Over-sized hair bows are all over the high street this season and you can jump on the trend with this easy tutorial! Hair Bows are an effective way to add colour and or prints to an outfit with a simple clip!
Choose from a light drapey fabric such as silk, satin or rayon.
In this tutorial Sarah Taylor - Simply Sewing Technical Editor shows you how to create hair bows out of your own fabric choice so you can co-ordinate with your garments. This technique is a quick and easy way to make lasting hair bows.
How to make a hair bow - video tutorial
How to make a hair bow - the easy way
What you'll need:
- 0.5m fabric (ideally a light drapey fabric such as silk, satin or rayon)
- A small hair crocodile clip
- Hot glue gun
- Matching thread
- Basic sewing kit
Using a wide zig zag stitch, sew the two short edges in place. 
With RS together, fold the 36cm square in half diagonally, to form a triangle. Pin and sew around both sides, leaving a 5cm gap for turning through.
Thread a hand-sewing needle and sew a line of basting stitches on this line. Once you reach the end, pull the thread tight to gather the fabric, but keep the needle attached.
Continue hand basting through the centre of the Bow, then pull tight to gather again, placing the Bow on top of the Tails. Wrap the threads around the middle a few times and secure with a knot. 
Take a plain crocodile clip and attach the back of the clip to the back of the bow using a hot glue gun. Keep the clip open as it dries.
Turn the Centre so that the RS is facing out and the seam is on the inside, between the jaws of the clip. 