Workshop Ribbon (part 3) : A Loopy Ribbon Bow

By giving a bit variation on a basic ribbon bow (see our old post on Ribbon Workshop – part 2, July 12th.), you can get another look of ribbon, just like this one - a loopy ribbon.  It looks nice on gift boxes, too.  

Here it’s step by step how to make the loopy ribbon just like the image above:

Step 1.            Make some loops then tied with wire (see again the basic ribbon post)

                        Just like as if you made a butterfly with 2 wings, the left and right wing/loop.

Step 2.            Ok, first do on the left wing/loop. Find the top of loop then cut a bit the right edge, be careful do not cut it off. (see the image below)

Step 3.            Do the same to the other side, but this time in the opposite direction or vice versa. Now we get the left loop just like the image above.

Step 4.            Repeat step 2&3 in the same way on the right loop. The final look of the loop should be like this. (image below)

                      At this point you just pull the loop one by one, starting from the middle to the outer loop/last loop. Shape it how you’d like.

This is what it will look if you've gathered 2 different color of loopy bows. (image above)

And this is when you gather 3 orange loopy bows. It looks full, just like a ball. Gorgeous, isn’t it?  It's also nice as a wedding décor. Simple and easy to make, as well as not expensive. (image below)

Note:

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

Instructor: Mr. Harry Zulkarnaen