25 Ways To Embellish With Ribbon

May 2010

19 May 2010 - Jo Williams

25 Ways to Embellish with Ribbon.

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1.  Ties to roll-shades.  A sturdy wide ribbon would look great.  You don’t even have to sew with a project like this. 
2. Ties to napkin chair covers.  Buy extra napkins to craft some lovely matching seat covers, tie on with ribbons.
3. Tiebacks for curtains.  I could see a lovely Jaquard Rose Ribbon.
4. Tabs for curtains, add some color to some plain curtain panels.
5. Embellish the bottoms of plain curtain panels.  What about a cute Georgia Check Ribbon, or a Gingham Ribbon?
6. Embellish pillow cases and sheets.  A Pico-edge satin Ribbon would be perfect.
7. Embellish hand towels.
8. Make a padded memo board.
9. Make a ribbon belt to compliment your garment.
10. Make ribbon flowers,
11. Ribbon bows, I love Wire-edged Ribbon for this purpose.
12. Ribbon Embroidery,
13. Drawstring bags, Celebrate Pre-cut ribbon is great.
14. Ribbon Tassels, with a mixture of ribbons, embroidery threads, and beads, so cute!
15. Embellish Thong sandals,
16. Make a Ribbon Weaving for pillows, placemats, any number of embellishments,
17. Use Ribbon for beautiful, colorful patchwork.
18. Ribbon wreaths,
19. Knit with Ribbon.

Save Your Ribbon Scraps:

20. Greeting cards or Thank you cards,
21. Hair barrettes and bows,
22. Children’s socks
23. Magic Fairy Wand, with iridescent ribbon or metallic woven ribbons.
24. Ribbon Jewelry,
25. Watchbands,

Ribbons for a Cause

Wear a ribbon pin to support your favorite cause:
Pink:  Breast Cancer
Red:   AIDS/HIV, Women’s heart disease
Lt. Blue:  Prostate Cancer
Dk. Blue:  Child Abuse Prevention
Yellow:   Military Support
Green:  Environmental Protection
Teal:      Ovarian Cancer
Purple:  Domestic Violence
Orange:  Leukemia
Silver:   Parkinson’s Disease
Gold:   Childhood Cancer
Black:   Melanoma
White:  Peace, right to life

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