How to Design a Wedding Banner
A wedding banner is a lovely addition to the bridal decorations you may be considering for your ceremony. Many churches have stands designed to hold banners with biblical or inspirational messages. If not, a flagpole and its stand can act as your base. However, if the church or wedding facility doesn't provide a wedding banner, consider designing your own.
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Things You'll Need
- Tracing paper
- Pencil
- White fabric
- Gold fabric
- X-acto knife
- Fusible webbing
- Iron
- Sewing machine
- White thread
- Dowel rod
- Gold paint
Instructions
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Determine the message. You won't have space for many words if you want them to be legible from a distance, so keep it brief. Perhaps you'll say, "The greatest of these is love," or you'll feature the couple's names and the wedding date.
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Lay out the message on a sheet of tracing paper along with any images or symbols you would like to include. Be sure to draw the letters and symbols to scale.
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Draw patterns for each letter and symbol on pieces of tracing paper. Make these patterns the actual size that they will appear on the banner.
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Prepare the background fabric by cutting it to the desired size, leaving an extra ½ inch on the sides and bottom for the hem. Give yourself an additional 2 inches at the top of the banner to make a sleeve for the dowel rod. Turn and stitch your hems so that they are neat.
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Prepare the gold fabric by ironing the fusible webbing to its back. Follow the webbing's directions carefully, as each brand is slightly different.
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Cut out your letters and symbols in the gold fabric by using your paper patterns and X-acto knife. Iron the letters and symbols into place.
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Paint the dowel rod gold and slip it through the sleeve at the top of the banner.
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Tips & Warnings
Add the wedding colors to the banner's design to integrate it into the total look of the wedding. Print a picture of the couple on photo fabric to include in the banner.
