How to Make Awareness Ribbons

Awareness ribbons are a great way to raise consciousness about an issue or cause. There are many different colors of awareness ribbons that represent a number of causes, from the pink Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon to the gold Children's Cancer Awareness ribbon. Whatever your cause, these ribbons are relatively easy and cheap to make. So choose your color, grab some ribbon and help raise awareness of a worthwhile cause.

Things You'll Need

• 9-inch piece of ribbon
• Fabric glue

Instructions

1. 

   Cut a 9-inch piece of ribbon. For this example, we will use red which traditionally represents AIDS Awareness.

2. 

   Fold the left side of the ribbon downward so that your ribbon makes a curved V-shape.

3. 

   Take the right side of the ribbon and fold it downward across the left half. The ribbon should look like this.

4. 

   Fold back the right half piece of ribbon and dab a drop of fabric glue onto the area of the left half of ribbon where the two pieces will cross. Press down and wait for glue to dry.

5. 

   Display it any way you choose. You could pin it to your clothing or hang it up on display.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are pinning the ribbon to your clothes, you could opt to skip the fabric glue and simply secure the ribbon by pinning it together onto your clothing. You can also decorate your ribbon with fabric pen or puff paint with commemorative dates, initials or names. For ribbons you will hang, opt for larger or thicker ribbon to make your awareness decor really stand out.