Home Made Baby Hair Bows

Making homemade baby hair bows is one way to save money towards decorating your little one’s hair. It is quite simple to do, even if you are not naturally a very creative person.

It does not take very long to learn this procedure either. Just see the next few sections for further ideas and details.

Advantages

Homemade hair bows are said to have some advantage over store-bought bows. One of them is that you can make them for the appropriate size of your baby’s head. You can also make them just right for the thickness of your baby’s hair.

Furthermore, when you make your own bows you are not limited to factory colors. You can make them any color or pattern that you would like. You can also choose whatever style of bow that you want to make as well.

Some Ideas

You can use just about any cloth you want. You just have to cut it down to size and make sure the fabric is not frayed, unless you like the frayed look. You may be able to dip the edges of a bow in some liquid glue (just a little around the edges) just to make sure it doesn’t fray.

You can also make bows to use with interchangeable head bands to accessorize your baby’s hair. You can also add any homemade bows you make to hair combs that are designed to stay in your child’s hair.

A Small Intro

You may want to search for more specific instructions on making homemade bows. However, this short guide will give you suggestions to get you started.

For instance, if you want to make homemade bows to place on headbands or combs, Velcro adhesive is recommended over using another kind of material. That is, you are advised to place attach the homemade bow right to the Velcro, instead of to plastic or metal because other materials cause irritation.

Usually to make a bow for your baby it requires about 10 to 12 inches of ribbon or cloth material. Then, sew a ½ inch of Velcro together and glue the Velcro to the ribbon for extra hold.

Then, you can tie the ribbon in a similar way as you would your shoes. The ends of the bows can be made curlier by wrapping them around your finger. Be careful not to make your bows too long or they could get caught in a baby’s eye.

Advanced Tips

Sometimes you can string beads onto ribbon and then tie the end of the ribbon so the beads remain fastened in place. This just makes for even a fancier bow, but just be careful you use safe enough materials depending on how young your child is, as beads may not be recommended for babies.

Another helpful hint is that these homemade bows can be used more than just for the hair. For instance, they could be perfect for dressing up plain clothing outfits. You can create new fashions that look very elegant but yet you can spend less money on baby clothes.