Korker Hairbow Tutorial!

"How to Make Korker Hairbows!"

Please give me credit with a link back. I'd also like to see your completed hairbows!

Materials Needed:

*Oven-Make sure its clean especially the top!

*100% Polyester Ribbon-Grosgrain works best

*1/4 inch wooden dowel-U can use a smaller or larger dowel thats just what I use.
If u want to make alot get a couple dowels. U need to cut them down so they will fit in your oven.

*Wooden Clothes pins (mini style work too)-Do NOT use plastic these are going in the oven!!

*Reynolds Wrap

*Sissors

*Ruler or Measuring tape

*Frey Chek-on the notions isle. The tube I bought was less that $2 and u use very little.

*Thread or Wire-if using thread get a matching color so it blends in.

*Hair Clip-Which ever style u prefer. U just need to be able to attached the bow to it.

*Glue gun & glue (optional)-if u want to use the glue to apply the bow to the clip.

Wrap your ribbon around the dowel placing a clothes pin down to hold the ribbon in place.



Space your ribbon a little bit, make sure u don't overlap it. The tighter u make the ribbon the curlier it will be. Continue wrapping until u reach the end cut the ribbon and place the other clothes pin at that end to hold it in place.

Your oven needs to be clean especially the top! If its not, it can mess up the ribbon. Place Reynolds wrap on the rack and place rack in the middle of the oven.

Pre-heat oven to 250 Degrees. Stay by your oven while u do this to make sure your ribbon doesn't burn.

Put them in for 15 mins take it out and test. Test by removing a clothes pin and uncurl to see if its got the curl u want. If not, put it back in the oven for 10-15 mins check again.

I am doing mine at 250 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Remove from oven. Let it cool down so u don't burn yourself.
Remove your ribbon from the dowel



Cut your ribbon down to 2.5 cm to 3 cm. Apply Frey Check to the ends! Make sure u do that otherwise it will Frey!

At this point u should have all your ribbon cut and frey check applied.
Stack up your ribbons and wrap thread or use wire. Thread can be a pain to use since u want to pull it tight. Make a knot then a double knot, u want to make sure it's tight.

I used "white" thread so u can see what I did.




Ta'da'...in this pic I have 24, 2.5 cm korker ribbons.
Now all u need to do is apply to a hair clip of your linking. Either use the thread, it will work well if u are tying it to a small clip. Wire or hot glue will work for the larger clips.

Any Questions?

Let me know how your bows turn out!! Can't wait to see them!!