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Hi All! I have been thinking about my SAB order and decided that I need to add some ribbon to my collection. I have black and white grosgrain, but would love to pick out some different colors. What have you found to be best to start out with? Tell me your top five picks. Thanks for all your advice!:-D
I use the burgundy and mellow moss ones (those are the two that I have). I agree with getting the dark brown one too. I also use the in color ones (just got them) and they're great for many projects! It also depends on what you're going to be making over the next couple of months. If you're going to work with more Springy colors, you may want to buy ribbon that matches those.
I agree with the above posters - the burgundy, moss and dark brown are all great. I also use the Rose and Eggplant quite a bit. Have fun picking out your new colors!!
No matter how hard I try I find myself using Earth Elements more than any other color. Look at what you gravitate towards and that may help you. You can't go wrong having white organdy around, and I personally love the brown grosgrain, and all the ginghams.
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I bought all the grossgrain at the same time and am still on my first spools... here are the colors I have used the most of (not inc black & white):
Cream
Burgundy
Taupe
Chocolate
Bluebird
I have chocolate, navy (use these two the most), red, and french blue. I have rose on order, should be here any day, and the next colors of grograin I plan to order are eggplant and celery. In fact, the only reason I don't have celery yet is because I'm trying to use some celery ribbon I got at Michael's last year. I think eventually I'll need them all! :-D
I also have all the gingham ribbon, and white organdy. I plan to order the ivory organdy soon.
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Think about what your next projects will be and what season is coming up then decide.
If I were ordering now .....since Feb holiday is Valentines and then Spring....
I would get:
chocolate chip (cuz it goes with everything and seems to be in all the new patterned paper)
Rose cuz it is pink and I love all pinks
Celery
Red
and I am not sure what else.....
I would for sure have some wide organdy in white
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Thanks everybody. I did not even think about picking the brown or apricot. I think you are all right about thinking on what my next projects will be. Most likely Valentine's and Easter. I mostly do birthday cards. I will probably get three for now and eventually get them all at some point. I was wondering do any of you know if those Snapware ribbon holders can accommodate the SU! grosgrain rolls? I want to have a storage that is closed so the ribbons don't get so dusty, but still easily accessible.
Here's a picture: http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/a...0.cm_scid.crtr
I also use a lot of the narrow white organdy ribbon, and the thicker cream colored organdy. I don't know if you were just looking for grosgrain colors, though. In that case, my faves are choc. chip, taupe, real red, tangerine, and celery.
I am interested in what everyone finds they like to use the most, so grosgrain, organdy, check (gingham) whatever. I want them all! But I have to pick a few for now, that budget just doesn't see it my way. :rolleyes: Thanks for all your replies so far, it makes me look at the choices a little differently and I am trying to figure out how to use these colors I had not thought of before.
I couldn't get to your image, but I bought the snapware ribbon holders last year and they are sitting in my closet gathering dust. I probably should put my green and red Christmas wrap ribbons in one. The SU grosgrain spools will not fit in them using the dowel rods. I purchased the SU ribbon holders and they are working fine for me, but my ribbons are partially uncovered.
Ribbons I use:
apricot grosgrain
celery grosgrain
chocolate grosgrain
navy grosgrain
spring moss gingham
caramel gingham (goes with everything!)
black gingham
silver and gold cord
hemp or linen thread (nice rustic look for masculine cards)
And now I see I need to start thinking about Rose grosgrain!
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Originally Posted by justrosey
Thanks everybody. I did not even think about picking the brown or apricot. I think you are all right about thinking on what my next projects will be. Most likely Valentine's and Easter. I mostly do birthday cards. I will probably get three for now and eventually get them all at some point. I was wondering do any of you know if those Snapware ribbon holders can accommodate the SU! grosgrain rolls? I want to have a storage that is closed so the ribbons don't get so dusty, but still easily accessible.
Here's a picture: http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/a...0.cm_scid.crtr
Thanks for letting me know that the Snapware ribbon holder won't hold the SU! grosgrain ribbons. I will have to look for something else. Well so far from all of your responses, I think I will need to get many of the other types of ribbon too!
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