Hair bows and accessories are adorable, but they’re also very expensive!
Try these do-it-yourself korker-style hair bows.
You’ll need:
100% polyester ribbon, in 1/4″ or 3/8″ width-grosgrain is my favorite to hold a curl
Fishing line or strong thread
Alligator clips
Hot glue gun
Scissors
Dowel rods
Metal clips or straight pins
Lighter, clear nail polish or ribbon fraying spray/liquid
Wrap ribbon around dowel rod in a diagonal fashion, securing ends with metal clips, or straight pins.
Each dowel rod that is approximately 18″ long will make korker sections once cut. I like each bow to have between 9 and 15 pieces of korker, so wrap enough rods with desired colors to make the amount you’d like for fullness.
Law dowels on a cookie sheet and bake at 275 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
Gently remove ribbon coils from dowel rod.
Cut coils into 2 1/2″ pieces, being sure to cut any pieces out that might not have curled nicely. It doesn’t matter if they’re perfectly even, you can trim them later.
This is where having a buddy help comes in handy, but you can definitely do it by yourself. Using fishing line or strong thread, gather 9-15 pieces of korker sections and tie tightly in the middle.
Set bundle aside and prepare the clip. Cover the clip in ribbon using a hot glue gun. Be sure not to get glue in the hinge area too thick or the clip won’t open easily. Apply glue thinly and only wrap ribbon the top of the alligator clip, not the bottom jaw.
Tie the bundle of ribbon to the top portion of the clip.You can also add a dollop of hot glue if you’d like.
Clip the ends of the fishing line or thread. Starting at the bottom of the clip, thinly add glue and wrap a piece of ribbon around the bundle to cover the thread. Clip of the ribbon close to the clip.
Clip ends of curls to desired length, evening them up as needed. Use a lighter, clear nail polish, or fraying liquid to prevent ribbon from fraying.
Voila!
