DIY TUTORIAL - Tea Party Hat - Wedding - Derby - Pretty Hat! PART TWO

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This is Part Two of my DIY Pretty Hat Tutorial.

STEP 3: Assemble the bow.

You have already chosen the ribbon for your hat. Mine is a 1.5" floral satin polyester ribbon. You will need about 1 and a half yards.

A. Fold the ribbon.

There are a few ways to make a fluffy bow.

 

I find it easiest to hold the beginning end of the ribbon and circle it around itself making about a ten inch circle, then flattening the circle into a pile.

 

Other crafters prefer to flatten the ribbon as they fold it back and forth over itself. 

Each layer should be twice the size of the bow you want to create. My accordion layers are about ten inches wide, so that each loop of the bow will be about five inches in size.

Once you have made about ten layers of ribbon, flatten them out.   

 

B. Cut and tie the layers together.

 

Cut a little "V" in the center of the pile of ribbon.

 

Cut a second V across from the first, so now your pile

of ribbon has a narrow center.

 

At the cut center, use small gage wire or a thin piece of

ribbon to tie the layers together.

 

 

 

C. Pull apart the layers and shape your bow.  

 

Hold your ribbon firmly with one hand at the center and pull each loop toward you, one at a time, shaping it into a loop. Pull all loops on one side of the center then do the same with the other side.

 

 

 

Since you will be placing this bow against the hat, arrange your loops so they have a "front" and a "back" side. Fluff all the loops and shape them until you are happy with the overall shape.

 

      

 

Step 4: Next time -Attach your bow to your HAT!

 

 

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