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louise674 · 08-24-2009, 10:06 AM

wow they are great!

FidoTheYorkie · 08-25-2009, 03:14 PM

Bella_mia_hairy, thanks

Im in Iceland so i dont know if i can find this spray here, but ill check some stores and look for it

GAOMariposa, your bows are not bad at all! i think they are great!
They are much better then mine!
Im not good in english (i speak way different languege where i live) so i dont understand everything in that website, do you think you could take step-by-step pictures next time you are going to make a bow ?
I would appreciate it so much, and propably more YT Members!

Thank you all

!

FidoTheYorkie · 08-27-2009, 07:02 AM

Just wanted to move this thread up

FidoTheYorkie · 08-27-2009, 09:46 AM

Does no one else make homemade bows?

danjr68 · 08-27-2009, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redvalaria

I get all my bows from ladymom!

I figured out the price for all the attachments (I like barrettes), ribbon, stiffner, jewels/buttons and honestly could not see the savings over spending a few dollars per bow.

Unless you are making hundreds of them and buy wholesale, anyway.

Me too.I love Ladymoms bows!

GAOMariposa · 08-27-2009, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FidoTheYorkie

Bella_mia_hairy, thanks

Im in Iceland so i dont know if i can find this spray here, but ill check some stores and look for it

GAOMariposa, your bows are not bad at all! i think they are great!
They are much better then mine!
Im not good in english (i speak way different languege where i live) so i dont understand everything in that website, do you think you could take step-by-step pictures next time you are going to make a bow ?
I would appreciate it so much, and propably more YT Members!

Thank you all

!

Thank you for the compliment. The moment I have a little free time I'll try to take some pictures.

FidoTheYorkie · 08-28-2009, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GAOMariposa

Thank you for the compliment. The moment I have a little free time I'll try to take some pictures.

Great !

Good to see that there are more bow-addicted Yorkie owners here than me

SweetPea53 · 08-28-2009, 08:08 PM

I have bought the ribbon, barrettes, but have yet to give it a go....your video makes it look quite easy...will have to find the time to give it a try....thanks.

JoshieBoy · 08-28-2009, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GAOMariposa

Hi everyone. I actually started making the double loop bows last weekend. I don't have a Yorkie yet, but I figured I would start making bows for when my future baby comes home.

I found how to make them on this site:
Alex's Yorkie Care Frequently Asked Questions. Page 3.

I'm attaching pictures of some of the bows that I've made. They're bad, but they're my first attempts.

Your bows look beautiful, GAOMariposa. I brought ribbon, barrettes, and buttons to make bows for my dog. I going to watch the video the OP provided and bookmark the link GAOMariposa provided. Thanks!

danjr68 · 09-05-2009, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GAOMariposa

Hi everyone. I actually started making the double loop bows last weekend. I don't have a Yorkie yet, but I figured I would start making bows for when my future baby comes home.

I found how to make them on this site:
Alex's Yorkie Care Frequently Asked Questions. Page 3.

I'm attaching pictures of some of the bows that I've made. They're bad, but they're my first attempts.

Thanks!

GAOMariposa · 09-05-2009, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoshieBoy

Your bows look beautiful, GAOMariposa. I brought ribbon, barrettes, and buttons to make bows for my dog. I going to watch the video the OP provided and bookmark the link GAOMariposa provided. Thanks!

Thank you for the compliments.

Making bows is a nice way of relaxing. I wanted to buy some more ribbon so I could make more, but the fabric store wouldn't sell me pieces smaller than 1 meter. I didn't want a lot of ribbon of the same kind. I guess if I get better at making them, then maybe I would start selling them.

But no time and since I'm in Mexico, shipping would be pretty expensive.

GAOMariposa · 09-06-2009, 03:50 PM

Hi everyone. Here are the pictures I promised. Sorry they're a little blurry...they were taken from my cell phone. And again, my bows are really bad... It's amazing that I can suture skin very well without wasting the suture, but me with a needle and thread..not a good combination.

I'll try to do a step by step:

Picture 1: cut a piece of ribbon 8 inches in length. Fold in half. I put the hemostat and the bobbie pin on both sides so I know where to put in the stitches. You put the top stitch about 1.5 inches from the folded part down.

Picture 2: This one shows where I put the stitch on the bottom part of the bow. Again, my stitches are really bad.

So you stitch 1.5 inches from the fold part of the bow down and then I sort of guess where to put the second stitch. I fold the bow to see how it will look with the bottom stitch. I'm guessing you should go down 2 inches or so.

Picture 3: This one shows the bow with both loops already stitched in.

GAOMariposa · 09-06-2009, 03:58 PM

Picture 4: You fold the top loop on top of itself down the middle to give you the top most loop. You do the same with the lower part.

Picture 5: At this point you should have 2 loops. The hemostat is holding the two loops together. You can do 1 loop and stitch it so that it stays and then stitch the second loop to the first one. Or you can join them with a hemostat holding both loops and then stitch from there. I hope that's not as confusing as it's sounding to me.

