Hello again, I’m back with another tutorial! Today I’ll be showing you how to make Loopy Ribbon Flowers.
The supplies I used are listed below.
3/8″ Ribbon (I used solid grosgrain in Aquamarine, Raspberry Rose, Yellow Gold, & Offray Royal Orchid)
Needle
Thread
Scissors
Glue Gun
Gems (I used the Classic Starlight)
Alligator Clips
Lighter
Ok, lets get started!
Pick 3 colors of ribbon and cut 8 strips of each color. I cut mine at 3″, 2.5″, 2″.
With a lighter, or your preferred method, heat seal all ribbon ends.
Get your needle and thread ready. Be sure to tie a couple knots in the end so it doesn’t slip through your ribbon.
1. Start with the longest piece of ribbon, and slip one end over the needle. Don’t take the needle all the way through.
2. Do the same to all 3 pieces of ribbon, going from longest to shortest.
3. Then start looping the ribbon and put the other end over the needle.
4. Do this with all 3 ribbons.
At this point you can slide the set of 3 loops down the thread and off your needle. (I kept a couple on the needle at a time in this tutorial.)
Repeat the process and finish looping all the ribbons.
Your petals will be a little scrunched to the end of the thread. Spread the petals out just a bit to make it look like a flower.
After the last loop, be sure to tie off your ribbon. I just made a stitch through the last ribbon on the needle,
then tied it off.
Dab a little glue and connect the two ends of flower petals.
Glue your gem to the center.
At this point your flower is done!
You can glue a hair clip on the bottom if you wish. I lined a double prong alligator clip and attached it to the bottom. I let the pinch end of the clip stick out from the flower a little bit so I wasn’t crushing the flower when I opened the clip.
There you have it! A super cute Loopy Ribbon Flower!
I was in a solid kind of mood when I got the supplies for this tutorial, but think of all the fun ribbon combinations you could do. Swiss Dots, Stripes, Zebra, Swiss Fun, etc. Have fun creating your Loopy Ribbon Flowers!
Until next time,
Brynde
Thank you Brynde! You are one talented lady, and I LOVE you sharing you amazing skills for creating wonderful ribbon creations! Brynde is apart of our FABulous Ribbon Retreat team, and she is one incredible lady! 🙂
This ribbon flower is FABulous! I love this flower and how cute would it be in your little ladies hair for her 1st day of school! I love how flirty and fun you can make this flower with multiple colors of ribbon or keep it simple with one solid color. Whichever you choose, it is absolutely adorable!
Happy Flower Making & Happy Creating!
18 Comments
Brynde, these are SO beautiful ! I love everything about them:) Fantastic tutorial, too!
Thanks Janica! They are so fun to make!
So cute!!! Fixing to get started!!!
Hi Amy! Thank you for your comment! Good luck and have so so much fun making these adorable flowers. 🙂
Done one of these before n I had the problem with the clip squashi all the flower so am gunna try it like this. Thanks 🙂 xx
Hi Genna! Yay! I hope you have better luck making this flower with Brynde’s awesome tutorial!!! Good luck and thank you for your comment! 🙂
Perfect for the headbands my 4 month old great-niece insists her mother put on her head each morning even though she has a full head of hair. Her mom is running out of headbands because Layla refuses to wear the same one she wore the day before or even the same week! Since her mom doesn’t sew I told her I would make headbands for her. Apparently being a fashionista at a very young age runs through that generation. Her cousin, who is now 6 years old, was going shoe shopping with Grandma at age 2. Her mother (who is the sister of Layla’s father) is now comfortably fashionable, but when she was little she would refuse to wear dresses or anything frilly! Layla’s mom was the same way. Layla lives in Denver and Ellie lives in Minnesota, so it must be genetic!
Hi Jo! That is such an adorable story! I love hearing about your “fashionistas”! 🙂
Thank you for your comment! I LOVED it!!! Have a wonderful day and SO glad you liked these awesome flowers!
Hello, How do you attach these bows to a crochet headband? Do you sew? or glue? I’m needing to learn how to do it since I have a couple of small nieces who like wearing headbands.
Thanks in advance.
Hi Dina! Thank you for your question. I personally would hot glue them to an alligator clip like in the tutorial and then attach the alligator clip to the crochet headband. That way you can change headbands as often as you would like. I use the crochet headbands all the time on my little sweetie. I just put the clip through the holes of the headband and it works FABulous! Thanks again Dina! Have a wonderful day!
I have tried doing bows like these for a long time and they have never worked. So glad I found this tutorial. I am making them for my girls for family pics this weekend
Hi Rachel! Yay! I am so glad that they worked for you! Good luck with your family pictures. 🙂
Thank you so much for your comment and have a wonderful day! Michelle 🙂
Hi Brynde,
I love this ribbon flower. They are just amazing and eye-catching. Steps are also very helpful. Thanks a lot for sharing it with us.
Hi Fanny! Brynde is so awesome and so incredibly talented! Thanks for your sweet words! Have a great day! Michelle 🙂
Hi, love the flower thanks for the Tut! I have a question though, where can I buy the classic starlight gemstones?? I’ve seen them used a lot and I love them but can’t seem to find anywhere to get them! Thanks for any info!
Hi Amber! Thank you so much for your comment and your question. You can actually buy Starlight Gems and many other gems right here at The Ribbon Retreat. You can find the Starlight Gems here and all of our other gems, crystals, rhinestones, and pearls here. Thank you again Amber and have a wonderful rest of your day! Michelle 🙂
I love your hair bow flowers.I am new at making hair bows,& love your love how to make Your flower bows Thank you so much
Hi Lynn! Thank you so much for your comment! I am so glad you love our hair bows and flower bows. They are so SO fun to make as well as being super cute! Thanks again for sharing! Have a great rest of your day! Michelle 🙂