Ultimate Bow Making Guide – Learn to Make Bows

My favorite time of year is Fall so I am in high gear creating fall decor, and that means I am creating a ton of fall decor. I wanted to share my favorite how-to’s therefore I have gathered these amazing tutorials to make this your ultimate DIY bow making guide.

How to Make a Bow

Gorgeous bows add so much pizzazz to your projects. There are lots of choices for wreath forms, ribbons, and floral you can read more about that in an earlier post. Don’t want to miss any fall inspiration?

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My favorite ribbon to tie a bow is a medium weight ribbon with a wired edge. Such as this Dupioni ribbon. See how to make this one HERE.

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You can find all the must-have bow making essentials HERE.

On the wreath below is the same style bow using black and white ribbons. You can see the how-to video HERE.

Using multi ribbons and the same techniques as above I made a winter or Christmas wreath. See how I made it HERE.

Same Christmas wreath with a different bow (see how to make it HERE).

This style is wonderful as a Christmas Tree Bow!

How to Make the Perfect Bow – Every Time!

I like to make this one since it turns out perfect every time.  It has three loops on each side, a knotted piece of ribbon in the center of the bow, and a streamer length of ribbon folded in half attached as the tails.

This style does not require a wired ribbon, however, I prefer to use a wired ribbon.  See how to make one HERE.

Rustic Farmhouse burlap bows are perfect for all your holiday decorating (learn how to make one HERE).

To make this bow the easiest way possible I use these zip ties.

Buffalo Check Ribbon

You know I LOVE Goodwill shirt pumpkins! So I took it one step further and made a door hanger with a Goodwill shirt and added this simple bow.

Sometimes a simple bow is all you need. See how I made this simple bow HERE.

 

The Funky Bow

This is the perfect bow to use when you want to incorporate more than one ribbon. I like to use multiple ribbons when making this bow. It is the easiest way to make it and I guarantee you will love it too. Did I mention these are no-fail bows too?

See how I made these funky bows HERE.

My favorite bow tying supply for lantern bows are these chenille stems.

One Ribbon Bow

This one has a center loop, right and left loop (add as many loops as you wish), and tails. See how to make this one HERE.

Double Ribbon Bow

The Double Ribbon Wonder is quick to make using two ribbons making this one gorgeous. See how to make this one HERE.

 

Here is Pin to save this idea for later.

Embellishing a DIY Bow

Some DIY decor projects with custom bows just need a little embellishing to make them perfect. You can use florals and other fun objects as well as make your own embellishments too.
For this sunflower wreath on a tobacco basket with a multi-ribbon bow, I added a fun little embroidery hoop “fall” embellishment. See how I made it HERE.

These fun Halloween lanterns I made using Dollar Tree ribbons and embellished them with branches, spiders, and flowers with an eye. To see how I made these scary fun bows click HERE.

This one with red, buffalo check, and burlap ribbon needed that finishing touch of the adorable deer embroidery hoop Christmas ornament to be complete. She how I made it HERE.

 

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These adorable Gnome DIY Christmas Ornaments were made with Amazon boxes, scrap ribbon, and trims and felt. See how to make these HERE.

 

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My favorite wreath hangers

 

 

Burlap

My creative friend Agnes from Just That Perfect Piece made some of my favorite rustic decor.

Rustic Raffia and Burlap

Raffia and burlap make this one for fall decorating:

DIY Messy Bow

Cute and Fun is whimsical with a variety of ribbons:

The Crisscross is one of my favorites:

All these videos have me ready to decorate and wrap gifts! Are you ready to start decorating for the holidays??? Which is your favorite one? Please let me know in the comments.

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Thank you for your visit today I hope you found some sweet inspiration. What is your favorite Christmas cookie?

Merry Christmas,

Kippi

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