Yes, you read that right!! The bows in the photo are all braided with a fork!!
By the way, Halloween in the U.S. is coming up
Robbie’s mom and her friends organized a hundred-person party
Of course, she volunteered to prepare the kids’ prizes—lollipop cakes
Honestly, lollipop cakes have been made many times before
But at the request of the audience, this time it must have a Halloween theme
Although we don’t yet know how it will turn out in the end, attaching black and orange bows to the lollipop sticks makes it feel more festive, doesn’t it? (Robbie’s mom cheats with a shortcut)
Next, we’ll teach you how to beautifully tie a bow with just a fork using both diagrams and videos!!
Tools:
1. Scissors
2. Fork
3. Ribbon
* Use a regular dining fork, then it’s best to choose a thinner ribbon, about 0.3–0.5 cm wide. If it’s a larger serving fork, the ribbon can be wider.
* The ribbon can be two-tone or single-color, depending on your preference
Steps:
1. Press the fork onto the black ribbon, leaving about 5–6 cm on the left side (short side), and don’t cut the right side yet (long side)
2. Take the long side of the ribbon on the right, loop it in through the first gap on the left of the fork, then out through the middle gap, and finally in through the right gap to complete the first layer of braiding
3. Then do the second layer: bring the long side of the ribbon from the back, in through the right gap, out through the middle gap, and then in through the left gap. At this point, the long side of the ribbon should be on the left side
4. Continue in this manner to complete the third and fourth layers of braiding
5. Complete the fifth layer of braiding, at which point the long side of the ribbon should be on the right side
6. Then tidy up the five layers of ribbon so they are parallel to each other
7. Take another piece of orange ribbon (cut to about the length of your palm) and thread the lower end from the middle bottom gap of the fork, from back to front
8. Wrap the upper end of the orange ribbon around the black ribbon and thread it out from the middle top gap of the fork, then tie a loose knot with the lower end of the orange ribbon—don’t tighten it yet
9. Next, take the original long side of the black ribbon and push it from behind the right gap of the fork to the front
10. After tightening the loose knot of the orange ribbon, adjust the ribbon slightly so that both ends of the orange ribbon hang downward
11. Gently pull the bow off the fork
12. Trim the excess ribbon, and your beautiful bow is done Up^^
After finishing this, Robbie’s mom’s thought is: it’s better to stick to what you’re good at. Writing recipes is much easier than describing long and short ribbons here ^^ “If you don’t understand what I’m writing, check out my overly chatty self-filmed video”
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After seeing how to make a double bow, isn’t it really super simple??
The next one will definitely be a piece of cake for everyone!
The single-layer bow is guaranteed to be instantly understandable even for absolute beginners!
1. Take a ribbon about the length of your palm, place the short edge over the top of the fork, leaving about 5cm on the left side, and wrap the long edge from behind the fork to the left side.
2. Wrap the long edge of the ribbon over the short edge, pass it through the middle gap at the back of the fork, then bring it forward out of the top of the middle gap.
3. Tie a loose knot with both ends of the ribbon, tighten it, adjust it, and then pull it out from the top of the fork.
3. Trim off the excess ribbon, and your single-layer bow is complete!
Bonus: Check out my Up-directed video tutorial. For those who can’t understand the diagram (which is probably everyone, haha), you can enjoy the video instead.