Bow ties are usually cloth bows that decorate your neck. You can use a strip of material and self-tie it into a bow, or cheat with a pre-tied bow fastened onto a loop of elastic or one that clips onto your shirt.
You can wear a bow tie for fun, adding colour and style to your outfit.
A bow tie can express your personality and interests, and help tell the world your story!
You will need:
- 1 glue stick
- 1 piece of cardboard or this resource
- 1 piece of elastic, about 30cm long
- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 lead pencil
- Lots of decorations: foil, cupcake wrappers, washi tape, stickers, magazines for collage, glitter, wrapping paper.
Steps:
- Use this resource [pdf file] or draw your own bow tie shape on your piece of card.
- Cut out your bow tie.
- Fold the centre of the bow tie in half horizontally, and cut two small vertical lines in the centre.
- Decorate both sides of the bow tie with different designs and materials.
- Use colours, textures, pictures, patterns or words to create a bow tie ‘portrait’ that tells the world about who you are.
- Thread the elastic through the two slits, and tie its ends together.
- Strut your stuff!