Ribbon Shoe Lace Tutorial

Hello again, it’s Brynde from The Ribbon Retreat. I’m so excited to be participating in this Oh Boy! Series.
I can’t think of a better time to be expecting a little boy!

Today I’ll be showing you how to make fast & easy Ribbon Shoe Laces.

The supplies I used are listed below.
Shoe Lace Tips
Ribbon
Scissors
E6000
Lighter
Embossing Heat Tool
Shoes

Lets get started!

Where I’m making laces for baby shoes, I used ¼” ribbon. I’m sure bigger sizes of ribbon would be just fine for bigger sized shoes.

Cut four 1” pieces from the strand of Shoe Lace Tip tubing.

Take out the old shoe laces and measure your ribbon next to them. I cut my ribbon about 8” longer than the existing shoe laces.

Cut your ribbon at a steep angle so it will feed through the tubing easier.

Once you’ve fed the ribbon through the tubing, apply a little E6000 to secure the ribbon. A toothpick worked great for this. Pull your ribbon through so the angled part is out all the way and trim the end.

Use an embossing heat tool to shrink the tubing around the ribbon. Watch your fingers…It gets really hot! Keep the heat moving until it shrinks. If you leave it in one spot too long, you can burn a hole through the tubing.

If you don’t have an embossing tool, I’ve seen this done with a lighter or candle. It’s a little harder to control the shrinking in an even manner, but it’s another option.

Trim off the very end of the shoe lace tip and heat seal the ribbon with a lighter.

Repeat these steps for the other 3 ends of the ribbon shoe laces.

There you have it! Now just lace up your shoes and your little one is set!

Think of all the shoes you can make over! Or… frayed shoe laces you can repair. Have fun creating!

Until next time,
-Brynde

How awesome is that? So simple yet so fun and eye catching! I am so excited to make a few pairs of these super cute laces for my little peeps! Thank you Brynde for once again sharing your amazing talents with us. Brynde is a terrific team member, and she is so kind and wonderful to work with. She has shared some wonderful tutorials with us…need a refresher? Check out these other fun projects by Brynde!

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