Bow Hair Clip: free PDF sewing pattern

Fancy turning your little fabric scraps into a cute accessory you can sew in minutes?

With this free PDF pattern you can make a bow hair clip: a small fabric bow to fix onto a crocodile clip, perfect for children's hair or as a handmade gift.

It is a simple, quick sewing project, ideal for using up cotton scraps.

✨ A little accessory that is easy to sew

The bow hair clip is made of a fabric bow gathered in the centre, fixed onto a crocodile clip. It is sewn with a straight stitch and very little material.

This project is ideal for:

• using fabric scraps;
• sewing a quick hair accessory;
• making a small handmade gift;
• practising sewing small simple pieces;
• personalising clips with the fabrics of your choice.

📐 Size included

The pattern comes in one size.

✂️ What you need

To sew this bow hair clip, you will need:

• fabric scraps of at least 17 × 13 cm and 7 × 6 cm;
• cotton fabric preferably, not stretchy and not too thick;
• a crocodile clip;
• sewing thread;
• optionally fabric glue or a glue gun to fix the bow onto the clip;
• your usual sewing kit.

📄 What this free pattern includes

• the full-size pattern, available in French, English, German and Spanish;
• three paper formats: A4 for French, German and Spanish, and A4 plus US Letter for English;
• the bow and fastening pieces, with seam allowances included;
• a 5 cm test square (and 1 inch on the US Letter version) so you can check the print is at 100%.

🎥 The video tutorial