Step #1: This first layer of bow will have 3 loops. We’re going to measure out a 12 inch tail pointing down out of our Halloween colored ribbon. Pinch and twist it in the center. Slide it into the EZ Bow Maker. We want our pretty side up, ugly side down. We’re going to measure our loop out to 6.5 inches. Bringing it back through, twist it. We want a tail and a loop facing the same direction. That way we have our tail and our loop both pointing towards us. So we’re just making an X every time. Our first layer of loops will have two loops on one side and 1 loop on the other.
Step #2: For this next layer of 2.5” wired ribbon, we will have the exact opposite set up, with an ending product of 2 loops on the other side and 1 loop on the other. You will use another ribbon entirely. I chose a fun bright green ribbon with eyeballs.
Step #3: For this layer of ribbon, we will have one loop on both sides, with your tails still facing downward. I am using a 2.5” wired black and white striped ribbon, using my same technique of slide, pinch, and twist in the center of my EZ Bow Maker.
Step #4: Repeat steps to make your next layer of your bow with a 1.5” wired spring green ribbon. In this layer there will just be 1 loop on each side, and long tails.
Step #5: To finish up, I will create a 2 loop per side layer of bow from a 1.5” candy corn wired ribbon. Cut from spool, leaving your tails nice and long.
Step #6: Get 2 pipe cleaners and twist it together to make a longer pipe cleaner, then fold in half. Wrap it around all the layers of ribbon with the center of the pipe cleaner at the top. Hold the layers tight and holding each side of the pipe cleaner as close to the bow, twist nice and tight, and you’ll see the loops and tail start to form the bow.