How to tie a bow on a dress: simple ways and patterns for those who are not looking for easy ways

Bows look especially cute on children's dresses: in a dress decorated with such an element, the girl will feel like a princess. However, adult "princesses" should not refuse a cute "zest", which will dilute the boring image. The bow on women's clothing looks elegant and at the same time playful. Naturally, provided that it is selected correctly and tied beautifully.

They can decorate a casual dress or cocktail outfit, wedding or prom dress. This element will “dilute” the office bow: with its help you can emphasize femininity without violating the canons of business style. A bow can be colorful or plain, repeat the color of the dress or play in contrast. In a word, this is a universal element that fashionistas should definitely look at.

Stars adore dresses with bows. In such dresses, Angelina Jolie, Cheryl Cole, Dita Von Teese, Lucy Lew, Camilla Belle flaunted on the red carpet. Models with bows can be found in the latest collections of fashion lawmakers - Dior, Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent, Nina Ricci.

Choosing a mounting location

Want to decorate the dress with a bow? It should look harmonious on the dress. Remember that such an element becomes a “highlight” of the image, attracts glances, so it is important to choose the right place for it. The following five options are appropriate.

1. On the back. A playful element will add a romantic touch to the image. Slender ladies with a royal posture can afford to wear a dress with a neckline at the back, ending with a bow. In this outfit you will be the star of the party! In order not to look vulgar, you need to follow a simple rule: to expose only one part of the body. If the back is open, the neckline is taboo.
2. On the chest. Want to focus on the neckline? This will help a small bow. Such an element looks beautiful in a tandem with a deep round neckline. The option is especially suitable for lush-breasted beauties. If the bust is not your pride, then create an “optical illusion”: with the help of a large bow, you can visually increase the volume of the breast.
3. At the waist. A bow is knitted both in front and behind. The element located in front makes the image playful, cute, a bit naive. This option should be noted by young beauties: in a short dress with a full skirt and a bow at the waist, it is easy to become the queen of the prom. Take the idea into service if you need to decorate your daughter's dress for a holiday in kindergarten. A bow belt tied behind the back will make the evening outfit original. There are no age restrictions for such a decision, the main condition is a slender figure, because a decorative element is an accent, and there is no need to focus attention on flaws. Full girls are better off attaching a small bow to the high waist line: this way you can visually “stretch” the figure.
4. On the neck. The option is perfect for formal dresses.The bow complements the high neck model elegantly. With the help of a wide element, you can hide wrinkles that betray age, thin - to emphasize the neck (if it is the subject of your pride).
5. On the shoulder. A large “shoulder” bow is the choice of confident ladies. Having decorated the dress like that, be prepared for increased attention: an outfit with an original detail looks bold and extravagant. The solution is appropriate for cocktail and evening dresses, dresses a la “red carpet”.

Elementary Options

Most often, bows are attached to the belt. So you can beat the dignity of the figure, hide the flaws. If the girl is slim, then the flirty element will only emphasize this. If there are problems in this area, then using the belt with a bow, you can raise the waistline, thereby “removing” a couple of extra centimeters.

You will need a tape or belt and two minutes of free time. The simplest bows are classic and with one loop. Start your design experiments with them, and then you can learn more complicated options.

Classical

Features With such a bow you can dilute a casual bow or decorate an evening dress. A stylish element can be complemented by the outfit of the bride or children's dress. It is easy to make a classic bow on yourself: just wrap the ribbon around the waist and tie it in front, and only then turn it behind your back or to one side.

We tie

1. Circle the tape around the waist. Cross two parts: one should be above the other.
2. Wrap the top end of the tape around the bottom. Pull: tighten the assembly.
3. Wrap one piece of tape in a loop. Wrap the “eye” with the second part and create a knot. Pull the remaining piece of matter into the knot: this will turn out the second loop.
4. Adjust the “ears” and “tongues”, correct the knot. Done!

