Curly Clips

Materials
¼ inch grosgrain ribbon in different colors
chop sticks (you can get a 50 pack at Wal-Mart) or wooden dowels
Two silver alligator clips (you can buy a pack of 100/$5 at Sally’s Beauty Supply)
Spray starch (like you would use to iron a men’s dress shirt_
Needle and Thread
Glue Gun

Instructions:
Take your grosgrain ribbon (you can use other kinds but this kind works the best) and wrap it around the whole length of the dowel (or chopstick) making sure to NOT overlap the ribbon, and then cut it off. Use the alligator clips at each end of the dowel to hold the ribbon down.

Take the dowel with the ribbon and alligator clips on it and hold it over a kitchen sink and spray all sides with the spray starch. Place the dowel on a cookie sheet (note: do not remove the ribbon from the dowel OR the clips holding the ribbon down, just place the whole thing on the cookie sheet.)

Repeat steps above with anther dowel for as many ribbons as you would like.
Bake at 250 for about 10 minutes. Keep in mind that it is best to cook the ribbon very soon after spraying it with starch.

Remove from oven and let sit until cool enough to handle and then remove the ribbon.Cut the ribbon to the length you would like it to be on your clip (it seems shorter like the shorter the piece the better it looks)

Use 6-8 pieces of ribbon (cut to the same length) and layer on eon top of another. Put a couple of stitches through the center.
Separate the pieces of ribbon they way you like and then using a glue gun attach the ribbon to your clip or headband.