Handmade door bows

Sewn true, one at a time.

Fabric door bows cut from real cloth and finished by hand. Five sizes. Small batches. When a bolt runs out, that bow is finished for good.

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Regular12″ across$35
The cover is drawn. Everything below it is photographed.

Ribbon is printed. Cloth is woven.

01

Quilting cotton, cut on the grain

Gingham, bandana, homespun plaid. Fabric that holds a fold instead of creasing flat.

02

Seams, not hot glue

Every edge is turned and topstitched, so it survives a season on a door that gets slammed.

03

Made to a number

Bolts run out. Most of what you see below exists once, and the site says so on the tag.

On a real door

Mini

8″ across · $25

The shop

Ready to ship.

What is here is what exists. Nothing is reprinted, nothing is backordered.

The cloth

Twelve fabrics in rotation.

Tap one to see every bow cut from it.

Five sizes

How big is a mega, really.

Measured across the loops, with the tails hanging. A standard front door is 36″ wide.

Bow sizes, measurements and prices
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Measurements are approximate — every bow is cut by hand, so expect half an inch either way.

Drops

One drop at a time.

A drop is cut, sewn and photographed before any of it goes up. The whole thing posts at once, and it closes when the last piece sells. There is never a second run.

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About

One machine, one pair of hands.

Sew True is a one-person shop. Fabric gets picked a bolt at a time, cut on the grain, pressed, sewn and photographed on the same front door you see in every picture.

That's the whole operation, and it's why the numbers are small and the drops are dated.

Follow along

Good to know

The small print.

Shipping and pickup

How fast does it ship

Will it live outside

Yes, under a covered porch. Cotton fades in direct desert sun, so bring it in if the door faces west and it's July.

Can I hang it on something other than a door

The strap fits a wreath hanger, a stair rail, a mailbox post, a truck grille and the back of a chair at a party. The mini also clips into hair.

Custom orders

Sometimes, between drops, if the fabric still exists. Ask.

Care

Spot clean, cool iron on the tails, never the machine.