How do I tie this bow?

[mommyto3]

Because I Care by bbcrazy - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to tie this bow so that both tails are in the back. I can figure out the early espresso, but that soft, beautiful bow with both ties in back has taken an hour of my life and I STILL don't know how to do it! lol

[herekitty]

Might be a peg bow. Becca Feeken has free video tutorials on all the beautiful bows you could possibly want to make.
Becca Bows � Amazing Paper Grace

[buggainok]

Here's a good tutorial:

Video Tutorial � Tie a Simple Bow with Doublesided Ribbon � Stamping � Tutorials � Amazing Paper Grace

[herekitty]

Great minds think alike ;)

[buggainok]

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Originally Posted by herekitty

Great minds think alike ;)

You are right! And I see by your screen name you might be a "cat person"?

My avatar tells you about me.

[mommyto3]

Perfect! Thank you!

[lisa808]

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Originally Posted by mommyto3

Because I Care by bbcrazy - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to tie this bow so that both tails are in the back. I can figure out the early espresso, but that soft, beautiful bow with both ties in back has taken an hour of my life and I STILL don't know how to do it! lol

Ann has tutorials on her blog on bow tying. She uses a piece of cardboard! She is incredibly artistic and such a nice person.

[gingerd]

These are wonderful tutorials!

Thanks for sharing them.

[mommyto3]

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Originally Posted by lisa808

Ann has tutorials on her blog on bow tying. She uses a piece of cardboard! She is incredibly artistic and such a nice person.

Oh thanks! I visited her blog and totally missed that!

[RiverIsis]

Nice bows. Glad I came across this thread and Ann's tutorial!

[SuG]

I thought it looked like she just created two loops and brought a separate piece of ribbon around the center. It is lovely with the two types of ribbon.

[mommyto3]

I just must be the dumbest person in the world! I watched Ann's video over and over and over. I even have the bowmaker, and I was STILL confused. At first I attributed it to my being left handed, then I realized it was far more serious than that. lol I watched a really good youtube video that said the same thing Ann did, but it finally just clicked for me...after another hour :oops: Finally I figured it out and realized it was easier for me by hand using the same steps in both videos. whew! Now if I can only remember how I did it for next time! I really should be too embarrassed to post this, but that's just more evidence of my inferior intellect. bahaha

[sea777]

Bow Easy bow maker. It has several prongs to make different size bows. Here is a blog post that tells about it, and you can get them on ebay and several other online stores.

No Time To Stamp? � Bows Made Easy with Bow-Easy