Sunday, February 12, 2017

DIY - Horse Show Ribbon Belt



I decided to use some of my Horse Ribbons that were just gathering dust to make myself a "good luck belt" for riding. I think it turned out well. I actually made it last year, and it has held up better than I dreamed. Here are some info about the steps:

1. Select ribbons and segments of the ribbon you like.

2. Measure the width of the belt, or is that the breadth? What a mean is, not the length around the waist of the belt, but how wide is it? Double that and make yourself a template (make a tiny bit smaller than double the width) to use when cutting segment of the ribbons.

3. Lay your template on the ribbon, making sure you place the part of the ribbon in the middle of the template. Cut and put aside. Keep doing that until you have enough ribbons cut to cover the belt as much as you want.

4. Go to your iron, and turn it on to satin. Make another template the exact width of your belt, or use the belt, and press the sides of the ribbons to make little rectangles.
Make sure you iron it so the side you wants out is out. :)


5. After ironing them all into desired shape, place them onto belt with pins, pick a cute stitch on your machine and stitch them all on.
My daughter modeling the belt on regular jeans

6. I decided it would be smart to secure the gaps between each ribbon, and decided to hand stitch that with a bead to add some subtle bling. You could just stitch that on your machine too....



Here is a video showing what the belt looks like, and with some short hints on how to make it.

Please comment with any questions.