If you’re looking for the top bow making tools for wreaths, just know you’ve come to the right place. When it comes to wreaths, bow making can require a few tools. If you equip yourself right from the beginning, you’ll find that the entire flow and quality of your wreaths will go much more smoothly.
The Top Bow Making Tools for Wreaths
One of the more difficult aspects of finishing wreaths is creating the perfect bow. People will find that the majority of their time is spent trying to find that balance in the perfect bow loops. If you’re needing help to make bows, here is a few bow making tools that you may want to invest in.
A Bow Maker – The EZ Bow Maker
Listen…
There are several bow makers on the market but my bow maker of choice is the EZ Bow Maker. With a name like EZ Bow Maker, you know it has to be a top tool, right?
What’s so great about this bow making tool is that it can make any size of bow with ease. The base has a measurement tool on it that allows you to measure out the length of ribbon that you’re going to want to use in the tails and loops. The attached spool holder works well and keeps your ribbons from “running away” or getting all tangled up.
if you want a tool that’s handy for making a ton of bows in a short amount of time. Plus, it’s super simple to take with you if you’re needing to travel for trade shows while still making bows.
Check out these three quick tutorials on how to use the EZ Bow Maker!
A Good Pair of Scissors
Let me reword that…you want an AH-MAZING pair of fabric scissors. My all time favorite pair are these Fiskars Amplify RazorEdge Fabric Shears. They cut through multiple layers or even thick fabric like butter!
Come on, you know fighting your way through ribbon or fabric with so-so shears will cause the edges to fray. Clean edges make such a huge difference in the over all look of your bows.
Bow Fasteners
How do you keep all that ribbon in place? Here are our community’s favorite tools to keeping those bows staying pretty and in place.
Zip Ties
Create fuller bows with a tighter fasten using good ol’ zip ties. And you thought they were just good for tidying up cords and dealing with misbehaving spouses…
I’M JOKING Y’ALL!
They are extremely versatile and easily hidden.
Zip ties work especially well for larger bows, securing them tightly to most wreath bases.
Zip ties! They are quick and easy get super tight so they aren’t flopping around and are easy to remove without ruining the bow. – Becky D.
Zip ties! They get tighter and to me make the bow fluffier looking. – Lisa K.
Pipe Cleaners
For mesh ribbons or smaller bows, using pipe cleaners may be the better way to go. You can manipulate the pipe cleaners to create a better hold.
Plus, let’s face it, if you’ve got kiddos running around it’ll keep them occupied too.
Pipe cleaners for normal bows as I can weave in the ends to make it extra secure. If it is oversized then zip tie. ? – Aimee H
Pipe cleaners, I can match the color to the top ribbon to help camouflage and I feel like I can make them pretty tight… AND easier to make bows by half when I have the help of a pipe cleaner that can be opened and closed a few times… saves my hands from cramping. – Mellie M.
Floral Wire
Okay, floral wire can be trickier than pipe cleaners and zip ties, but they definitely have their place on the list. Floral wire works great, but is harder on your fingers. You’ll want to grab your needle nose pliers and favorite wire cutters to tackle bows with floral wire!
Wire – I can manipulate the bow to the correct position and tighten it to the frame with my needle nose pliers – Ann B.
Floral wire I seem to be able to attach it tighter but not too tight when I use zip ties I usually waste a few redoing it. – Karen G.
Floral wire (doubled), because I think the bow opens up nicer when there is less bulk in the tie going over it. – Liana M.
From ribbon tails to a full-fledge bow, there are several tools that our community just loves to use to help them along. They make the process more efficient and ultimately results in a better quality wreath. If you’re selling your creations, you definitely want your clients to ogle at the craftsmanship.
Do you have any bow-making tools that you recommend?
If so, share them in the comments y’all!
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Awesome tool list! Need the scissors! Have all the rest. Then maybe I’ll finally make my first wreath (a fishing one for my husband) !
you can do it!
Just recently gifted myself a pair of the scissors as I already have everything else on the list, Total game changer!! I don’t know why I waited so long.
The scissors make all the difference!
My weakness is making bows. I try to use the ez bow maker. Still learning
check this out if you need some more help with bows and the EZ Bow maker – https://howtomakewreaths.com/three-quick-tutorials-for-the-ez-bow-maker/
I’ve got them all,lol. Love the scissors, but I prefer my ProBow for now.
everyone has their preference – good on you for finding a product that you like – we reviewed all of the bow makers in this post – https://howtomakewreaths.com/the-great-bow-debate-bow-makers/
thanks for reading!
This post is awesome especially for a beginner like myself. The bow tutorial video answered all the questions I had for making a bow using the ez bow maker. The instructions were very clear and understandable. Great post!
love to hear that! thanks for watching – feel free to share the post!
I am loving the blog and all the instructions, maybe now I can learn how to make wreath and start a business. Thank You Parker and Damon.
no problem – feel free to share – new content will come out every tuesday and thursday!
I have the tools except I got fiskars scissors instead of fabric shears.
girl, fiskars are life.
Learning to use the ez bow maker always made them by hand!!! Have all the tools listed!
Have 2 Easy Bow Makers (just in case?), zip ties and pipe cleaners. Will definitely be adding those scissors to my tools in the near future. Thanks for all the help and knowledge that you both so generously share.
happy to help – feel free to share. those scissors are life changing
Awesome tools list and explanations as to why damon !! Your man just love ya !!
glad you enojoyed it!
Great info to have from the beginner to the veteran bow maker. Looking forward to the next blog
These are all my favorites too!
woohoo!
I have everything, I just need to try.?
I think I can, I think I can! Lol?
you can do it!
I love this blog! Thank you for all of the information!
The best tutorials and information on here! Love ya Damon Oates and Parker Stelly!
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This is a great list. I am a beginner and it helps to know what is going to make my projects easier to do. With the right tools the sky is the limit. Thanks for the great tool list.
glad you liked it- feel free to share !