Encyclopedia: R

R is for Ribbon

I love to collect ribbons. Cheap ribbon, fancy ribbon, embroidered ribbon, satin ribbon, I just love it. (although I don't really like wired ribbon. dunno why.) I remember loving it as a teenager, and even being crafty (nerdy) enough to stitch plaid ribbon onto my navy blue Eddie Bauer backpack (this was in my preppy phase). These days, now that I'm a bit too old to tie them in my hair (which I also did into my late teens), I don't really have that many occasions to use the ribbons in my collection, except for the occasional gift-wrapping session. I'll pop them in Audrey's hair every so often, but now that she wears a school uniform (with matching hair accessories, of course), her ribbon stash has been neglected.

There's a lovely fabric shop in Houston that sells imported French ribbons (and grosgrain in every shade and every width you can dream of). It's one of those places you can only go when the kids are somewhere else and you feel like you have about twenty bucks to burn. Lately, I've been using my ribbons to display some of the earrings in my Etsy shop, and for the clipboards that are there as well. But it's gift-giving season, and although it's hard to part with my ribbons, I feel happy making a package look pretty and hope that the recipient of said package can reuse the ribbonious treasures. One day, when I feel like I have time and space to sew, I'll do some more ribbon-applying, but for now, I'm mostly just content to gaze at them in their Rubbermaid box every so often.
Do you love ribbon, too?

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