Little girls love fancy hair bows.
Hair bows are an essential accessory for every little girl, and usually, the bigger, pinker and fancier a bow, the better. Hair bows can be tied on directly to a pony tail or piggy tails, but a way to make a reusable, easy hair bow is to attach one to an alligator clip or barrette hair clip---that way, your little princess can even put her fancy hair bow in by herself.
Instructions
Variety 1
1. Cut a 25-inch piece of the 1-inch wide ribbon. Hold with one hand, around 3 inches in from one end of the ribbon. Fold the ribbon to the back, creating a loop on the end, and hold in place with your hand.
2. Fold the ribbon from the back over to the front, creating a second loop on the other side, again holding the center point of the loops with your hand. Do this twice more, holding each time with your hand, so that you have four loops and two tails that are around 3 inches long.
3. Tie the center of the bow together, making sure they form pleats in the front of the ribbon. Tie off securely.
4. Cut a 5-inch piece of the 1/2-inch ribbon, tie a loose knot in the middle, then wrap the piece around the center of the bow with the knot at the front. Tie it securely at the back.
5. Place a generous amount of hot glue along the barrette clip, then press the bow into the glue to secure it in place.
Variety 2
6. Cut a 48-inch piece of ribbon. Fold one end of the ribbon, 2 inches under, holding it against the rest of the ribbon with your hand. Make a fold on the other side, holding it underneath with your hand, so that you have a 4-inch loop.
7. Make another half-loop underneath, this time 2 1/2 inches long, and a second 2 1/2-inch loop, so you now have a 4-inch loop sitting atop a 5-inch loop. Repeat again, folding 3 inches on each side so that you have a 6-inch loop on the bottom, a 5-inch loop in the middle and a 4-inch loop on top.
8. Thread your needle with cotton thread, and put a stitch through the center of all of the loops, securing them together.
9. Cut a length of ribbon 8 inches long, and cut an inverse triangle from the ends. Place this piece on the very bottom of the stitched loops, securing with a second stitch. Wrap the thread around the center of all the ribbon, making pleats in the loops and creating the look of a layered bow.
10. Cut a 5-inch piece of ½-inch ribbon and stie a knot in its center, then tie it around the bow's center. Apply hot glue to the barrette clip, and press the bow into the glue to secure it.
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