Next, make a loop with the green ribbon about six.

Make ribbon lei. To make a fancy bow, cut about 3 or 4 yards. A neck lei uses about three to four yards. How to make a four strand double braided hawaiian ribbon lei 1.

Barely overlap a 5/8 ribbon and 1 1/2 ribbon and stitch together. The stitch length is better longer because the 2 ribbons together are so thick. Materials needed to make a tricolor braided ribbon lei:

Tie the ribbon ends together with a square knot to form you lei! Start about 6 inches down from the end and make a slip knot in the red ribbon. I used about a 1/2.

Basic one color ribbon lei instructions(just the ivory base lei in the above picture.) ⇒make a jig for marking base ribbon. I’m thinking when we are in ‘shelter in place’ or ‘ work from home’, and want to make our own son/daughter/love one a lei for graduation, birthday or special. Take ribbon 2 (the purple ribbon in.

Knot the two ribbon tails securely together. Step 1 determine how long you want your lei. Put loop #1 through loop #2 tighten so there is no space between ribbons with long end of #1, make another loop and loop it through #2 put #1 through #2's loop tighten repeat tie the ends.

Finish it off with a “normal” bow, or make yourself a fancy bow. 12 yards of a 3/8″ wide plain satin ribbon, cut into two 6 yard pieces (you can go a little longer, if you’d like, and just trim the. Cut a piece of thread that length.