- 1). Calculate how much fabric you'll need. Each favor needs a 1.5 foot square of fabric and bolts of fabric come up to 60 inches wide, so you can fit three squares for each 1.5 feet of fabric. Fabric is sold in yards, a measurement equal to 3 feet, so you'll need 1 yard of fabric for six favors. Divide your guest head count by six to determine how many yards of fabric to buy.
- 2). Calculate how much ribbon you'll need. Each favor uses 1 foot of ribbon, which is also sold by the yard. Divide your guest head count by three to figure out how much ribbon to buy.
- 3). Pick out a sturdy tulle fabric netting with small holes -- nothing large enough a piece of candy could poke through and rip. Choose a matching or slightly contrasting ribbon color. Match the colors in the store to your wedding color palette for the bridesmaid's dresses, menus, place cards and flower arrangements.
- 4). Cut the fabric carefully into 1.5-foot squares. Tulle can rip or cut too far easily, so work slowly, making small snips. The way the favors are tied will hide small inconsistencies on the edges. Cut the ribbon into 1-foot lengths with 45-degree angled cuts, which keep the ribbon from fraying.
- 5). Place a small handful of candy in the middle of a fabric square. Pull two opposite corners together slowly high over the middle of the candy. If the candy pushes or spills too far into the remaining corners, remove some candy. Pull the other two corners to the center and secure the bundle with a clear plastic rubber band.
- 6). Push the rubber band down towards the candy as far as it will comfortably go. Fold a piece of ribbon in half to find the center point. Loop the ribbon through the rubber band and pull it through till the center of the ribbon rests against the fabric. Tie the ribbon in a knot and then a shoelace-style bow.
- 7). Fill the rest of the fabric squares with candy and tie them off with ribbon in the same manner.
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