How to make a bow tie hair bow with tails

 
Bow tie hair bows can be made with any width ribbon you fancy.  These bows can
also be made with either satin ribbon or grosgrain ribbon.  You could even use fabric
if you wish.
For this bow I have used grosgrain ribbon.
You will need two lengths of ribbon.
Scissors
lighter
needle and thread
crochet thread or 6mm organza ribbon.
I have used 16mm grosgrain ribbon cut to 11cm and 8cm
To work out how long your ribbon needs to be decide how wide you want your
bow.  Than add half a centimeters for the gather and one centimeter for the overlap.
Once you have cut the ribbon to length seal the ends with a light.
To seal ends of the ribbon with a lighter or flame make sure the flame does not
actually touch the ribbon.  Just put it close enough that you can seal the ribbon
edge melt.

 Take you long piece of ribbon this is

for your bow tie and fold it in half make a crease.
Fold the ends of your ribbon so they over lap half a centimeter over the center
crease.

Now with your need and thread.  Make sure you have knotted the thread.  Do a
gather stitch with two peeks and a valley.  See below photo. 

 
Take you short length of ribbon this is your tail.  It does not matter if the ribbon is a
bit long as we will trim it later.  Fold the ribbon in half a crease.
  Now continue your needle through the
crease line of your ribbon tail.

Once your needle is all the way through you will use your crochet thread to knot
them together.  I like to place the thread on opposite sides of the needle.  Do a slip
knot like when you tie your shoes only do and extra loop. 

 Turn your bow over and do another

slip knot with three loops.  Then a single knot and cut. I then like to pull my needle
through the bow, wrap it around the bow and then thread it back through the bow
and tie it off.
Now it’s time to trim your tails.  You can cut the tails on any angle you like.  I like
the V shape.  Fold your ribbon in half and cut on 45° angle.  While you are still
holding the ribbon folded in half seal the ends with the lighter.

 You now have a bow tie hair bow with

tails.  Add 6mm grosgrain ribbon around the centre hide the ties and finish your
bow.  You could add a hair clip to the back of the bow, sew or glue it on another
bow, hat, shoes or any craft project your wish.  Have fun making them in different
colours and sizes.  Mix and match your bow colours with your tail colours.

I made these bow tie hair bows with tails in 16mm as I wanted to add them to the
ends of a twisted boutique bow.  You can find instructions on how to make a
twisted boutique hair bow by clicking on the link