Tie Bows Like A Professional

By lilybee

created on: 11/12/08

We're not talking shoelaces here, we're talking PRETTIES. For gifts... 'cause it's getting to be that time. Sure you could buy ready made bows, but wheres the fun in that? This way you get to use up any supplies of ribbon that you might have been compulsively hoarding (I can't help it I loveses the precious ribbons)... Anyway, the trick to making swanky looking ribbon bows is apparently to use a bow tying board, here's how to make one.

First you acquire yourself some foam core board, (try art supply or craft stores).

Next cut a slit in it, like this:

created on: 11/12/08

You want the slit to be wide enough to run a few layers of ribbon down and still be able to pull you finished bow out of.

to make your bows you jam the ribbon into the slot and layer it up, like this:

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Now that you've got a swanky professional-style board you can head over to HERE, where they have techniques for tying a squillion different bows (OK, maybe not a squillion, but a few) including layered, puffy and graduated loopy bows! The container store also has a good selection of bow how to's including one for the Pompom bow shown above.

Info and other pictures are from Here

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DIY Maven

November 13, 2008

Seriously???? That's too funny!!!! I asked my hubby to try to teach me the 'right' way once. What a waste of our time.

lilybee

November 13, 2008

NO WAY! I do the exact same thing. Two years ago my bestest chum Phil spotted me doing up my boot laces and spent about and hour 'teaching' me to do them the other way, but my hands instinctively go for the two loops method.

DIY Maven

November 13, 2008

I mean 'obsessive' not 'obbessive'. ;)

DIY Maven

November 13, 2008

I have a confession. I don't tie my shoes like 'normal' people. That 'around the post and down the hole thing'...yup, don't do it. I never learned that way. I make two loops--one in each hand--and then tie them one over the other. I have never felt weird for doing it this way. People are usually just sort of surprised when they see it done. Anyway, once I was in a clothing store and there was a bow on something that had gone untied and I tied it--because, you know, I'm a bit obbessive compulsive and an untied bow is not acceptable. The salesclerk gave an ooh and aah--"You're really good with bows," she said. I'm like, "Thanks," but really I'm thinking, I have a learning disability when it comes to tying my shoes...