Several ways to make a bow

A bow is used to decorate not only clothing items, but also gifts and surprises. It gives festivity and complements any image or composition. But how to tie a bow so that it is smooth, original and beautiful? It is enough to acquire the necessary materials and have patience.

General information and preparation

The most successful and best material in order to make a decoration in the form of a bow is a ribbon. Before you tie a bow from a ribbon, you need to determine the size of the future product. The dependence is as follows: the wider the ribbon, the larger the bow.

The choice of material and color of the ribbon will depend on the texture of the base from which the decorated object is made. For example, the length of the ribbon for a bow that will decorate a surprise in a medium-sized box should correspond to a double box coverage of + 50-60 cm for a bow.

Items needed to create a bow:

• scissors or knife;
• glue or wax candle;
• additional decor elements.

Method number 1. Simple bow

A simple small bow is made from a narrow ribbon. It can be used to decorate postcards, soft toys, personal items and souvenirs. It is done very simply and quickly: only 3 stages. How to tie a ribbon bow?

The instruction is as follows:

1. You will need a narrow ribbon about 30 cm long. When the fabric is in your hands, you need to fold it so that the design resembles the letter “M” and the ends of the eyelets hang down.
2. Next, you need to connect the loop-ears with a cross so that one of them is on top of the other. In the hole formed from the bottom, you should pass the upper eye-loop to you from the back.
3. After the previous step, you need to pull the side “wings” to fix and adjust the desired shape and length of the butterfly. You can fix the craft using a candle. Wax will hold the fabric together in such a way that the decoration does not open.

Method number 2. Bow on a fork

Among all the ways to tie a bow beautifully, tying on a fork is the most interesting. To do everything right and get the desired product, just follow the instructions:

1. The selected tape must be flattened and wrapped around the plug.
2. Through the distance between the teeth located in the middle of the cutlery, they insert one end of the ribbon and wrap it.
3. After the end is pushed in the opposite direction, it rises upward so that the entire fork is wrapped with a cloth.
4. All the same part of the tape must be carried forward through the top of the cutlery. If a loop formed during these manipulations, then everything is correct.
5. All the same end of the tape is pulled to the right and pushed into the loop through the bottom of the fork.
6. The final stage will be giving the desired shape to the bow and fixing.

A ribbon product is ready to decorate a surprise.

Method number 3. Simple bow

A strict bow will be perfectly combined with clothes, jewelry and official shoes. Before you tie a bow, you need to check the availability of materials and buy the missing ones. So, you will need:

• Wide ribbon made of satin material - 25-30 cm.
• Thin type tape - 5 cm.
• Scissors or other cutting tool.
• Glue.

This method consists of only 2 stages. So how to tie a bow?

1. The wide ribbon is folded in such a way that the ends are connected in the middle, where they are glued together with glue and pressed until the materials are joined.
2. The junction of the ends of the wide tape is wrapped with a narrow ribbon and fixed with glue. 5 minutes after the glue has set, the bow can be used to decorate a bag, dress or other items.

Method number 4. 2-color bow

Among all the options for how to tie a bow, the most striking is the design made of ribbons of various colors.

Sequence:

1. First, it is necessary to cut the same sizes from ribbons of wide and narrow size and lay the resulting blanks on top of each other.
2. If everything is done correctly, then the narrow workpiece should be wide on top. With the help of glue, the ends of the ribbons are fastened so that an ellipse figure is obtained.
3. To give the bow an exquisite shape in the middle, tighten the double knot using a thin ribbon.

This kind of bow is suitable for little princesses and fashionable schoolgirls. With it, you can easily decorate, for example, a rim.