Special Thing I Can Do

I can make a floral bow.  I learned how to make a floral bow last year in Horticulture at the Tech Center.  Before then, the only “bow” I knew how to make was when I tied my shoes or a really simple one on a present.  I learned how to make a floral bow for corsages and poinsettias. 

Here is how to make one:.

1)      First, gather your materials.  You will need your choice of ribbon, I decided to use this particular ribbon.  Then you need your wire and scissors.

2)      Next, pull some ribbon free and leave a bit of a “tail”.  Pinch it between your pointer finger and thumb to begin building it in your not dominate hand. 

3)      Make a small loop and pinch together

4)      On the opposite side, make a loop the same size and pinch

5)      Again on the side you first started with, make a loop slightly bigger and pinch together

6)      On the opposite side, make that loop the same size and pinch

7)      Now here comes the part that tends to be most difficult for people.  This is where you make the center loop, also known as the thumb loop.  Since you are using your thumb as well as your pointer finger to hold the bow together, you will take and wrap the ribbon loosely over the top of your thumb.  Then, bring it under your thumb and pinch it together.

8)      Now, you simply have to repeat the steps and make four more loops.  These loops can be any reasonable size in comparison to the other loops.

9)   The bow is done, you just need to hold it together. 

10)   Keep the ribbon still attached to the spool and take your wire and feed it through the middle of the bow, through the center loop.

11)   Fold the wire over in half and tightly twist it as close and as tightly as you can to the ribbon.

12)   Now, cut the ribbon off at a 45 degree angle and make the same angle cut on the other end-tail.

13)   Done