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Bow Slide Collection

an assortment of easy little bows for your hair!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/bow-slide-collection • Posted by Only Frills and Horses

my sewing machine broke down, so it was out with the glue gun! here I show you how to make 5 different bow hair accessories without any sewing. it's a good way to use up that scrap ribbon, and very cute.

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

0 h 30

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

my sewing machine broke down, so it was out with the glue gun! here I show you how to make 5 different bow hair accessories without any sewing. it's a good way to use up that scrap ribbon, and very cute.

Instructions

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    to make the basic ribbon bow, first make two loops in your ribbon, forming a 'U' shape. cross over the loops like so.

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    take the loop on to and bring it through the hole, like you're knotting it.

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    pull both loops to form a bow shape.

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    trim the ends to a point, then make repeat to make an identical bow.

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    glue a bobby pin on the back of each one like so.

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    to make the double ribbon bows, repeat steps 1-4 but working two strands of ribbon rather than 1.

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    glue a bobby pin on the back of each one

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    to make the fat bow, cut two pieces of wide ribbon 16cm long.

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    glue short edges to make a 'ring'

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    wrap some thin ribbon round the centre and glue in place.

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    if you want to, glue a sparkly on to each one like so.

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    glue a bobby pin on to each one

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    to make the beading lace bow, cut two pieces of beading lace and two strips of thin ribbon, each 13cm long.

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    thread the ribbon through the lace and use a little glue to secure each end.

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    glue the short edges to form a ring.

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    use a bit of the thin ribbon to form the centre.

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    glue a bobby pin on to each one

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    to make the double patterned bow, measure a strip of patterned ribbon and a strip of looped ribbon, each 27cm long.

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    use a thin layer of glue to glue the patterned ribbon on top of the looped, so only the loops show from underneath.

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    cut this in half.

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    glue the short edges to form a ring

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    measure 2 strips of patterned ribbon and two of looped ribbon, each 12cm long.

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    glue these on the centre back, patterned ribbon first. trim the edges- making the patterned ribbon a bit shorter to show the plain looped ribbon underneath. use a little thin ribbon for the centre of the bow. the loop will be stiff from all the glue, so it's better to fold it length ways when attaching the centre.

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    glue a bobby pin on the back of each bow!