A bow is the simplest decorative element to make, a detail of a fashionable wardrobe. This accessory is used to decorate clothes, decorate hairpins, bracelets, brooches, chokers, handbags, belts, and when decorating gifts.
Sewing a bow and decorating something with it is an easy way to deprive the image of monochrome. A strict jacket, knitted cardigan or casual blouse is a bright decorative element, cut and sewn from fabric and ribbons, will add zest to the image. Often, a similar element is used to decorate children's clothing; it is an integral element of children's elegant dresses. This is precisely why you need to know how to sew a bow.
Materials, tools
To make a beautiful accessory, you will need:
- sewing needle;
- sharp scissors;
- measuring tape;
- textile;
- pins.
Attention! The decorative element can be sewn by hand or by machine. Ribbons made of various materials are suitable for the work:
- satin – looks great, easy to sew;
- nylon is a strong and rigid material;
- tulle and organza are light, translucent fabrics. Disadvantage: the ends of the products fray and require melting with a lighter;
- rep is a flexible material with a long service life;
- lace - holds its shape perfectly, looks elegant and expensive on the finished product. Disadvantage - wears out quickly, difficult to care for;
- cotton – durable products, edges do not fray. The material gets dirty quickly, but it is not difficult to wash the product.
You can sew a bow from fabric using the Japanese technique of kanzashi. Kanzashi allows you to get beautiful, multi-layered products of fancy shapes.
Important to know! To sew a complex bow from fabric correctly, you will need a bow pattern. The bow pattern you like can be built independently, downloaded from the Internet.
DIY Fabric Bow
How to sew a bow for a boy? There is nothing complicated here. The bow tie will turn out beautiful if you choose the right fabric. A great option is elastic dark fabric. The manufacturing principle is similar to the previous one. You will only need 2 rectangles. One is the base, the other is the holder. This way you can sew a bow for discharge.
How to Make Satin Ribbon Bows: Sewing Instructions
You will need:
- Cut 20 x 50 cm.
- Scissors.
- Thread and needle in the same color as the cut.
- Measuring tape or ruler.
- Chalk (soap).
- Sewing machine.
You need to cut out rectangles on the fabric:
- 18 x 22cm;
- 15 x 18cm;
- 5 x 8cm.
Further, the sewing technology looks like this:
- Cut out the pieces. The large piece is folded with the right side inward, with a 1 cm allowance at the top, and stitched on the machine. Turned inside out. The middle piece is folded into a trapezoid and stitched.
- The details are ironed.
- The cuts of the first piece are folded inward by 1 cm and sewn together.
- The middle of the piece is folded into a boat shape.
- Sewn with double thread in the color of the fabric. The thread is not cut.
- The second piece is folded in half.
- The third part is a holder. It is fixed with a needle.
- All excess is cut off and sewn together.
- The product is ready. You can decorate clothes, an envelope for discharge from the maternity hospital.
Attention! If several parts are made, where the second one is 4 cm smaller, the element will look original. The decorative element will be suitable for decorating a girl's dress, an elastic band or a hair clip for a child's hair will look great. To make such a product, you need to take a hard material.
Make a bow from grosgrain ribbon
Grosgrain tape is a narrow strip of fabric with a plain weave. The material is thick polyester. Its edges are processed to prevent fraying. The product holds its shape perfectly.
This material is easy to work with. For beginners, it is better to use strips with thickness parameters up to 2.5 cm - they will produce elements of any size that perfectly retain their shape.
You will need:
- Scissors.
- Needles.
- Threads to match the fabric.
- Ruler or tape measure.
- Matches or candles for burning the cuts.
- Glue gun.
- Thick paper for making patterns.
- Pins and clips for fixing.
- Decor – beads, sequins, rhinestones.
- Basics – hairpins, elastic bands, etc.
Attention! The pattern for working on a bow differs depending on the model you choose. Beginners can make simple decorations, gradually mastering complex models.
To make a simple bow you will need:
- Tape – up to 2 cm wide.
- Lighter.
- Scissors.
- Thick paper (if you have it on hand).
The process then goes like this:
- A strip of cardboard is cut out that is thicker than the ribbon and longer than the size of the bow.
- A ring is made from the ribbon, and the material is thrown over the workpiece.
- The more turns you make, the more lush the decorative element will be.
- Remove the wound rings and tie them in the middle with a piece of ribbon.
- Burn the cuts and tuck them inside.
- Straighten the resulting product.
Attention! This element can be used to decorate hairpins; a pillow decorated with such a bow will look great.
A bow is sewn from interlining
The process step by step:
- At the initial stage, decide on the size of the bow. If the sizes are determined, cut out several pieces of fabric, the same amount of interlining. The details should be the same. A piece of material is needed - a holder. A piece of interlining should be of the same size.
- The interlining is applied to the fabric pieces from the inside. They are carefully ironed, folded face to face, and a stitch is made on the machine so that there is a little space left on one side. This is necessary so that the finished element can be turned inside out.
- The corners of the workpiece are sewn at an angle of 45 degrees. The excess is cut off.
- Turn the workpiece inside out.
- Sew up the opening left for turning the piece inside out.
- Proceed to the holder. Fold the piece of fabric in half. Make a line on the machine, sew from the inside.
- Turn the holder right side out, sew up the opening and iron it so that the seam is in the middle on the wrong side. When the bow is sewn on, the seam should not be visible.
- The main piece of fabric is folded in the middle to form a beautiful decorative element on the dress.
- The resulting product is fixed with threads.
- The resulting product is wrapped with a holder from the inside.
- The holder and the product are sewn with threads from the inside.
Pattern of a bow made of foamiran material
Products made of felt and foamiran look original. A felt bow and a foamiran bow pattern can be found on the Internet, this element will complement a regular hair tie and add zest to a girl's style. Making these decorations is not that difficult. All that remains is to choose the product you like, decide on the size and prepare all the necessary materials. Since foamiran and felt are durable materials, you will need an awl when working with them.
The product is made according to the template you like. The pattern is transferred to the material, outlined with a pencil, and cut out. The ends or the middle of the product are lubricated with glue, depending on the model used. The edges are folded and held until completely glued.
When the element is ready, the elastic is wrapped with a holder and glued to the bow blank.
If you want to make a beautiful decoration for clothes, interior items, hair accessories, master classes on making decorative elements that can be found on the Internet will help. Do not be afraid to spoil the material, with experience the decoration will turn out more beautiful and better.
Such accessories will be a wonderful gift for small children attending kindergarten: the ability to make simple decorative elements has often saved mothers and grandmothers. The result of their efforts - beautiful butterflies, frills and bows have rightfully become an addition to the image of a little princess.
