![]() Place another small spot of glue on the inside of the overlap and press the loop down so that your bow now has two loops and looks like image 2 below.ģ. Bring the other end around and join them to make a loop with a small overlap (as shown in image 1 below).Ģ. Take your 9cm (3.5″) length of heat sealed ribbon and place a small amount of glue at one end. ![]() Now it’s time to create a pretty bow to pop on top of the clip. Your lined clip should look like image 4. Fold the remaining length of ribbon over and press down to secure. Lastly put a small dollop of glue on the underside of the clip, just over the space where the circular hole is shown in image 3. You can see my clip upside down here in image 3.Ĥ. ![]() Gently push the ribbon into the space at the back. Be careful not to get any glue near the spring though, or you’ll have a clip that won’t close properly. Place a small dab of glue on both ends of the inside of the jaws at the back. Your clip should now resemble image 2 below.ģ. Fold your ribbon back over the top and gently smooth it across the top jaw using your thumb. With your clip facing up, run a length of glue across the top of the clip right to the end of the jaw. It’s turned upside down here though so you can see how I’ve positioned the ribbon.Ģ. If your ribbon is patterned, ensure that the back side is the side being glued. Slide your ribbon into the open space between the jaws and attach it to the glue. Open the clip and run some glue along the underside of the top ‘jaw’ of the clip. We’ll use this to line the alligator clip. Have your 12cm (4.75″) length of ribbon handy. And watch your fingers! Each step in this tutorial is straightforward, but will need to be completed swiftly as the glue tends to dry very quickly.ġ. Glue guns can get messy! If you haven’t used one before, spend a bit of time practising. Set up your glue gun and allow it time to heat up. Alternatively, run the flame from a cigarette lighter across the end of the ribbon to melt the fibres and seal the ends. Use your heat sealer to seal the ends of each piece.
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