such a bow, we take the fabric and cut out of it a tape of the required width along the diagonal, we sweep it with a zigzag while inserting the line into the edge. Opposite edge on the sewing machine or manually collect on the thread and sewn to the hair band. Now we have a magnificent bow for decorating our braid. At the desire of the edge of the bow we can sweep with lurex, this will certainly give it shine and riches.
Learning to tie a satin bow
As a rule, satin ribbons have a texture that is poorly held by a double knot. Just for this reason, only a single knot is allowed here. During the formation of the bow from the satin ribbon, make sure that the ends of the ribbon are very long and at the same time hang freely. It will look very impressive if, during the formation of the bow, you use two ribbons that perfectly match the color, that have different textures (satin and capron) or tapes of the same material with absolutely different widths.
And lastly, it's never worth to tighten the knot of a bow or gum very hard, this way of fixing bows can significantly damage the structure of the hair and lead to the appearance of the visited tips.