Use ribbon and other scraps to make this 4th of July windsock! It’s the perfect outdoor decor for July 4th and Memorial Day. A great scrap-busting project!

Memorial Day and the Fourth of July are coming up! I wanted to make something festive to hang out on our porch—but I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. So I decided to create a patriotic windsock out of a bunch of things I had on hand, plus a few other bits I picked up at the store. I had a bunch of tulle from another project, so I threw that in too.

Raid your craft room—I’m sure you can come up with enough red, white, and blue to make one of your own!

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4th of July Windsock Supplies

These are the supplies I used, but of course you can use whatever you find! This is the perfect project for using up random bits of trim you have lying around!

supplies needed to make a patriotic windsock - red, white, and blue ribbon, fabric, hoop, and twine

6″ Wood Embroidery Hoop
Swivel Clasp (a regular S-Hook would work as well)
Skinny ribbon in red, white, and blue
Thicker ribbon in red sparkles, white sparkles, and blue polka dots
Jumbo ric rac
Tulle in red, white glitter, and blue
Hot glue gun and glue
Long red, white, and blue fabric scraps
Twine or other ribbon for hanging

4th of July Windsock Instructions

All my trim is between 1.5 feet and 2 feet in length, but you can make it as long or as short as you want!

For the skinny ribbon, cut it twice as long as your desired length and loop it around the hoop.

patriotic windsock tutorial - embroidery hoop with red ribbon attached to it

For the other ribbon, ric rac, and fabric strips, hot glue it to the inside of the hoop, allowing it to come up and over the top of the hoop. This will help hide some of the hoop.

patriotic windsock tutorial - red and white ribbon attached to embroidery hoop

Keep going around the hoop!

patriotic windsock tutorial - red, white, and blue ribbon attached to embroidery hoop

For the tulle, glue it to the inside of the hoop, so it sort of all lives in the center of the windsock. I found this was a great way to create volume without the tulle hiding all the ribbon.

To hang the windsock, cut two equal lengths of twine (or ribbon or whatever). Thread them through the clip (if you are using an “S” hook, you can skip the threading-it-through step since you can just add it after).

twine attached to hoop to make patriotic windsock

Glue the twine to the inside of the hoop, spacing the ends equally around the hoop, one in each quadrant. I used a lot of glue, and then also glued a piece of red ribbon over the end to make sure it was secured. If it’s blowing around in the wind, you don’t want it to fall apart!

twine attached to hoop to make patriotic windsock with red, white, and blue ribbon

Then hang!

finished patriotic windsock hanging from house outside

I love this 4th of July windsock because it’s patriotic without being all FLAGS AND ‘MERICA AND EAGLES EVERYWHERE! Plus, it’s a great scrapbuster!

Want more patriotic projects? Check out my Scrapbusting Patriotic Streamers, Decorative 4th of July Paper Rockets with the Cricut, and more than a twenty Patriotic 4th of July Shirt Ideas! Also check out my post 16 Easy 4th of July Ribbon Crafts!

Hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day and Fourth of July this year!

pin image of finished patriotic windsock hanging from house outside

Created by: Cori George

DIY 4TH OF JULY WINDSOCK

Keyword 4th of July, Windsock

Use ribbon and other scraps to make this 4th of July windsock! It's the perfect outdoor decor for July 4th and Memorial Day. A great scrap-busting project!

Equipment

Hot glue gun and glue

Supplies

▢ 6" Wood Embroidery Hoop
▢ Swivel Clasp (a regular S-Hook would work as well)
▢ Skinny ribbon in red, white, and blue
▢ Thicker ribbon in red sparkles, white sparkles, and blue polka dots
▢ Jumbo ric rac
▢ Tulle in red, white glitter, and blue
▢ Long red, white, and blue fabric scraps
▢ Twine or other ribbon for hanging

Instructions

All the trim is between 1.5 feet and 2 feet in length, but you can make it as long or as short as you want!
For the skinny ribbon, cut it twice as long as your desired length and loop it around the hoop.
For the other ribbon, ric rac, and fabric strips, hot glue it to the inside of the hoop, allowing it to come up and over the top of the hoop. This will help hide some of the hoop.
Keep going around the hoop!
For the tulle, glue it to the inside of the hoop, so it sort of all lives in the center of the windsock. This was a great way to create volume without the tulle hiding all the ribbon.
To hang the windsock, cut two equal lengths of twine (or ribbon or whatever). Thread them through the clip (if you are using an "S" hook, you can skip the threading-it-through step since you can just add it after).
Glue the twine to the inside of the hoop, spacing the ends equally around the hoop, one in each quadrant. Use a lot of glue, and then also glue a piece of red ribbon over the end to make sure it is secured. If it's blowing around in the wind, you don't want it to fall apart!
Then hang!