It is so much easier to share a video instead of a zillion pictures that don’t show the movement, so here it is: Repeat, repeat, repeat until you reach the end. Make a bunny ear loop in the partner ribbon that goes with the top loop, insert it through the loop, and then pull tight. From here on out, it is important to remember you always work with the top loop first. If you don’t set your ribbons up as shown, your lei probably won’t stay together in one strand.Ħ. Repeat with the other set.ĥ. Now it’s time to get set up for your braid! This step is very important. Fold over a little bunny ear loop, as if you were making a bow while tying your shoes, and insert this loop through the slipknot of its ribbon partner. If you tie both of one color and leave both of the other color loose, your lei won’t look like mine.Ĥ. I tied one on a light purple and the other on a dark purple. This is really important: tie the knots on different colored ribbons. Tie a slip knot in one ribbon from each pair, making sure to leave a good 6-8 inches in tail (or more, if you’d like to tie a fancy bow). These ribbon pairs will be buddies for the rest of the lei! They’ll interact with the other pair, but only ever actually truly work with their ribbon partner.ģ. I used two pairs with a light and a dark purple each. Wrap the ribbon securely, but don’t pull it super tight around the card or you’ll end up with odd creases! Make sure to leave about a foot of extra un-wound and secure the ribbon with a binder clip or Wonder Clip. Wrap each piece of ribbon around a separate card.Ģ. Prepare your ribbons! Use an old gift card (or something similar) as a bobbin to wind up each piece of ribbon.
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How to make a four strand double braided Hawaiian ribbon leiġ.
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Remember when I shared how to make a basic, two strand braided ribbon leiand promised that a tutorial for the more complex, four strand version was forthcoming? Here it is! Today I’m sharing how to make a double braided Hawaiian ribbon lei with four strands of ribbon. This easy tutorial shows you how to make a double braided Hawaiian ribbon lei with four strands!
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