Star Shaped Ribbons

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Star Shaped Ribbons

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Wanna learn How To Make professional looking star-shaped ribbons?

Watch the video or follow that Instructable

You Need..

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- ribbon roll(s)
- 4 pins
- a stapler

Cut 12" of Ribbon

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start cutting about 12" of ribbon

Fix Pins and Ribbon

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Dispose 3 pins as a triangle, then fix the ribbon using the 4th pin as shown. Remember to leave out 2-3" of ribbon.

Spool the Ribbon Around the Pins

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Spool the ribbon around the pins.
Every pin must be wrapped 3 times.

Following the Image Notes, the order of wrapping is: 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3.

For a clarification of this step you can watch the video:

Take Out the Ribbon

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Take the outher pin and pierce the center.

remove the 3 pins, and take out the ribbon keeping the central pin.

Pull Apart the Layers

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pull apart the 3 layers of the angles, then rotate a bit the layers around the pin.

You can check this step in the video.

Roll and Pierce the End of the Ribbon...DONE!

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Roll and pierce the end of the ribbon (you can cut ribbon in excess at this time), then fix it using the stapler.

Remove the pin and.. BINGO! the ribbon is done =)

check the video for clarification about the steps:


Remember: you can make ribbons of every size and color just changing the ribbon roll.

I hope you enjoyed this instructable!
Happy Holidays from BlindSight (How2Make.It)