Single loop

Features One-loop bow looks stylish and original. According to the scheme below, you can tie a ribbon or belt. An element with one loop looks beautiful on a silhouette cocktail dress. The loop can be made large or small, the end can be pulled out strongly or this part can be hidden, the knot can be made wide or narrow - it all depends on your imagination.

Tie step by step

1. Make two loops as if you want to tie a regular bow.
2. Wrap one end of the loop around the other. Pass it halfway into the knot. Get one loop.
3. Pull the other end of the belt or tape through the assembly completely. The second loop is not needed: the end of the belt should flow down.

We complicate the task

Do you want to originally decorate a dress or tie ribbons on a blouse in the form of a bow? Then try to make a bow, departing from the classical canons.

• With four loops. The accessory looks luxurious. It is not difficult to do it if you have learned the classic way of tying. It is necessary to tie the ribbon into a bow in an elementary way, but instead of the released “tails” make two more loops. Hide the "tongues" in a knot - you get a nice and neat bow.
• Layered. It’s not so easy to tie a voluminous bow. Try to create a multilayer accessory from a ribbon, and then attach it to a belt or sew it in the neckline as a brooch. To get an element of several layers, you need to tie separately accessories with two or four loops, and then fold them onto each other and secure with a stitch, a French pin, a beautiful brooch. You can hide the mounting location with a “false” knot.

We decorate a children's dress

Your daughter has a holiday in kindergarten, but you have not found the perfect dress ... This situation is familiar to many mothers. The baby will feel like a princess in the most modest outfit, if you decorate him with a beautiful bow. You can attract a daughter to the process of creating an accessory: the child will definitely like such an activity. If the daughter is still small to help with sewing, instruct her to choose the color of the ribbon, cut the thread with a word, let the girl feel like a real helper.

Bow flower

What is needed:

• satin or silk ribbon;
• needle;
• threads
• scissors.

We sew

1. Cut the tape into several small pieces. The number of pieces depends on how magnificent the bow you want to get in the end.
2. Make loops from pieces of tape. To do this, simply fasten the ends with a stitch.
3. Gather all the loops into a “flower” (the bonded ends should connect at one point). Sew.
4. Wrap the middle with a piece of ribbon, sew its ends: this will make a “false” knot. It remains only to fix the bow on the dress.

Double

What is needed:

• two ribbons of different colors (one narrow, the second wider);
• scissors;
• threads
• needle.

We sew

1. Cut pieces of the required length from the wide and narrow tape. They should be the same among themselves.
2. Sew the edges of the wide ribbon. It will make a circle.
3. Lay the narrow tape on the stitched wide one. Make sure that it is located exactly in the center. Also stitch the edges together.
4. Cut a small piece from a skein of narrow ribbon. Tie the stitched ribbons into a knot. Trim the legs, if necessary.

A few words about wedding fashion

The red bow at the waist is the eternal trend of wedding fashion: on a wedding dress you can tie a contrasting satin ribbon with a neat classic bow or “build” a fluffy element that repeats the color of the bride’s outfit. It looks stylish when the belt-tape echoes the color scheme with the groom's accessories. Colored bows on the dress allow you to beat the color style of the wedding.

On a wedding dress, bows are usually fastened at the waist: this stylish element emphasizes the dignity of the figure of a girl walking to the altar. The decorative element under the open back of the bride looks beautiful. Remember that such a detail can become either a “highlight” of an outfit or add a touch of vulgarity. The latter does not exactly fit with the gentle image of the bride, so carefully consider your image!

Do not decorate the accessory with sequins, rhinestones, beads: “sparkles” are appropriate for a little girl’s dress, and in wedding fashion they have long been considered a bad manners. As in women's fashion in principle. Do not forget that the part should be beautiful: pay attention to each fold, loops, “tongues”, knot. Naturally, it is better not to rely on chance, thinking that on the day of the event it will turn out to carefully tie a bow, and practice in advance.