14 towards a right front corner of the layout board 10 left dowel positions 18 reside to the left of the center dowel position 16 in an arc reaching from near the center dowel position 14 towards a left front corner of the layout board 10 a nail screw or similar attachment point 20 is attached to a front edge of the layout board 10 approximately laterally centered non skid pads 22 may be provided on the bottom of the board 10 to reduce slipping the dowels are hereafter referred to base center right and left dowels corresponding to their positions in the board 10 a preferred layout board 10 approximate size is 20 25 inches wide 8 5 inches deep and 0 75 inches thick preferred pads 22 may be four 2 5 inches by 2 5 inches 0 035 inch thick vinyl nitrite blend having four mills of acrylic adhesive at each corner of the layout board 10 an important feature of the layout board 10 and dowel positions is the separation of the center right and left dowel positions from the base dowel as described below a length of ribbon 30 is wound around the dowels 19 in a specific order and direction to provide loops of the desired length to form an esthetically pleasing bow and to efficiently use the length of ribbon a typical bow may be made from ten feet of ribbon which is a convenient length because ribbon commonly comes in 30 foot rolls because the length of ribbon is exactly three times the total length of ribbon on a typical spool the length of ribbon cannot be cut to excess length and the method for making.