Perfect Bows by Jane Johnson

Hello! Jane here with a quick tutorial on tying bows! I have had a number of people ask recently how I tie my bows so neatly so thought I would create a little tutorial to show you! This isn't my idea originally, I learnt it from a book about making dolls clothes years ago!

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Firstly, it is important to remember to keep your middle two fingers the same distance appart throughout the whole process as this determines the size of the bow. You can make different size bows by having your fingers closer together or further appart! Holding one end of the ribbon between your thumb and finger wrap the ribbon under your second finger as shown in the picture above.

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Bring the ribbon over your third finger and hold it with your thumb too as shown.

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Fold the ribbon back on itself and pass the end underneath the ribbon loop you have created.

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Bring the free end of the ribbon back up to the top and pass it through the little loop you created in the previous step.

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Pull the free end downards as shown in the picture above until it is pulled tightly.

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You should then have a tightly knotted bow as shown (the size of the knot will vary depending on the ribbon width and type of ribbon).

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Slide your two fingers out of the ribbon loops and you will have a neat bow ready to trim the ends!

Here is my finished card using the gorgeous Snow White and my bow! I hope you find my tutorial useful! Thanks for looking!

Jane x

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