How Do You Weave Diamondback Braids For Homecoming Mums?
In parts of Texas and Oklahoma, football homecoming mums adorn girls to show their school spirit. With homecoming mums, the larger, the better; it’s fairly common for mums to weigh 12 lbs. The adornments on a mum include bells, whistles, braids, charms and lights. Weaving diamondback braids is an easy way to add some character to football homecoming mums. Get ribbon in your school’s colors. Most schools have two predominant colors, if you aren’t sure, go with the colors on the football uniform. Make sure you buy enough ribbon by multiplying the intended length by 3.5. Find a core to wrap the ribbon around. You may want to use a thin dowel, which you can cut to the required length. If you use a thick core, plan to use extra ribbon. Once you master the technique, you can make diamondback braids without a core. Measure the amount of ribbon and cut two equal sections, one from each color ribbon. For a diamondback braid, you drape the ribbon over the top of the core and adjust so you have f
