Ribbon Headband and Bow Holder/Organizer Tutorial

I've been making so many bows and headbands lately that we needed somewhere to store them! I saw a similar headband holder to this on Pinterest but I couldn't find a tutorial so I figured it out for myself and thought I would share the tutorial since there doesn't seem to be one out there.

What you will need:
D Rings (can be bought at any craft store)
Ribbon - roughly 3 yards, I like to use 7/8" ribbon, make sure d clip is the right width for the ribbon you choose
Sewing machine or needle and thread
Embellishment or coordinating ribbon
Hot Glue gun

To start you will need to attach your D ring to the ribbon:

Heat seal the end of the ribbon. Fold the end down approx 1/4". 

Put the ribbon through the D ring and fold it over. 

Sew across the ribbon. I sew back and forth several times so that it's secure. You can do all the sewing by hand, I prefer to use the sewing machine because my hand sewing is not the neatest. I imagine you can do this with hot glue as well, but I haven't tried it. I worried that hot glue would eventually give and the bow holder would be useless.

With a ruler mark every 3 inches all along the back of the ribbon. I use a fabric pencil but you can use just about anything. The marks will mostly be hidden once the holder is all made. Just make sure you don't use anything that will show through the ribbon.

Now, skip the first mark and take the second mark, fold it so that the right sides of the ribbon are facing each other, place that fold right below the first seam that you sewed to attach the D ring.

It will look like this once sewed.

Continue folding at the mark 6 inches from the bottom of the last loop. Sew the ribbon just above that mark. Make sure you're sewing past the mark so that the previous loop will hide the stitching when the holder is hanging up. Make sure the previous loop is out of the way when you sew. 

Continue doing this for every loop. (FYI - you won't use every mark on the ribbon, it's just easier to mark every 3 inches. So don't let the extra marks confuse you!)

Once you've run out of ribbon or decide it's long enough simply snip off the end of the ribbon after you've sewn the last loop. Heat seal the end so it doesn't fray.

Now it's time to hide the seams at the top of the holder! You can use any type of embellishment you want, buttons, bows, characters, or just a simple ribbon, it's up to you! I had ribbon in a coordinating color so I made a bow. 

Hot glue the bow to the top of holder right over the two seams and you are DONE! Headbands can slip into the loops and bows can clip onto the ribbon. Then, if you're anything like me, go make more because you realize this isn't nearly enough storage for the amount of headbands and bows your daughter has.

And if that's still not enough see my tutorial for the Ultimate hair accessory holder!