Hair Bow Tutorial

Materials

Step 1

What you will need:

8" x 6" piece of fabric 

3 1/2" x 1 1/2" piece of fabric

Thread, pins, needles, scissors

Step 1: 

Fold fabric in half, with right sides together. 

Step 2

Step 3

Step 2:

Pin. Again, don't get influenced by my poor pinning method. Pin perpendicular to the edge of the fabric.

Step 3:

Sew all the way around.

 

Step 4

Step 4: Cut

Step 4:

Now you will fold the fabric in half, to find the middle of the fabric. Next cut a 1 inch slit in the middle. This will allow us to turn the bow inside out.

  

Step 5: Flip

Step 5: Back side

Step 5:

Turn the fabric inside out. 

Step 6: 

Now you have this. --> 

Don't worry, you won't see the slit in the end :) 

Step 7

Step 8

 

Step 7:

Now take the small piece of fabric, and fold it in half with wrong sides together. 

Step 8:

Pin. This is the correct way to pin!

Step 9

Step 10

Step 9:

 Sew! 

Step 10:

Fold the fabric so that the seam is on the back of the strip. 

Step 10: View from back

Step 11

Step 11:

Now take the big fabric, and place four fingers spaced out on it in a line. 

Step 12

Step 13

Step 12:

Squeeze your fingers together.

Magic!

Step 13

Step 14

 

Step 13:

Take your small fabric strip and wrap it around the middle of the bow. 

Step 14:

Pin and sew by hand, and trim extra fabric

Congrats!

You have just made your own hair bow in 14 steps!

To wear it, you can just stick a barrette or bobby pin through the middle strip in the back.  

Enjoy!