Ribbon bows for patterns and paper decorations

These fifteen pictures focus on ribbon decorations. Some isolate the knot, loops and tails, making their differences easy to see. Others add broad patterns or a central flower or button. Bows also sit on one gift box, three stacked parcels, a headband, a leafy wreath and a folded card, or repeat along a kite tail. An angular paper-style bow offers straight-edged panels.

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A large button with four holes sits at the center of a four-loop bow with two notched tails.

Bow with a Button Center

medium

A large bow decorates the upper-right corner of an open folded card, with one small heart near the bottom.

Bow at the Corner of a Card

easy

A two-loop ribbon bow carries ten large outlined dots, with three on each loop and two on each tail.

Dotted Ribbon Bow

easy

Four rounded loops sit in two layers around a central knot, with two notched tails below.

Double-Layer Ribbon Bow

easy

A five-petal flower with a round center sits over the middle of a two-loop bow with two broad tails.

Bow with a Flower Center

easy

A large two-loop bow rests on a lidded gift box, with wide ends draped down and a vertical ribbon band.

Large Bow on a Gift Box

easy

A plain curved headband has open ends below and a large two-loop bow on its upper-left side.

Bow on a Headband

easy

A diamond kite has four broad panels and a curved tail carrying three small ribbon bows.

Three Bows on a Kite Tail

medium

A two-loop bow sits above two long ribbon tails that curve downward and end in V-shaped notches.

Bow with Long Flowing Tails

easy

An angular bow has two faceted loops, a rectangular center band and two pointed tails divided by straight lines.

Angular Paper Bow

medium

Three gift boxes of different sizes are stacked under a two-loop bow, with one wide ribbon down the front.

Bow on Three Stacked Parcels

easy

A wide two-loop bow has a large center knot and two short tails with V-shaped ends.

Bow with Short Notched Tails

easy

Choose a page

Choose the plain single-loop, short-tail or headband page for open spaces. Long tails provide large lengths to shade. Stripes and dots suit repeated colors, while the layered bow and button page offer more loops. For a small scene, try the gift, card or kite; the leaf wreath and angular paper bow include extra panels and details.

Try it together

Give each visible loop one color on the four-loop page. On the dotted page, count the ten dots and color them alike; on the striped page, alternate two colors. The three kite bows can each have their own color. For a handmade card, color the card-corner picture and fold the printed sheet with the artwork showing.

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