Bow Making Mommies Advice

I've made a good amount of fabric bows (don't have pictures, gave them away lol) But I'm starting with ribbon bows now. Can you tell me how these look and maybe give some tips on how to improve! Thanks bunches  

Not a bowmaker, just a bow consumer.

But you could use some work, they look flimsy and some are uneven. Not bad for first tries!

Quoting Mrs. Dexter Morgan:" Not a bowmaker, just a bow consumer. But you could use some work, they look flimsy and some are uneven. Not bad for first tries!"

Thanks I'm fixing to do some for my nieces as gifts but I want to do it well before I give them away.

Quoting ♥DJPAPITO♥:" Thanks I'm fixing to do some for my nieces as gifts but I want to do it well before I give them away."

Liquid starch can help with the flimsy problem and make sure that it look even before you sew or tie it.

Quoting 1inpink2inblue:" Liquid starch can help with the flimsy problem and make sure that it look even before you sew or tie it."

yea i think I need to cut off some of the points...I might have cut them a little too long so they don't match. Thanks for the tip  

Quoting 1inpink2inblue:" Liquid starch can help with the flimsy problem and make sure that it look even before you sew or tie it."

 
Or hairspray will work for that too. That's what I use.  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Vanilla MILFshake.:</b>"   Or hairspray will work for that too. That's what I use.  "</blockquote>




Yep that works too lol.

Quoting 1inpink2inblue:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Vanilla MILFshake.:</b>"   Or hairspray will work for that too. That's what I use.  "</blockquote> Yep that works too lol."

So you spray and iron before you make the bow or after?

Quoting ♥DJPAPITO♥:" So you spray and iron before you make the bow or after?"

You don't iron it. Well, you can iron it before you start if your ribbon is all wrinkly but other than that you don't have to. You can just spray it with either starch or hairspray, I've used both and actually the hairspray works great for me. I finish mine, play around with the ribbon to make sure it's in the shape and form I want it to be in, then spray it all over and let it sit and dry for a bit, then it's stiff and won't really lose it's shape that much.

Quoting Vanilla MILFshake.:" You don't iron it. You can just spray it with either starch or hairspray, I've used both and actually ... [snip!] ... to be in, then spray it all over and let it sit and dry for a bit, then it's stiff and won't really lose it's shape that much."

oh ok! That's a great idea..I'll try it out   Thanks