Pageant Hair Styles for Girls: Make Streamer Hair Bows

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Make Streamer Hair Bows

Use any type of fabric ribbon to make a streamer hair bow.

Streamer hair bows add flair and interest to a ponytail and can be made in a variety of colors and lengths for any occasion. Sports teams can wear coordinating streamer hair bows on game days to help develop team spirit. Holiday-themed streamers put the finishing touch on a Christmas, Easter, Halloween or Fourth of July outfit. Although you can purchase ribbon especially for the streamer hair bows, they can also be made with leftover ribbon from other projects that would otherwise have no use.

Instructions

1. Cut lengths of fabric ribbon between 12 and 14 inches long. They look best when the cuts are angled or come to a point. The ribbon can be all one type and color or it can vary in fabric, color, pattern and width.

2. Apply clear nail polish to the cut ends of the ribbon to prevent fraying. Allow the nail polish to dry before continuing.

3. Thread a needle with at least 12 inches of doubled thread.

4. Fold a piece of ribbon in half to find the center point. Sew a few stitches in and out across the ribbon at the center point.

5. Sew through all of the other ribbons in the same way at their center points.

6. Pull the thread tight so the ribbons all come together into one bunch. Wrap the thread around the ribbons a few times, occasionally sewing through a bit of ribbon to anchor it.

7. Place the gathered centers of the ribbons against an elastic hair band. Push the needle through the elastic hair band and then wrap the thread around both the ribbons and hair band a few times. Finish by pushing the needle through the hair band again and tying off the thread.

8. Cut a 2-inch length of ribbon. Apply craft glue to the back of the ribbon and then wrap it tightly around the streamer hair band where the ribbons are gathered together to hide the thread.