Make maypole ribbons yourself
Would you like to finally set up a maypole for a loved one this year and are now thinking about how you can decorate it? Here you can find out how you can easily make ribbons for your maypole yourself.
It is not that difficult to make beautiful ribbons for a maypole yourself. You only need a few simple steps to make colorful maypole ribbons. Crepe paper is particularly suitable for making these ribbons for a maypole because it is easy folds or braids and is so light in its own weight that the ribbons flutter nicely in the wind will.
Make witch's stair ribbons as maypole jewelry
- First cut long ribbons out of the crepe paper. This is very easy if you hold the rolled-up crepe paper and cut a strip of the desired width at the top. So you can cut a long ribbon with just one handle and a few cuts.
- Now take two ribbons of different colors. Whether the colors volume are in tone or rather contradict each other, depends on your own taste.
- Lay the two ends of the tapes on top of each other so that they form a right angle and glue them on top of each other. Use a craft glue for this, as it sticks transparently and holds securely.
- Now start folding the witch stairs. Each band is always placed on top of each other and folded in opposite directions. If the band that is initially at the bottom points to the left, then fold it over the upper band to the right.
- Then take the ribbon that is now at the bottom and fold it to the left accordingly.
- Proceed in this way until you have completely folded both ribbons into a witch's staircase.
- Glue the two ends back together with the craft glue.
- Do the same with other ribbons of other colors. Repeat the process until you have folded enough ribbons for your maypole.
- Then hang the witch's stair ribbons on your maypole.
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If you do not fold the witch's stairs all the way to the end, but instead, for example, finish folding already halfway and Glue the two ribbons together at this point with craft glue, the ribbons at the lower end can flutter much more in the wind. This looks very nice on your maypole.
Braid ribbons from crepe
Instead of the witch's stairs, you can also make braided ribbons. To do this, choose three bands in the Colours Your choice.
- First, tie the three ribbons together at one end.
- Now start braiding. Take the outer ribbon alternately from left to right and run it over the one in the middle.
- Also, braid these colorful ribbons only about halfway and then knot the ribbons together. So the three ribbons from the lower knot can also flutter nicely in the wind.
If you want to decorate a living tree with ribbons, you can simply hang them in the tree on the branches. How to make a maypole out of the tree.
Cut maypole ribbons out of fabric
Are you concerned that crepe paper tapes could be destroyed in the rain? Then you also have the opportunity to cut and tinker your ribbons for the maypole from colorful fabric. Take a pair of fabric scissors, cut long strips from different fabrics and proceed with these fabric tapes in the same way as described for the use of crepe paper. You get exactly the same pretty maypole ribbons for your maypole, just rainproof made of fabric.
