How to Make a Ribbon Bookmark

Here's a bookmark worthy of your favorite books. It's sturdy, nice to look at, simple to make, and customizable. It's a braided/woven ribbon bookmark that will have your friends begging you to show them how you did it.

1. 

    Two lengths of ribbon.
   Cut two lengths of ribbon approximately 4 times as long as you want your finished book mark to be. (Around one yard or meter in length works well.) You may use any color(s) you wish, but contrasting colors work best the first time making one.
2. 

    Tie a knot.
   Tie the ribbons together in a knot 3 inches (7.5 cm) or so from one end.
3. 

    How to hold the ribbon for working with it.
   Hold the knot with short ends facing down and long "working" ends facing up and/or away from you.
4. 

    Form a flattened loop.
   Form a flattened or folded "loop" with whichever ribbon is furthest away from you. In the case of the example, the checked ribbon was under/further away.
5. 

    White Ribbon folded over the loop of checked ribbon.
   

    White Ribbon folded over and around the loop of checked ribbon
   Fold/wrap the "top" ribbon over and around the loop.
6. 

    White ribbon folded into a flat "loop".
   Fold a "loop" with the ribbon you just used to "wrap" around with.
7. 

    White loop tucked through the checked loop.
   Tuck your new loop into and through the previous loop.
8. 

    Switch hands.
   Trade hands.
9. 

    Checked loop snugged down over the base of the white loop.
   Gently snug down your first loop over the base of the second loop by pulling on the end of its ribbon.
10. 

     Checked loop ready to pass through the white loop.
    

     Checked loop through the White.
    

     White snugged down over base of Checked.
    Repeat the process of forming a loop, passing it through the existing loop and gently snugging the existing loop down over the base of the newly formed loop.
11. 

     White loop...
    

     ...passing through checked.
    

     Snugged Down ready for next round.
    Continue until you form a chain of loops.
12. 

     Slide one ribbon end through the existing loop to tie off.
    Tie off by sliding one ribbon (not just a loop) entirely through the existing loop.
13. 

     Tie the ends together.
    Line the ribbons up together and tie them in a simple knot.
14. 

     Finished Product.
    Use your new ribbon bookmark!
    

• Add beads to the ends. Add yarn tassels, glitter glue, and other embellishments.

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   Twisting ribbon instead of folding if flat back on itself to form the loops will give a rough looking edge to your bookmark.
  When forming the loops, make sure the ribbon doesn't twist. It should lay flat on itself, or else it'll give a rough looking edge to your bookmark.
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   Folding from both front and back sides of the ribbon will give an odd look to your bookmark.
  If you get distracted and must leave the bookmark while you do something else, lay the "working" side UP.
  

• Two yards of 1/4 inch ribbon
• Scissors