Bow Tutorial

So, since summer is in full swing, the weather is hot and my hair is crazy! This summer heat is making my hair all frizzy and the sweating does not help! So, needless to say, I have been tossing my hair up A LOT! And I have a feeling most of you have been doing the same. But why settle for the boring ponytail and messy bun? Add something special...a bow! I have DOZENS of bows around my house and I have made almost all of them. So I am here to help you guys jazz up that summer pony!

 What you will need:
-Hot glue gun and glue
-Scissors
-Needle and thread
-Hair ties
-Fabric

Step 1:
Cut your fabric. Your going to fold your fabric in half horizontally and vertically. So cut your fabric double the size that you want your bow vertically and horizontally. Hope that made sense! Basically, back to kindergarten times: Your going to fold it like a hotdog and hamburger style so make sure you make it double both ways!

Step 2:
Fold it hotdog style and make the two ends overlap. Make sure the seam is in the middle on the back side. This will be the back of your bow so it doesn't matter if it is a little messy. Glue a dot on each end and the center. Now your fabric should like like one lone tube!

 









Step 3:
Now, meet the two sides in the center, hamburger style! Overlap them like you did in step 2. Take your needle and thread (make the thread pretty long, you will know why in a minute!) Sew the two ends together. It can be messy! Your going to start seeing your bow form in this step.

Step 4:
Now that you have what looks like a flattened bow. This is where that extra thread is important. Take it and wrap it around the center of the flat bow once and pull! It will cinch in and really look like a bow! wrap it around a couple more times just to make it more tight/secure. flip it over to the back and knot it! You can do this however you want/find easiest. I just made a loop around all the thread in the back and tied it into a knot. Cut your thread.

Step 5:
Now, you can either take a thinner ribbon, or cut a small long piece of your fabric. Long enough to wrap around the center of your bow and cover your thread. Put a dot of glue on the back of your bow and put the end of the small piece on it as well as a hair tie. Wrap it around the front of the bow and join in on the back with another dot of glue. I suggest your put the glue and fabric on top of the hair tie so that it stays put!

 And there you have it!!! A bow on a hairband! I hope all my steps made sense, I realized how hard it was to explain in writing. Maybe I will make a video to help out. Either way, hopefully I have explained it enough so that you have some cute bow to jazz up your outfit this summer!

Stay Beautiful
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