Making Bows For Christmas Tree

Grab your favorite ribbon chenille stem.

Making bows for christmas tree. Make your first loop leaving excess ribbon for the tail. Adding a bow to your gift giving just got easier. Have you always wondered how to make big beautiful bows to decorate your home and christmas tree. Instructions for making a christmas bow tree topper cut the burlap and ribbons into approximately 2 4 wide by 12 16 long strips.

Decide how large you would like to have your bow and make your first loop like pictured. Instructions set up your pro bow the hand with 6 pegs on each side in row e. When your bows are complete attach one in front and the other behind the top stem of the tree. Cut two lengths of floral wire at 30 inches and fold in half.

It s as simple as creating one more bow following the same exact steps 1 through 4 listed above. Continue folding until you have the desired number of loops one fold equals one loop. The key to making a beautiful bow is keeping all your loops the same size. You can shop lisa s christmas.

Holding all three ends of the ribbon together pull them simultaneously and then create a crease by. The length of the ribbons will determine the size of the bow. Here s a step by step video. Fold that length inwards.

If you re looking for a giant bow to place atop your christmas spruce you ll just want to double the process above to create a fuller effect. Your three rolls of ribbon should be in the accompanying. Starting with a burlap piece lay the ribbon strips down one by one in a criss cross pattern varying the ribbons as you go. Your first loop is your pattern.

Follow along as jililan takes you step by step through bow making.