Workshop Ribbon (part 2) : A Basic Ribbon Bow

A basic ribbon bow. 

It’s easy to make this ribbon bow and the material is also simple and can be easily found at any floral accessories store. What you need are just polypropylene ribbon or famous as plastic ribbon and floral wire. And the only tool used is just scissors. You can choose any color as you wish. This time we used electric color.

How to make basic ribbon bow step by step:

Step 1. Prepare a 2 cm width of polypropylene ribbon.

Step 2. Cut the ribbon about 1.5 - 2 m long. then create loops by using your fingers. If you would like to make small bow, use the four fingers except thumb. But if you want to make bigger bow, use your thumb & small finger. This is what it will look when you’ve finished making loops.

Step 3. Fold into 2

Step 4. Hold it tightly so that not easily changed position. Then cut on both edge but be careful do not cut it off. Remain one third in the middle.

Step 5. Secure with floral wire no.26 (a thin & soft wire but strong enough to tie). It should look like this.

Step 6. Pull a loop with your fingers then turn 90° to the left or right. Once you rotate to the left then the next loop should also be turned in the same direction so that you’ll get the perfect result. Do exactly the same on the rest of the loops.

Step 7.  Shape it how you’d like, but make sure the right sides of ribbon (usually the shiny ones) were facing front. Cut the tails into a simple angle cut. Done

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Images taken at the IPBI DPC Bandung's Monthly Gathering on May 24^th, 2012West Java. 

Instructor: Mr. Harry Zulkarnaen