I’m thinking when we are in ‘shelter in place’ or ‘ work from home’, and want to make our own son/daughter/love one a lei for graduation, birthday or special events, maybe this video can be helpful.

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Have a blessed day !!

This is the written version
In this video we are going to make plumeria ribbon lei. This all the materials that are enough for one 38” 40” lei. Please use 3 yards Extra Strong Upholstery Thread (instead of 2 yards). Put the thread in the needle and make a knot at the end, and started from the knotted end wind the thread around the clothes pin and secure the thread in the pincher of the clothes pin like about 6 inches.

Because we use single faced ribbon, so there is a shiny side and a dull side. Put the dull side together, so the shiny side is on top (on the outside part).

Put the white picot ribbon on top. Measure about 6 inches, then we can start sewing from that end.

We are going to sew up and down every three loops. One, two, three up. One, two, three down. (it’s a running stitch every three loops).

Continue running the stitches, after about 8 inches pull down the ribbon. It will make a spiral by itself.

Work little by little like about 8 inches at a time. Open the thread and secure the thread into the pincher.

This is another lei that I like to make. It is a little bit different, but the same technique. We put the dull sides together and put the shiny parts outside.

The difference is I sew up and down every two loops instead of three loops. It will create a different wave of the ribbon.

Thank you for watching.