Christmas Bows

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Christmas bows

Christmas is the special time of the year for Christians. Christians are in a festive mood during Christmas. Christians celebrate this festival with great zeal. They do preparations a month before for Christmas. They exchange gifts and sing Christmas songs. Kids enjoy this festival. Kids get gifts from Santa Clause. Christians arrange big parties to celebrate it. They invite their friends and relatives for Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve. The atmosphere is filled with happiness. Christians decorate their houses and bring Christmas tree. They decorate their Christmas tree with beautiful ornaments. Christmas bows are a favorite of many Christians, who celebrate Christmas. They can be seen in several different varieties, colors and fabrics in shops during Christmas.

Christmas bows are used to adorn houses and a Christmas tree. They are even used as napkin rings. Here, we have given you tips to make Christmas bows with loops of ribbon and flat Christmas bows.

Christmas bows with loops of ribbon

First you need to determine size and make a loop in ribbon for the bottom of the bow
Now, you need to make another loop in the similar size by twisting ribbon on the opposite side
Twist the ribbon and make another small loop on top of the first loop
Make another similar size of loop by twisting ribbon on opposite side
Hold the center of Christmas bow with your index finger underneath. Wrap the ribbon over your thumb for making a small loop
You need to ensure that you continue to hold loops together
Cut end of Christmas ribbon making sure that tail is of the same size as on first side
Insert a ribbon and wrap it around bow by tying ends together through a small loop
For making Christmas bows look nice and clean, you only need to fluff out the loops as well as give it a puffer look

Flat Christmas Bows

To make flat Christmas bows, first you need to take ribbon and cut it twice as wide as you wish the bottom of bow to be
Overlap ends of the ribbon to form a loop
Now, you need to form the shape of 8 inch by pinching loops together. The center of loop needs to be stapled together and ensure that you catch overlapping ends of ribbon when stapling
Now, you need to make loops of the ribbon and remember that every loop must be small as compared to previous one
After this, you need to stack up the loops together by keeping the biggest loop on bottom and smallest loop on the top
Now, you need to make tail by cutting a ribbon piece longer than the big one.
Once placed all the loops on top of the tails, you need to staple all ribbons together in the middle
Now, you need to cut a short piece of ribbon to wrap across the centre of bow ensuring that staple is hidden
Finally, you need to glue ribbon ends together to form a flat Christmas bow