I am looking for manufacturers (American, Asian or other)who make a
large weatherproof decorative bow, (that's right, the kind that goes
on a gift-wrapped present), preferably from lightweight plastic, that
would range in size from 3 feet to 5 feet in diameter.  This bow would
be suitable for exterior christmas decorations or for use on a large
gift such as an automobile, boat, or plane.  Multiple colors would be
favorable.  Loop-style bows would be fine, but even better would be a
"pointy, multiple-tipped" bow much like the cheap christmas versions
that come 50 to a bag.  Several sizes would be great.  Again, the
bigger the better.

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Request for Question Clarification by serenata-ga on 05 Feb 2003 21:26 PST

Hi Tigerdad ~

Do you insist on bows made of plastic? I have found one manufacturer
who makes the bows from nylon to withstand weather conditions, as
plastic can shred in windy conditions whereas nylon handles both wind
and rain better.

Thanks,
Serenata

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Clarification of Question by tigerdad-ga on 06 Feb 2003 05:45 PST

The bow does not need to be made of plastic.  Nylon is acceptable for
"loop" bows.  I am not sure nylon would work for the  "pointy-tipped"
bows I earlier described due to the lack of rigidness of nylon.  If at
all possible, I am hoping to find bows that are made to resemble those
I described that are most commonly used to decorate
packages.."pointy-tipped"; but will gladly accept any information on
any large-sized bows.  Hope this helps!
Tigerdad

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Request for Question Clarification by serenata-ga on 06 Feb 2003 07:49 PST

Hello again, Tigerdad ~

The loop bows are 6, 8 and 10 loops and they don't droop, they stand
up.  The largest pointy bow of the type you want is only 22" ... I
called national distributor of those type of bows, and the sales rep I
talked with said she wished she had a source for larger bows, because
"everyone wants them".

Sorry that I wasn't able to find what you wanted.

Serenata

Good News, Tigerdad ~

I found a manufacturer who can do both loop bows in 6, 8, 10 or even
12 loops plus "ribbon" if you want to use it.

They "can produce a giant 'gift' bow which has a 3'-5' diameter. We
call this bow our star bow.  It is modeled to look like the bows
commonly used to gift wrap packages."

The name of the company is Giant Bows - and their Website is at:

http://www.giantbows.com

Contact information (with their permission) is:
Steve Rosenfield
Giant Bows
Foot of Commerce St.
Norwalk, CT   06850
203 831-8616
steve@giantbows.com


Search terms:
giant bows
decorations: giant bows

They seem like very nice people, eager to please. I think you'll be
pleased with dealing with them.

Thanks for the challenge!
Serenata

Thanks for the answer...I was hoping to get more than one source for
manufacturers, however, I do appreciate the extra effort required to
actually contact the one source personally and speak with them. 
Thanks for a good job and for a speedy reply.
Tigerdad