Hair*We*Bow*NowHow to make Korker style bows.

So fun to make and so cute to wear!!

****MaterialsMaterialsMaterialsMaterials*1.3/8” ribbon (35-50 pc of cut, curled

ribbon)

2.scissors

3.hot glue gun and glue sticks

4.lighter, fray check or clear fingernail

polish (for sealing the ends and to

prevent fraying.)

5.starch or any fabric stiffener

6.french clips, alligator clips or headband

7.ruler

8.¼'' dowel (or smaller if preferred)

9.needle and thread

10.cookie sheet or other baking pan

How to Make Korker BowsFirst, you will need to wrap your dowel

rods with your ribbon. Start at the top,

secure with wooden clothes pin (or any

oven safe type of clip). Then wrap the

ribbon down the entire length of the rod,

be sure not to overlap. Once to the other

end, secure with another clip. The tighter

you wrap your ribbon, the tighter the curl

you will have. You can play around with

the tension until you find what you like

best, just be sure to make the tension

uniform across the entire dowel rod.

Now that you have them all wrapped,

lay them out on your baking sheet and

spray them with your starch. Don't soak

them, just a light coat. I usually turn them

all over and give them a spray on each

side. Remember don't get them soaking

wet (you don't want to take a chance on

your colors running).

Now you are going to bake them in a

275 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. This

time will very depending on the oven. In

my oven, they usually only go for 15

minutes. You might have to do some

experimenting on this. If the curl is not

quite tight enough for you when you get

them out, just wrap it back up and put it

in for another 5 minutes.

Once they are done baking let them

cool for a few minutes and then slide them

off of their dowel, being sure to keep their

korkscrew shape. Actually, what I have

found to work best is to actually

“unscrew” them from the dowel rod.

Gently turning the ribbon and the dowel

in different directions as if you were

“unscrewing” something. This part gets a

lot easier each time you do it, once you get

the hang of it. You might find a different

way that you like to do it. Just do what

works best for you.

Now that you have all of your ribbon

korkers free from their rods, you need to

cut them. You are going to cut them to

about 2.5-3” each. Just be sure to make

them all the same length. Once you cut

them you also need to be sure to seal their

ends. I use a lighter for this. Just brush the

flame across the end, making sure it seals

it but also making sure not to burn the

ribbon. You may choose to use fray check

or even clear fingernail polish. However

you choose to do it, just be sure to do it

after every single cut, to prevent fraying.

Once you have all of your ribbon cut to

your desired length and have sealed the

ends it is time to put your korker bow

together. You need to thread your needle

and knot the end of your thread. At this

point it is best to use a large needle,

because you are going to stack all of your

ribbon korkers on the needle before pulling

them through, onto the thread. One at a

time, thread the needle through the center

of each korker. Keep the stack of korkers

on the needle, do not bring them to the

thread yet.

(You can bring them to the thread

individually if you like, but I find it easier

to keep control of them as a group, leaving

them all on the needle). Go ahead and

spread them out in a circular area, so they

are not all facing the same direction. Once

you have them all put onto your needle,

hold the entire stack at the center between

your thumb and forefinger as you pull the

needle all the way through with your other

hand.

Go ahead and thread the needle through,

back and forth, several times, being sure to

use the same center that you have already

established. Once you feel confident that

you have gone through enough times (I

usually go through 5-6 times), then tie

your thread off, on the bottom.

At this point you are ready to add your

clip. I usually prefer french clips because

they seem to add a little more stability to

the bows than alligator clips do.

First you want to line your clip and

then glue it to the bottom of your bow.

Now, you can fluff your bow. Hold

onto your clip with one hand and fluff your

bow, until it reaches your desired look,

with your other hand.

This next step is optional, but I like to

do it just to add a little more stability.

Once you've got each ribbon korker where

you want it, right at the center put a tiny

dab of glue right between each layer. Be

sure to do it right in the center and be

careful, with all of those korker ends

sticking up everywhere, that you don't get

glue on any stray pieces or anything.

Now that all of your glue is dry and

your korker bow looks how you want it to

look, give it a little spray of your starch or

any fabric stiffener. Don't spray to heavily

because you are going to be leaving this to

air dry. If you would like you can put a

blow dryer to it, but be sure to do it on the

very lowest setting so that it doesn't blow

any of your korkers out of place. (The

starch is optional as well, but it helps to

ensure long lasting, springy korkers)

And there you have it. The cutest little

bows in town.

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