Patent Document ID: 8430282
Application ID: 13170575
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for forming a bow comprising the steps of: tying one end of a ribbon to a base dowel attached to a layout board using a tie; winding the ribbon on edge in a counter-clockwise direction around a center dowel attached to the layout board directly above the base dowel to form a first loop; pulling the ribbon snugly; continue the counter-clockwise winding on edge back around the base dowel; winding the ribbon clockwise around a first right dowel attached to the layout board to form a second loop; pulling the ribbon snugly; continue the clockwise winding back around the base dowel; winding the ribbon counter-clockwise around a first left dowel attached to the layout board to form a third loop; pulling the ribbon snugly; continue the counter-clockwise winding back around the base dowel; repeating the steps of clockwise winding around additional right dowels attached to the layout board and counter-clockwise winding around additional left dowels attached to the layout board, until all of the remaining loops are formed; releasing the tie from the base dowel; tying the tie around all of the ribbon loops; lifting the flat bow from the layout board and dowels; and spreading the loops to form individual bows.