Cheer Bow on Pony O

Do you take a cheerleader in your family? Or merely take a favorite sports team yous desire to represent? Then I have the perfect tutorial for you! In this easy DIY tutorial I am going to show you how to create a Cheer Bow. The color combinations and looks for cheer bows are endless, so permit your listen go and get artistic! Don't worry if the beginning couple don't turn out as perfect as you would like; Practise makes perfect! :)

Supplies needed for this tutorial:

Large Elastic Ponytail holder

28" of 3" Grosgrain Ribbon

xiv" of three/iv" Glitter Grosgrain Ribbon

14" of 3/8" Ruddy Chevron Ribbon

iii" of 3/8" Crimson Chevron Ribbon (this is used for the center)

Scissors

Mucilage Gun

Needle and Thread

Double Sided Sticky Tape

Supplies

To begin with, measure out the ribbon, and heat seal all ends. Take your 3" ribbon and fold it in one-half, rub the heart continuously to create a pucker. This will ensure that you are using the centre of the ribbon when you lot apply the smaller pieces, and when yous make your bow. Hint: If your grosgrain ribbon is wrinkled y'all can employ an iron or straightener on a low setting to go rid of the wrinkles. You can even utilize the iron/straightener to go your center crease.

crease-ribbon

Unfold the ribbon, the crease you lot created in the center should exist facing down. In proverb this, the bespeak of the crease should be the side that is visible.

Next accept your double sided record and line the fourteen inch pieces of the 3/8" ribbon and the 3/4" ribbon.

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I lined the 3/iv" ribbon on both sides to ensure that the edges would stay down.

Take and skin off the paper backing from the three/viii" ribbon, and leaving abut a quarter of an inch space apply the ribbon to the summit of the base of operations ribbon. It's okay if the ribbon you are taping overlaps the pucker in the eye.

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Leaving the same amount of space, utilize your 3/four" ribbon.

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Using your crease, fold your ribbon in half, and and so fold information technology in half again length wise. Accept your pair of scissors and cut diagonally across the loose ends. This will give you your v-shape for your tails. Don't forget to heat seal again!

v-shape

Now we can start shaping our bow, flip the ribbon over so that the chevron side is not visible. Start off past crossing the ribbon, I made sure that the tail with the chevron ribbon was on pinnacle.

create-bow

Play with the tails until you have them to how long you lot want them. Brand sure to continue the pucker in the center so that your bow is not lopsided.

Accept and fold the ribbon in the center.

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Take your needle and thread and run it through the center of the bow, then take and securely wrap the thread effectually the centre. Once that is done necktie off the thread in the back.

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Now it is fourth dimension to apply the ponytail rubberband to the back. Use your mucilage gun and apply a generous amount of gum to the dorsum of the bow and stick the ponytail pilus rubberband to it. And then take your needle and poke it through the elastic and hair-bow and wrap the thread effectually the bow and elastic several times before tying off.

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