I'm pretty sure that the ribbons were stitched together about 3-4" down from the head band. That's how nearly all new bonnets used to come. Yours must be a good one, made in Scotland since the ****'s often don't come that way.
Carefully pick the stitching out up to the sweatband. Then, you'll probably have to iron the ribbons to get them flat.
Next, tie an overhand knot, just like you would if you started tying your shoes. Next, make a loop/bow with one of the ribbons, wrap the other over from the top and punch it though, tightening the whole into a bow.
After making it all nice and orderly (and very tight), you'll probably have to trim the ends to make it all neat and even. Trim the ends on a bias parallel to the ends as they were shipped and
sew a small, inconspicuous knot through the thing to keep in all in place. (Not absolutely necessary, but you'll probably come back and do it later if you don't do it now.
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You can read the instructions on how to do this in Scotty Thompson's book, and this is just about exactly what you'll find there. The bow may have a
slight list to one side, and that's OK; it's the nature of the beast.
Originally Posted by thescot
I'm pretty sure that the ribbons were stitched together about 3-4" down from the head band. That's how nearly all new bonnets used to come. Yours must be a good one, made in Scotland since the ****'s often don't come that way.
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