DIY Tutorial: Ribbon Bike Streamers
My poor bike has certainly seen better days! Not that you can really tell since I managed to crop out most of the rust and scratches in these pictures. But since I can’t afford my dream bike, I’m just gonna have to pretty up the one I have! Here’s a tutorial on how I made some streamers using ribbon:
Supplies:
♥ A variety of ribbons, lace, fabric strips, yarn, etc.
♥ Scissors
♥ Two paper clips
♥ Sewing needle and thread
Step 1: Cut pieces of all of your ribbons to your desired length (keep in mind that they will be folded in half). I cut mine to 22 inches.
Step 2: Take some of your ribbons, fold them in half over the paper clip and stitch them so they won’t move. I found it too hard to stitch all of the ribbons at once so I stitched each different type of ribbon separately.
Now you can insert the paper clips into the holes on the ends of your handlebar grips!
Hi Julie ,I like your ideas,they are so useful to me , thank you for sharing . ;)
Tehehe cute! Great tutorial! I’ve always wondered how to do this and now I’ll have to try for summer!
Speaking of summer, I bought the barefoot sandals pattern, but I only have an E hook (3.5mm). Do you think this will be small enough? 3mm seemed really tiny for the embroidery floss, but I’m not using DMC, I’m using another brand, so maybe the floss is a bit thicker?
Thanks! I love your patterns! :)
WOW! this is just what I was looking for! I’m going to make these for my girls, they’ll go crazy I think. :)
I love this – what a simple and chic way to fab up your bike! Thank you Julie, you’re a crafting superstar!
Thanks so much for this post! I am making these for my sister’s b-day, I just couldn’t find out how to make them. Such a good idea!