In have a question for those moms that make bows. Ive been making my daughters for awhile now, and I just branched out into the "corker" style bows. The first time I put the fabric stiffener on, I must have put too much. It dried with a whitish film on most of the ribbon. Plus the ribbon is almost crunchy. I did it again last night, and used less stiffener, so the ribbon is definitely not as stiff, but a couple parts have a slight film.
So, my question is can I salvage the crunchy ribbon? and is there a way to remove the white from the ribbon? I wasn't sure if putting a little water on it or anything would "wash" it.
Thanks!
I never would have thought to bake them! I watched a couple youtube videos and they used stiffener, plus someone I know said she used stiffener as well. So I just went to Hobby Lobby and bought some lol.
I am having a ton of fun with my girl, and she loves all the bows and tutus I make her :)
We just made a bunch of korker bows at my daughter's baby shower.... the instructions we had said to wrap the ribbon (grosgrain works best with this method), secure it with clothespins, and bake it in a 275 degree oven for 25 minutes..... it works!
No fabric stiffener, no starch.....
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We made up a bunch of the korkers, and people assembled them as they wanted. So much fun!
Totally wash the ribbon out. Wrap it around a small dowl (sp?) rod. Let it dry.
For that one and others, bake in the oven (wrapped around the dowl rods -- fastened by tape or metal clips) around 200 degrees for a few minutes. Use a lighter to burn off the fringe on each end of the ribbon.
I've never used the stiffener, I just bake it and it stays curly.
The way I always did it was to wrap the ribbon around a meta; knitting needle, spray very lightly with spray starch (the kind you use for ironing) and bake in 200 degree oven 15-20 min. I never had a white fill on them and they have stayed curly even 5 years later. As for your ribbon, go ahead and hand wash it or rinse it and let it dry and try again, I am sure it will be fine.
I use the baking method too, seemed easier than stiffener.
But i would caution using metal clilps to hold it on the dowel rod, I used wooden spring clothes pins.
where did your directions come from? you might try you tube and see if it's supposed to be white?
I suggest checking out Ehow.com for different techniques. Baking always works for my sister's bows.
