Take a 2.5" ribbon, measure a 12" tail, then twist the ribbon and add it to the bow maker. Make a 7" tail, twist the ribbon and then add it to the bow maker. Repeat with another bow on the other side and then trim a shorter tail.
Repeat this same process with a 1.5" ribbon but make the loops slightly smaller.
Next, use another 2.5" ribbon and repeat the same process making the loops slightly smaller again.
Repeat again with your next 1.5" ribbon and the last 2.5" ribbon. Then use the last 1.5" ribbon to make the last layer making the loops small this time.
Take two pipe cleaners and twist the ends together to make one long pipe cleaner. Remove your bow from the bow maker and use the long pipe cleaner to secure the center of the bow twisting it off at the back.