The RibbonsThe RibbonsThe Ribbons!

Today’s Plan of Attack:

● Letters to Addie: Group photo with cards○ Quick ornament craft tomorrow to put mail

● Ribbons!!● Candy Cane vases/Finish bows

Letters to Addie

Bows

●Important accessory in many

arrangements

●Used to give a design a finished look

●Can create a mood or feeling

●May also be used to make an arrangement look more

expensive

●Tying bows is not difficult but requires practice

Moods● Red and green plaid - Christmas

● Red, white and blue - Fourth of July

● Yellow, white, pink- Spring Time

● Silver, gold, glitter- New Years

Ribbon Type● Brocade: Heavy fabric interwoven

with a rich, raised design

● Picot: A small embroidered loop forming an ornamental edging on ribbon and lace

● Crown edge: A picot edge that is heat-pressed onto the ribbon

● Cut edge: Ribbon that is cut to size

● Woven: Ribbon that is woven to size

● Jacquard: A fabric with an intricately woven pattern

● Merrowed edge: The process of sewing a heavier thread around both the wire and the edge of the fabric for a finished edge

● Tapestry: A heavy, decorative cloth woven into a rich, multicolored design or scene

● Wired: Ribbon that is made with a piece of wire sewn along both edges of the ribbon

Ribbon Type

●Vary according to texture, materials and patterns

●Assortment of colors, prints, plaids and many other combinations

●Give the design a different look

●Catch the eye of the consumer

●Consider the appropriateness of the ribbon for the occasion

●Ribbon is either single faced or double faced

Selecting Ribbons

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●Common ribbon materials include: lace, cotton, velvet, satin, nylon, acetate, plastic, burlap, papertwist

Selecting Ribbons

Selecting Ribbons●Curling ribbon is also common in flower

shops and is made of polypropylene

●Satin is made of glossy fabric, is the most frequently used ribbon, and the easiest ribbon to work with

●Texture - surface appearance of the ribbon

●Ribbons used for formal occasions will have a finer texture than those used for less formal occasions.

Ribbon Sizes●Sold on cardboard spools called bolts

●Comes in a variety of sizes

●Ribbon size follows an industry standard

●Ribbons carry a number which is in reference to the width of the ribbon.

●The larger the number, the wider the ribbon

●Widths can also differ from manufacturer to manufacturer and from material to material

Ribbon Sizes●Most common ribbon sizes or

numbers are 1, 3, 9, and 40●Some manufacturers no longer

make number 100 0r 120●1, and 3 are primarily used for

corsage work●9 is used for decorating flower pots●40 is used in wreaths and sympathy

flowers

Ribbon SizesRibbon Number Ribbon width Approx. inches#1 5/16" .3

#2 7/16" .4

#3 5/8" .6

#5 7/8" 1

#9 1 3/8" 1.4

#16 1 7/8" 2

#40 2 5/8" 2.6

#100 3 7/8" 4

Tying bows●The size of the bow should be in proportion to the

size of the design

●For corsages, the ribbons should extend just beyond the petals of the flowers

●The bow should accent, not

draw attention from the flowers