How to use the bow easy template

You will then be able to cut it out using the outline made with the fabric pen. Fold both sides over so the ends meet in the middle sitting in the hot glue not overlapping.

Let it cool down. Tip: Hot glue needs a rough or porous surface to grab onto and sometimes faux leather can be a bit too smooth for the hot glue to create a strong bond. Using a bit of sand paper or scissors to rough up the surface will help the bond be stronger.

Set the top bow piece directly on top of that glue. Your bow pieces will now be stacked and glued together. Take the center tab and set it flush with the top of the backside middle section of the bow. Clip the alligator clip onto the tab piece so it sits vertically centered on the bow.

See image below. Wrap the remaining bit of the center tab back over to the bows backside. Open the alligator clip and place the center tab inside it. You can make these bows in a variety of materials. Thanks for stopping by, Mary Ellen! Hi, I love bows in general and usually make mine free hand. However, I really love how this bow has edges that are rounded and the fact that it is tied retro style!

Thanks for your help. You should be able to resize the bow as needed for more sizes : thanks, Linda. Once I saw these I knew I had to try making them. I started with one and it turned out great so I made four more after that. I made the 3 inch bows first but will probably make the four inch bows sometime soon.

Thanks for sharing your pattern! You baby girl is a baby doll! She needs to be in baby photo shoots! Seriously, those big eyes and her perfect little nose along with that precious mouth. Love these! Thank you for sharing them ;. These are absolutely adorable, and so is your little one! Do you mind sharing where you got the lace elastic for the headbands? I was trying to find it on a roll so I can make sure they fit her little head instead of the pre-made headbands.

So completely cute! Super cute! Now my almost 2 year old will have some fashionable and unique hair accessories :. So that when you turn it right side out, the fabric will curve nicely. Thank you. You make cuts going around the curve so that when you turn it right side out, it creates a nice curve on the right side of the fabric.

Do not trim fabric to seam. These are darling! Do you add felt on the back of just put hot glue to attach the elastic onto the bows? Thank you! I like to hot glue them directly onto the headband and then hot glue a small piece of felt over the spot so that its soft on their little heads.

But small bows are cute on older babies and big bows are cute on tiny babies. I also LOVE these bows! Crafting is cheaper than therapy, right? Or shoe shopping I was so jealous and i wanted to make one for myself. These instructions were very simple. Thank you!!!!!!! Thank you very much for the cute template.

It will come in handy for the christmas presents I still have to wrap : Happy HOlidays! Thanks for the template - I'm going to have a go at these as it will be nice to make them in designer papers to match my cards!

Thanks for sharing. Helen x. Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!! This is incredible! I am SOO grateful you've shared this! You've made my Spring Cleaning Mood :D thank you. Its exactly what I needed. Barb PS - hoping to share a cute download of my own in the next few days too!

Thank you this is exactly what I was looking for. I may get round to buying a die for this for my Grand Calibur, however this is the template I did a search for and found you.

I want to make all sizes so it will be very handy indeed. I am now bookmarking you to check out all your tips. I love these bows Thank You so much! Ty xoxo. Post a Comment. I'm Jessica Jones, a brand identity designer and surface designer. I've retired this blog, but I'm always designing.

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