Making a ruffle ribbon flower
May 12, 2010 by Lisa Beth
Making a ruffle ribbon flower hair clippie
There are many variations of this ribbon flower, and I got my inspiration from a great crafty blog www.floralshowers.com. Her instructions for ribbon flowers were so cute, I just had to start making my own versions to add to my store for girls hair accessories.
In this tutorial I will show you how to make the simplest ribbon flower, then you can expand from there.
You will need:
- One 5 inch piece of 5/8” ribbon
- A button or brad of some sort
- A lined alligator clip – lined with coordinating ribbon
- Sewing machine (or needle and thread will work too – I just love my sewing machine!)
- Hot Glue gun (Cause what project DOESN’T need a hot glue gun??)
**For instructions of how to line an alligator clips, see my instructions How to Line an Alligator Clip.
- First, heat seal the edges of your ribbon. I do this with a standard cigarette lighter; just lightly seal each edge of the ribbon to prevent fraying. (The more you do this, the better at it you get!)
- Next baste ONE edge of your ribbon. On your sewing machine, this is your standard stitch, made as wide as possible.
- Pull on ONE of the two threads and scrunch the ribbon all together, like this:
- Tie a knot at the ends of the thread so your scrunch holds.
- Form the ribbon ruffle into a circle.
- Use your hot glue gun and apply a thin strip on glue to one edge of the ribbon.
- Place the other edge on the strip of glue, forming a neat circle with your ruffled ribbon.
- Attach button or brad to the center.
- Attach the whole ribbon flower to your alligator clip.
Here is a set of clips using these simple instructions:
Here is a larger variation I have made using the same technique, but with different size and textures of ribbon:
Check out some of my creations at The SunshineShoppe under the Ribbon Flower Clips section!
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pat askren on Fri, 10th Sep 2010 7:59 pm
These are really cute – do-able but not too simplistic looking. I especially like the mixed textures and materials. Nice colors!
April on Sat, 18th Jun 2011 9:41 am
Love it your site was the very first searc on how to amke a ribbon flow now i am hooked thanks!!! I am putting them on those expensive ” pillows” that you can buy at the store right now!!!