Over the past week, my roommate has been making hair bows like its going out of style, and selling them on my campus. She cranks out about 30 of these suckers a night, and it occurred to me that as a female of any age, the ability to make hair bows is a necessity. So she was kind enough to walk me through the process! (And check out the tutorial above for a more comprehensive how-to!)
NEEDED:
- Fabric
- Scissors
- Glue gun
- Hair clips
Click on the images to scroll through the instructions! 
1. Cut your fabric in a rectangle. 2. Fold it halfways. 3. Fold it again! 4. Glue down the edges of the sides. Fold the fabric halfways so the edges meet. 2. Glue down the edges. 3. Gather it to the middle and pinch. 3. Turn the bow over and glue the pinched folds together 1. Take a smaller, longer piece of fabric and fold over. 2. Take a clip, and slide it onto the longer piece. 3. Wrap the clip partially around the middle. 4. Glue the back of the clip to the back of the bow, then fold the center piece fully around. 1. Cut off the excess middle fabric. 2. Glue down the back of the clip for more structure. 3. Admire the back. 4. Now admire the front!
1. Cut your fabric in a rectangle. 2. Fold it halfways. 3. Fold it again! 4. Glue down the edges of the sides.
Fold the fabric halfways so the edges meet. 2. Glue down the edges. 3. Gather it to the middle and pinch. 3. Turn the bow over and glue the pinched folds together
1. Take a smaller, longer piece of fabric and fold over. 2. Take a clip, and slide it onto the longer piece. 3. Wrap the clip partially around the middle. 4. Glue the back of the clip to the back of the bow, then fold the center piece fully around.
1. Cut off the excess middle fabric. 2. Glue down the back of the clip for more structure. 3. Admire the back. 4. Now admire the front!
If you make any hair bows, take a picture and tweet it at us @litdarling
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Thanks for the tutorial! I’m going to have to try it. Now if I can manage not to burn myself with glue gun…