Puffy bows can make any gift, wrapped with colorful papers, look even more attractive. The bow adds to the charm of special-occasion gifts, such as those exchanged on birthdays, wedding and festivals like Christmas. By using colorful satin ribbons, you can make small, medium or large puffy bows and match them with the size of the gifts that you are about to wrap in the sheets. In the following lines, we have give the basic technique of making puffy bows. Read on and learn how to make puffy bows, in simple steps.
How To Tie Big Puffy Bows
Things Required
- Ribbons
- Scissors
Procedure
- In order to tie a puffy bow, you need a thin strip of ribbon. Cut a thin strip of ribbon, measuring 12” in length, using scissors, and set it aside for later use.
- Wrap a half-inch wide ribbon five to six times around the four fingers of your hand and then fold the loops into half.
- After slipping the ribbon off your fingers, cut two small v-shapes on the sides of the fold. Make sure that while doing this, you do not cut all the way through the fold.
- Tie the bow through the V-shaped cuts, using the ribbon that you have cut in the first step.
- Pull the loops from the center and separate them one by one. Pull the first loop to the right side and the second one to the left.
- Repeat the above step with other loops as well. Twist the loops as you spread them out from the center. This way, a medium sized puffy bow will be formed.
- Trim the ends of the ribbon to form a puffy bow.
