Red and Green Christmas Pointed Loopy Holiday Hair Bows

Using the Mini Bowdabra and Hair Bow Tool & Ruler design a red and green Christmas loopy holiday hair bow.  Follow our Bowdabra step-by step instructions to make your own matching hair bows.
Materials Needed:

• Mini Bowdabra
• Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Hair Bow Tool and Ruler
• 25” of 7/8” wide Green Grosgrain
• 17” of 7/8” wide Red Grosgrain
• 16” of 3/8” wide Red Grosgrain
• 5” of 3/8” wide Red Grosgrain  (finishing knot)
• 5” of 3/8 wide Red Grosgrain  (finishing ribbon for alligator clip)
• Alligator Clip
• Lighter to keep ribbon from fraying
• Glue Dots or Hot Glue Gun

Instructions:
1. Begin by gathering your materials. You will need a Mini Bowdabra, Bowdabra Hair Bow Tool and Ruler, and Bowdabra Bow Wire. Place the Bowdabra® Hair Bow Tool and Ruler onto the Mini Bowdabra, leaving a space at the bottom for the Mini Bowdabra tower to move. Cut an 18” piece of Bowdabra Bow Wire and fold it in half. Lay it into the Mini Bowdabra. You’ll have a loop at one end and two loose pieces at the opposite end.

 

2. To make the pointed loops cut the ribbon 25” long. Cut each end of the ribbon with a reversed dovetail cut. Seal each end with a lighter. Fold the ribbon in half to find the center. Make a crease at the center point. Place the ribbon at the crease mark down into the center of the Mini Bowdabra.

 

3. To make your first loop turn the ribbon at an angle place the bottom of the ribbon up, fold, crease the ribbon, and press into the Mini Bowdabra at the 2” mark. Tail should be facing down. Next fold the other side making a loop at the same width. Tail should be facing down.

 

4. To make the bottom loops. Make another loop the same width as the others with the tail in the center. Fold and crease the ribbon and press into the Mini Bowdabra. Make the last loop with the other tail on the opposite side in the center.

 

5. To make the inside larger points cut a 17” strand of red grosgrain 7/8” wide. Seal the ends of the ribbon and then press the end of the strand into the center of the Mini Bowdabra.

 

6. To make your first loop turn the ribbon at an angle place the bottom of the ribbon up, fold, crease the ribbon, and press into the Mini Bowdabra at the 1.5” mark.

 

7. Make another loop the same size on the either side.

 

8. Make your last loops the same width as the others, fold, crease the ribbon, and press into the Mini Bowdabra.

 

9. To make the smaller points of the bow cut a strand of 16” red grosgrain 3/8” wide. Cut each end of the ribbon with a reversed dovetail cut.  Seal each end with clear nail polish. Fold the ribbon in half to find the center. Make a crease at the center point. Place the ribbon at the crease mark down into the center of the Mini Bowdabra.

 

10. To make your first loop turn the ribbon at an angle place the bottom of the ribbon up, fold, crease the ribbon, and press into the Mini Bowdabra at the 1.25” mark. Tail should be facing down.

 

11. Next, fold the other side making a loop at the same width. Tail should be facing down.

 

12. Make another loop the same width as the others with the tail in the center. Fold and crease the ribbon and press into the Mini Bowdabra. Make the last loop with the other tail on the opposite side in the center.

 

13. Scrunch down with Mini Bowdabra Wand.

 

14. While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread the two loose ends of the Mini Bowdabra Bow Wire through the loop at the other end.

 

15. Pull the Bowdabra Bow Wire tightly while the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra.

 

16. Gently pull the bow out of the Mini Bowdabra. Separate the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire and bring them around to the back of the bow and knot.

 

17. Optional: Line an alligator clip with 3/8” ribbon.

 

18. Attach the Bowdabra Bow Wire to the alligator clip. Bring the wire back around to the front of the bow, knot and trim wire.

 

19. Attach a finishing knot to the center of the bow.

 

20. Make two matching Christmas hair bows for perfect pig-tails.