DIY Fall Ribbon Garland

November 9, 2021 Katie

This is a different kind of garland from any I’d made before, but I’ve seen a lot of pictures of pretty ribbon garlands. I hadn’t tried it yet, and I’m not sure why. It’s really easy to do, and you need very little in the way of supplies! Now that I’ve made a garland for fall, I can imagine making them for every holiday/season.

Let’s get started!

Supplies:

Assortment of ribbon
Base ribbon/twine/string
Scissors
Ruler

By far the most time-consuming part of this project was shopping for ribbon. I bought all of my ribbon online from Craft Outlet, and they have SO MANY different ribbon patterns to choose from. I finally narrowed it down to my seven favorites, and I crossed my fingers that they would look together. They’re all the same width (1.5”), and I bought 10 yards of each. When I saw them in person, I was in LOVE, and then when I started using them on the garland, I was even more impressed!

The other thing that made me nervous about the ribbon was that everything I chose was wired. As it turned out, it was a non-issue! So you can buy whatever kind of ribbon you want! You can even pull out the wire if you don’t want it in your garland. I accidentally did that with one piece of ribbon.

Here’s how I made my ribbon garland.

I cut my base ribbon (something I had in my craft stash) to 8 feet long. I wasn’t exactly sure how long I needed it to be, but I figured that gave me more than enough length. (It did.) You may need a longer piece, depending on where you’re hanging yours.

Next I cut off 12-inch pieces of my pretty ribbon. I cut 10 pieces of each pattern, so I had 70 pieces to work with. I figured that was just a start, but it ended up being exactly what I needed. I used the ruler to measure the first piece of ribbon, and then I used that cut piece to measure out the rest.

I started tying the ribbons onto the base ribbon about 12” from one edge.

To tie each ribbon, first I folded it in half. I put the folded end under the base ribbon and opened up the loop at that end. I pulled both of the ribbon tails over the base ribbon and through the loop, and then pulled them tight.

I wanted a very full garland, so I pushed my ribbon knots together. I realized partway through that I hadn’t been pushing them together as much as I thought I had, so I gained at least an extra six inches at when I did.

I stopped when I ran out of ribbon, and it ended up being the perfect length for where I hung it.

All that was left to do was make a loop at each end of the garland for hanging it, and then I hung it up!

One great thing about this garland is that it looks great from any angle. There’s no bad side to it. It’s perfect for hanging between the pendant lights over my kitchen island.