How to Tie Sashes on Wedding Dresses
A bridal sash on the back of the wedding dress is something that most brides will opt for since guests are predominately going to be seeing the bride's back during the ceremony. The sash is a way to beautify the gown. It can be tied 6 inches or wider, but this does take a bit of skill to make the loops smooth.
- Take the sash and have the bride
stand in front of you with her back to you. Begin by wrapping the
sash about the waist of the bride and be sure to leave the sash
approximately three inches longer on the right side. Take hold of
the top part of the sash and hold it on both sides about 8 inches
from the waistline of the bride. - Cross the sides so that you are
crossing the left to the right and the right to the left. Loop the
right side upward so that it is behind the sash that you should be
holding with your left hand and pull is over so that it is flat and
smooth as it hangs. Make sure it is smooth in the front. On your
left side is now the top of edge that you were holding. This
completes a single knot and notice the tail of the sash will hang
like a flap in the front and the back. Make sure the sash is
securely against the waist of the bride. - Take the lower tail on the left
side below the bride's waist by about 4 inches using your left hand.
Pull this to the left while folding the sash to the right so you can
create the left loop. Take the tail in the front so that it is
narrower and this will cause the part of the bow that is vertical to
be in the center. - Reach with your left hand behind
the loop to tie the bow and pull the front left tail about 4 inches
from the bride's waist. Now pull that front tail upward and then
behind the loop on the left and pull it out through the right so
that you have created the right loop. It is the same concept as
typing a very large shoelace, if you keep this in mind it will make
the process much easier. Tighten the bow by pulling the outer edges
on both sides and straighten it out.