HOW TO: Make a Korker Bow!

I have been slightly obsessed with bows lately! The Korker bow is by far one of my favorites. I feel as if it can add that extra something to any outfit...and the best part is they are pretty easy to make! This was my first one I ever made so we will be doing this together!  So let's get started!

The Supply List:

3/8" Ribbon 

(As you can see in the above picture I got 8 different mini ribbons. I am all about a good deal so when I saw that these were on sale for 50 cents a piece I couldn't turn them down...Plus you can make wrap two dowel with one of them!)

1/4" Wooden Dowels

(I got a pack of 12 for $2.48 at Hobby Lobby)

Clothes Pins

(Check at the dollar store for these)

Heavy Tread

Needle

Medium Size Hair Barrette

(I got a pack of 25 for $2.08 at Hobby Lobby making them about 8 cents a piece)

Hot Glue Gun

Scissors

(I had fabric scissors on hand but any scissors will do)

Lighter

Cookie Sheet

Oven

Now that we have all our supplies together...Lets get going!

Start by setting your oven to 275 Degrees.

Now take which ever ribbon you want to start with, take one end of it and "pin" it to one end of a wooden dowel like so.

Now start wrapping it down.

Keep going until you have it finished! Once you have wrapped it all the way down the dowel, "pin" the other end and set to the side. 

Repeat this with as many dowels and ribbons as you would like. I did eight different ribbons. When you are done with all of them set them on a cookie sheet. I read that sometimes they will bleed onto each other while they are in the oven...This didn't happen to me but I would keep them separate just in case!

Bake them for 25 minutes. 

If it starts to smell a little weird don't be alarmed, mine did the same thing!

 Take them out and let them cool for about 20 minutes. You want them to be completely cooled off before you take them off the dowels.

Once they are cool start slowly unwinding the ribbons off the dowel like this!

Make sure you are going slow so you don't mess up the lovely curl we just created.

Repeat this until they are all off!

Now that we have all the ribbons off it is time to start cutting! I cut mine into 3 4" piece per ribbon!

Cut all of them into 4" pieces. They don't all have to be perfect, it won't really show on the final masterpiece!

Now it's time to play with fire!! Being a slight Pyro I love this part! ;) We want to seal both ends of each piece we have cut. This prevents the ribbon from fraying on the end over time. Be careful though, you can catch this sucker on fire...I learned that the hard way.

Once you are done playing with fire (Just kidding kids, don't play with fire...it's bad!) align the ribbon in the order you want to put them on the bow! 

Now would be a good time to plug in our handy dandy hot glue gun.

Now it's time for some sewing...well kinda. Tread your needle. I like to loop it. Take the first piece of ribbon you want to use. Start sewing from underneath. 

Add one piece at a time

Once you have sewed all of your ribbon together...

We are going to go back over with the tread and needle taking it back through what we just did! 

Tie the end up!

Take the hot glue gun and add a line of glue about the size of the burette. 

Place the burette where you want it and sew the ends down to the ribbon. 

Flip it over and "fluffy" to your little hearts desire. Now we are DONE! I didn't have my lovely model (my 4 year old cousin) so one of my mannequins will just have to do. 

One of the best parts of this bow is how different you can make it! You can make it smaller or bigger! The possibilities are endless! (Well maybe not endless but close)

Wanna know the best part? Total cost was somewhere around 4 dollars! You can't beat that! 

I am all about a good deal! 

I have had a great time sharing my first How To with y'all and I hope y'all enjoyed it as well! If you have an questions let me know! I would love to hear from y'all!

Well until next time Divas!

Much love,

Hannah: Southern Diva