Sew bows from grosgrain ribbon with your own hands: pattern, diagrams and description

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The rep material from which the tape is made is flexible and durable. Just watch a master class for a beginner on how to make a luxurious bow with your own hands. In grosgrain ribbons, the threads are intertwined in a special way, so they are much easier to work with than other decorative elements. Beautiful bows made from grosgrain ribbon have become an indispensable element of children's hairstyles, fashionable outfits and suits. The tape can be from six millimeters to six centimeters wide and have any color or pattern.

In specialized stores you can purchase a ready-made set of materials for creating bows. The manufacturer independently selects combinations of sizes, colors and styles. This is a great solution for beginners. Despite the flexibility of the rep, it has rigidity. Therefore, the decorations are voluminous and varied. For example, rep bows in the shape of a cat, hare or heart are a real work of art.

DIY grosgrain ribbon bows

There are many features of rep material, thanks to which it is in particular demand among craftswomen. What is rep tape:

• This is a flexible strip of small width on a polyester base.
• It consists of a ribbed weave.
• In order for the product to take shape, it is framed at the edges with a rigid edging.
• Area of ​​use: production of hairpins and elastic bands, furniture production, clothing factories. A separate group of consumers are craftswomen who independently work with the material.
• A wide range of colors and designs attracts attention. If the ribbons have a pattern or the same color, they can be decorated with graphic designs and ornaments.
• To make bows from grosgrain ribbon at home with your own hands, they often buy a width of 15 to 30 millimeters.
• Beginners purchase thematic sets; experienced craftsmen prefer to take a reel or footage.
• The price of grosgrain ribbon is relatively inexpensive, and working with it is simple and interesting.

Simple bows made from grosgrain ribbons

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Rep ribbon bows can be used for a variety of purposes. Some of them are easy to make, but there are also complex products that require perseverance and certain skills. Simple bows:

1. Gift option. Used for decoration and gift wrapping. You need to grab the tape with your index finger and thumb. Roll it into a ring, which will be collected on your finger. We continue this way until the material runs out. Then you will need a thin ribbon to wrap around the middle. The product is ready, all that remains is to remove the rings from the fingers and give them a beautiful shape. A great decoration for a gift in just a few minutes.
2. Classic. Another quick option. The only negative is that you won’t be able to make a big bow with it, only small items.You will need a small ribbon, which must be assembled with small, double-sided loops. Then we put one loop on the left index finger, the second on the right. We insert the left loop into the right one and tighten it.
3. Butterflies are bows made from grosgrain ribbon. We make two rings from strips of equal size. At the correct point we sew and seal the edge using a glue gun. Then we sew the middles of the rings together or use glue again. Then we attach one finished strip as the middle of the bow to the second. This idea is often used to make hairpins or elastic bands.

Bows made from grosgrain ribbon - master class

There are quite complex ways to make bows, but the result is worth the time spent. To create a professional product you will need:

• Circle made of white and pink felt. Diameter – three centimeters – 1 piece.
• Decor for the middle - beads, stones, rhinestones.
• Dark pink grosgrain ribbon – fourteen pieces 2.5 X 2.5 centimeters.
• White ribbon - seven parts 4 X 4 centimeters.
• Hair elastic – white, pink.
• Light pink ribbon – 4 x 4 cm – seven pieces.
• White satin strip 1.2 X 12 – 1 piece.
• Decorative ribbon, white – 4 parts, 2.5 x 9 cm each.
• Pink reps - four pieces of 4 X 10 and 4 X 9 centimeters.

To prevent the edges of the finished product from unraveling in the future, they can be processed using a lighter. First we measure and cut all the material. First we will make a bow:

1. We bend a strip 10 cm long in the middle. We fold it, gradually moving towards the central part. It is better to hold the product carefully using tweezers. We hold onto the petal to solder the material.
2. There will be 4 such parts.
3. We connect the rep and decorative strip according to the principle of step 1.We make the solder in the middle. This will be the second part, it also consists of 4 elements.
4. We fasten all the elements - the petals and the two resulting bows. We fasten a hairpin or elastic at the back, and make a bow from a thin strip of satin around the finished product.

Now let's move on to the second element - the flower will be in the middle of the decoration. Its size is one centimeter smaller than the main structure. You will need pink and white material. Size – 4 X 4 centimeters. We connect all the parts twice diagonally. To solder the ends it is easier to use a match or lighter. We place the white parts on the pink ones. In this case, you need to retreat some distance - 1-2 millimeters down. The multi-colored petals are trimmed along the edges; they should be the same length. Afterwards we fix the result by soldering. A flower consists of seven such elements. Further:

• The 2.5 X 2.5 segment needs to be folded diagonally once, lower the top edge and connect the opposite ends. We fix them with fire.
• We put a smaller piece in the center of the bow, glue each petal to each other, and pull the thread through them. We fix the middle of the product.
• We glue a felt circle on the back side. We connect the finished flower with a bow.