| It's easy to learn how to make a bow. A big, | | | | Start from the top and work down. Make the |
| beautiful, tied ribbon bow puts a perfect | | | | loops in the ribbon the same size and return |
| professional finishing touch on your gifts | | | | each time to the center. |
| and gift baskets. | | | | |
| | | | Slightly pinch and twist each loop under the |
| And a hand-tied bow is always a perfect | | | | original center loop and hold this stack with |
| finish. The florist's bow has long been used | | | | your thumb. Make sure if there is a pattern |
| in the floral and gift basket industry and | | | | on the ribbon that it's facing out. |
| for many years was somewhat of a trade | | | | |
| secret. Not anymore! And these ribbon bows | | | | The tail of the ribbon should come out the |
| will save money because they are cheap to | | | | other side with each loop you make. |
| make. | | | | |
| | | | Continue making loops until you've made a bow |
| Now with these easy instructions you can | | | | the size that you want. |
| easily learn how to make and tie a small or | | | | |
| big beautiful ribbon bow on every gift you | | | | Now, twist a piece of wire around the center |
| buy or create and every gift basket you make. | | | | of the bow and wind it around tightly a few |
| | | | times. |
| You'll save a lot of money too, because big | | | | |
| bows are not cheap. You can buy a lot of | | | | Twist the ends of the wire together behind |
| ribbon with the money you save from making | | | | the bow and leave enough so you can use it to |
| one big bow. You don't need a bow maker, | | | | attach the ribbon bow to a gift, gift basket, |
| these are so simple to make. | | | | Christmas present, birthday present, bottle |
| | | | or any other object. |
| For colored bows, red ribbon bows are the | | | | |
| most popular, followed by blue and yellow | | | | Now pull, twist and fluff up your ribbon bow |
| bows. But use any color or pattern ribbon | | | | and you're done! |
| you like. You can use silk, satin, velvet, | | | | |
| wired or any type of ribbon. | | | | If you make a lot of bows you may want to |
| | | | seek out wholesale sources of ribbon. You |
| Now here are the instructions on how to make | | | | can find these on the Internet by typing in |
| or tie a beautiful ribbon bow. | | | | the words 'wholesale ribbon.' |
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| First cut about eight to nine feet or so of | | | | Otherwise, you can find ribbon cheap at |
| ribbon. Use any type of ribbon, any | | | | dollar-type stores. Costco usually has great |
| thickness. But at least one inch is best. | | | | wired ribbon selections, especially around |
| Wired ribbon is easiest to work with. | | | | Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter and other |
| | | | holidays. |
| Experiment with different widths using cheap | | | | |
| ribbon to get a feel for what works best. | | | | Now, knowing this trade secret about how to |
| | | | make florist's bows and with these |
| Try the more expensive wire ribbon when you | | | | instructions, you should be able to create, |
| get proficient. | | | | tie and make beautiful ribbon bows. |
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| Now, make a loop over your thumb to make the | | | | Bows can be red, blue, or yellow. They can |
| center of the bow. If using thin ribbon use | | | | be made of silk, satin, velvet, fabric or |
| 2-3 times the length of your ribbon and make | | | | other something else. They can be wired or |
| a larger number of loops, otherwise it'll be | | | | not. |
| flimsy. | | | | |
| | | | Use your personalized bows on gift wrapping |
| Tightly pinch the ribbon and twist it | | | | for your gifts, gift baskets, Christmas, |
| counterclockwise between your fingers and | | | | presents, Christmas gifts, birthday presents, |
| thumb. The ribbon should have the right side | | | | birthday gifts, bottle gifts and for just |
| (the side with the pattern, if any), facing | | | | about any kind of gift, gift basket or gift |
| out. | | | | wrapped item. |
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