And voila, there's the bow. Then, the website says to slide them onto knitting needles and spray with bow stiffener. I don't have any of the stiffener...I'm in Mexico. I'm mostly using stuff I can find around my apartment until I go to the States and then use all the stuff my Mom and sisters have at home.

After it's all stiff, you can add jewels, glitter, etc. in the center.

I didn't add the flag back to this bow..I cut it off because my scissors are so bad that it just ruined the ribbon. If you see the 3rd picture you can see that I left pieces on the bottom so you can add the flag backs.

I hope these directions aren't as confusing as they sound. You can just see the pictures and read the directions on the website. Those directions are a lot better than mine.

Well, good luck and let me know if you need anymore help or have more questions.

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08-25-2009, 03:14 PM	#17
FidoTheYorkie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hafnafjörður, Iceland , North Europe Posts: 728	Bella_mia_hairy, thanks Im in Iceland so i dont know if i can find this spray here, but ill check some stores and look for it GAOMariposa, your bows are not bad at all! i think they are great! They are much better then mine! Im not good in english (i speak way different languege where i live) so i dont understand everything in that website, do you think you could take step-by-step pictures next time you are going to make a bow ? I would appreciate it so much, and propably more YT Members! Thank you all ! __________________ Sun [Owner] ,Fido [Yorkie] ,Mímir [Chinese Crested] ,Kría [Icelandic cat] ,Skuggi [Forrest cat]

08-27-2009, 07:02 AM	#18
FidoTheYorkie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hafnafjörður, Iceland , North Europe Posts: 728	Just wanted to move this thread up __________________ Sun [Owner] ,Fido [Yorkie] ,Mímir [Chinese Crested] ,Kría [Icelandic cat] ,Skuggi [Forrest cat]

08-27-2009, 09:46 AM	#19
FidoTheYorkie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hafnafjörður, Iceland , North Europe Posts: 728	Does no one else make homemade bows? __________________ Sun [Owner] ,Fido [Yorkie] ,Mímir [Chinese Crested] ,Kría [Icelandic cat] ,Skuggi [Forrest cat]

08-28-2009, 08:08 PM	#23
SweetPea53 ~Izzie~ My Lil' Sweetie Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: So. California (Santa Clarita) Posts: 2,348	I have bought the ribbon, barrettes, but have yet to give it a go....your video makes it look quite easy...will have to find the time to give it a try....thanks. __________________ Don't Worry, Be Happy

09-06-2009, 03:50 PM	#27
GAOMariposa YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Posts: 581	Pictures Hi everyone. Here are the pictures I promised. Sorry they're a little blurry...they were taken from my cell phone. And again, my bows are really bad... It's amazing that I can suture skin very well without wasting the suture, but me with a needle and thread..not a good combination. I'll try to do a step by step: Picture 1: cut a piece of ribbon 8 inches in length. Fold in half. I put the hemostat and the bobbie pin on both sides so I know where to put in the stitches. You put the top stitch about 1.5 inches from the folded part down. Picture 2: This one shows where I put the stitch on the bottom part of the bow. Again, my stitches are really bad. So you stitch 1.5 inches from the fold part of the bow down and then I sort of guess where to put the second stitch. I fold the bow to see how it will look with the bottom stitch. I'm guessing you should go down 2 inches or so. Picture 3: This one shows the bow with both loops already stitched in. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mommy to Itzel Mirai and new mommy to Olivia Ilse. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2041766&id=28002407&l=fe7f758320

09-06-2009, 03:58 PM	#28
GAOMariposa YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Posts: 581	Pictures continued Picture 4: You fold the top loop on top of itself down the middle to give you the top most loop. You do the same with the lower part. Picture 5: At this point you should have 2 loops. The hemostat is holding the two loops together. You can do 1 loop and stitch it so that it stays and then stitch the second loop to the first one. Or you can join them with a hemostat holding both loops and then stitch from there. I hope that's not as confusing as it's sounding to me. And voila, there's the bow. Then, the website says to slide them onto knitting needles and spray with bow stiffener. I don't have any of the stiffener...I'm in Mexico. I'm mostly using stuff I can find around my apartment until I go to the States and then use all the stuff my Mom and sisters have at home. After it's all stiff, you can add jewels, glitter, etc. in the center. I didn't add the flag back to this bow..I cut it off because my scissors are so bad that it just ruined the ribbon. If you see the 3rd picture you can see that I left pieces on the bottom so you can add the flag backs. I hope these directions aren't as confusing as they sound. You can just see the pictures and read the directions on the website. Those directions are a lot better than mine. Well, good luck and let me know if you need anymore help or have more questions. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mommy to Itzel Mirai and new mommy to Olivia Ilse. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2041766&id=28002407&l=fe7f758320