How To Make A Hair Bow Inside a Bow

by | Aug 10, 2011 | Craft, Hair-Accessory-Tutorials, Tutorial

Miss Samanteina Bloodmyer requested a tutorial on making those hair bows which are small opaque bows encased in bigger netting bows. I think maybe it was Chocomint that kicked off this trend but I can’t remember. So here we go 😀

My result for a bow inside a bow…

Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial

What you need:

  • Opaque fabric for inside
  • Netting/tulle for outside
  • Needle, thread scissors
These couldn’t be easier to do!
Cut out two rectangles of the opaque fabric for the inside bow…
Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial
Lay them together good sides facing, stitch around the outsides leaving a few cm gap.
Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial
Turn it inside out and stitch up the hole!

Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial

Next lay it on top of your netting and cut out two much larger rectangles…

Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial

Again stitch around the outsides as you did with the first bow and leave a bigger gap this time, around 10cm.

Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial

 

Turn it inside out but don’t stitch it up yet!

Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial

Now poke the entire first bow through the hole of the first and inside it.

Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial

You get something like this with the opaque bow in the middle:

Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial

Cut another smaller rectangle of the opaque fabric to wrap around the middle and hold it together. Pleat both bows together.

Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial

Stitch it together securely and you’ve got a pretty cute bow!

Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial

Taadaaaaa!

Hair Bow Inside a Bow Tutorial

 

 

 

Of course you just need to add a bobby pin, pin or something to attach it to whatever you like! I’ll have to take you all through a tour of my accessories wall sometime, with all of this bow making it’s gotten a bit out of control haha!