How to Tie a Simple (& Straight) Bow

Posted on March 6, 2007
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Tying a bow is one of the those things that we learn how to do as small children. “The bunny runs around the tree” and all that jazz. The problem is that the bow we learn to tie our shoes does not really translate well to a bow used to tie on gifts and… well photo packaging. If you are tying bows on your packaging like you do your shoes, the bow comes out crooked.

So today, we are going to go over a tutorial on how to tie a bow that is simple and will be straight.

Step 1
Place the ribbon under the package, making sure that the ribbon is flat and that there is an equal amount of ribbon on each side of the package.

Step 2
Next, cross the ribbons. The ribbon in your LEFT hand goes over the ribbon in your RIGHT hand. This is important. When the ribbons are crossed, the top ribbon will be in your right hand and the bottom ribbon will be in your left hand.

Step 3
Bring the top ribbon over and then under the bottom ribbon.

Step 4
Pull the ribbons tight.

Step 5
Take each ribbon end and make a loop of them, one for each hand.

Step 6
Cross the RIGHT loop over the LEFT loop. Again, this is important.

Step 7
Pull the right loop over and then under the left loop.

Step 8
Pull both loops to tighten the bow.

Step 9
Straighten the loops and ribbon ends.

Step 10
You are DONE! You now have a straight and client presentation worthy bow.

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36 Comments so far

pumpalinna smith - May 23, 2008 10:56 pm

sorry but this does not work!!
ribbon mother - May 23, 2008 10:59 pm

i agree with pumpalinna
thankful - May 27, 2008 2:07 pm

If you follow the written directions EXACTLY while looking at the pictures to make sure you are doing it correctly…you DO get the perfect, STRAIGHT bow! This worked great for tying a straight bow on my blouse. Thank you!!
yes! - June 22, 2008 9:19 pm

it worked perfectly! thank you, i’ve been trying to tie bows for my bridesmaids dresses and they kept coming out crooked, but now thanks to you i know the secret!
thank you so much! - January 2, 2009 11:21 am

I had to wrap a little jewelery box for my girlfriend last minute. This helped a lot!
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