How to Make a Ribbon Hair Bow with Flowers

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Ribbon hair bows can be brightened with the addition of floral elements or even be made to look like a flower using the ribbon. Whichever way you prefer, adding floral elements to your hair is a fun way to jazz up your whole outfit.

Lace and flower applique bow

  1. Cut a length of lace to measure 25 centimeter (9.8 in). It should be at least 5 centimeter (2.0 in) width, for a decent bow size.
  2. Cut a length of skinny ribbon to the same measurement (25cm).
  3. Form the bow shape. Loop the lace piece around. Sew or glue together where it joins.
  4. Loop the skinny ribbon around the center of the lace loop. Join in the same place and same way as the lace loop.
  5. Pinch the two fabric loops together at the middle. This forms the distinctive bow shape. Sew or glue the pinched part in place.
  6. Attach a small piece of ribbon around the center cinched part. This covers up the unfinished look and provides a surface for attaching the flower applique to. Glue or sew the piece of ribbon at the back to secure it, where it joins in a loop. Leave a space behind the loop to make room for the clip or elastic you'll be adding shortly.
  7. Glue the flower applique onto the middle ribbon piece.
  8. Slide a hair clip or hair elastic behind the middle looped ribbon piece. If adding an elastic, do a loop knot to keep it in place, or glue in place. For the clip, glue in place.
  9. Done. One very simple yet pretty flower ribbon hair bow.

Ribbon roses hair bow

  1. Find a plain hair bow in a color you like. This will form the basis for the rose hair bow.
  2. Make ribbon roses. The instructions for making these are at: How to make ribbon roses. Use ribbon of a color that is either a lighter or darker hue of the ribbon, or a contrasting yet complementary color.
  3. Attach the ribbon roses to the bow. Either sew or glue the ribbon roses onto the hair bow. The arrangement is up to your preference, but here are some suggestions:
    • Do a row of ribbon roses from one end of the bow to the other. Keep them in a perfectly straight line.
    • Glue a small round belt buckle (without the buckle) or a similar flat round object to the center of the hair bow. Glue the ribbon roses around this circle, covering it completely.
    • Glue or sew a bunch of ribbon roses to the center part of the hair bow.
    • Glue or sew ribbon roses just on the edges of the hair bow.
  4. Finished. This simple yet effective rose hair bow is easy to make and fun to wear.

Grosgrain ribbon flower bow

  1. Prepare the lengths of ribbon that you'll be working with.
    • For the first color ribbon (color 1), cut 6 x 30cm lengths and 2 x 22cm lengths.
    • For the second color or striped ribbon (color 2), cut 2 x 30cm lengths and 2 x 22cm lengths.
  2. Take one of the first color 30 centimeter (11.8 in)-lengths.
    • Fold the ends to the back, with a 1 centimeter (0.4 in) overlap in the center join, leaving looped ends.
    • Sew into place; sew both ends at the join point, stitching to the front piece of the ribbon.
    • The end result will be a joined ribbon with two looped ends.
  3. Repeat the previous process with every single piece of ribbon you've cut out. Obviously, some will be longer than others, some shorter; this will all be "stacked" shortly, when you've done sewing.
  4. Assemble the flower. The basic shape consists of an asterisk - a square cross with two diagonals over the crosspiece.
    • Stack four of the longer lengths of color 1 first. Two lengths form the base cross, then the other two lengths make a diagonal cross over the top of the base cross. Stitch through the center to keep them in place.
    • Repeat, this time using the remaining two longer lengths of color 1, and the two longer lengths of color 2. Stitch in place.
    • Add the small pieces. Using the same asterisk formation, add the first small loop of color 1, then the two small loops from color 2, then finish with the last small loop of color 1. Stitch in place.
  5. Add the button. Cut the shank from the back of the button. Glue the button to the center of the ribbon flower you've just made. Allow to fully dry before proceeding. If there are any trails of glue, wipe them off quickly and neatly.
  6. Glue the whole ribbon flower to the hair clip base or a headband.
  7. Finished. The grosgrain ribbon hair bow is now ready to wear.

Tips

  • With the grosgrain ribbon flower bow, stitching is preferred to ensure a tight and even finish. However, if you're in a real pinch, you could glue the ribbon layers together but you'll need to ensure each layer is dried fully before adding the next one, or it risks looking lopsided.
  • Ribbon can be kept from fraying or unraveling by dabbing a little clear nail polish on the cut ends.
  • The front of a ribbon is usually its shiny side, while the back is usually the dull side. This doesn't hold for all types of ribbon though, such as grosgrain.

Things You'll Need

Method 1 :
  • Lace trim
  • Satin ribbon
  • Flower applique or fabric flower
  • Sewing threads
  • Hair clip
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Method 2 :
  • Plain hair bow
  • Ribbon roses (in color that works with the original hair bow)
  • Glue or thread
  • Round buckle or other plastic circle for attaching to the hair bow (optional)
Method 3 :
  • 2.5m x 25mm grosgrain ribbon in color of choice
  • 1.2m x 25mm grosgrain ribbon in either a variant hue, a contrasting hue or in same hue but striped
  • Hair clip base or a headband, (if using a headband, choose one in the color of the ribbon or neutral hair color)
  • Button with shank
  • Scissors
  • Pins
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks
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