basic knots.  If you want them to tie into bows, you can cut the ribbon longer.  I stitched the lengths of ribbon in place where I had marked the dots making sure to line the ribbon up in the direction opposite each particular wood piece was going so they could tie on nicely with no twisting.  Does that make sense?  I hope so.  Again, if you don't have a sewing machine, a simple needle and thread will get this done pretty easily.  You can pretend you're Betsy Ross making the first flag or something.  Or you can think of something less nerdy than Betsy Ross.  I like history. I took the sheet back to the trellis and tied it on.  I started at the top/peak and moved down each side until it was secure.  Done! The kids helped and were ready with blankets and pillows and leftover homemade pizza so they could jump right in the second this thing was ready.  No one has knocked it over so far and they can totally set it up themselves whenever they want which is pretty much every day. It's a choice reading spot. And nose picking spot. You can make it your own a million different ways.  You could paint the frame if you want, use canvas instead of a sheet, paint a design on the fabric with fabric paint...we just hung some pompoms and an ornament from Anthro. Sooooo, if you feel like doing a li'l project this weekend, maybe this