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I am just not sure what to do with these. As for the rest of my craft area is super organized but I just can't get these done to my taste. How do you sort your ribbon lengths/bits? What kind of containers/boxes do you use? I want to sort them in colors (along with everything else I have) but I am at a loss container wise.
A few inches of ribbon? I guess I'd probably just have one rainbow jar devoted to teeny tiny scraps. I generally toss the small stuff because I find I just don't use it.
I have an old canning jar that is square, ( 3 of them actually ) with wide mouths on them one is ribbon scraps, ( less then an yard sizes ) one is ric-rac scraps and one is vintage buttons... and i leave them out so i can dig my hand through them.... ( they are not sorted by color like just about everything else i have)
I store my loose ribbon folded up with a scrap paper band taped around it. They don't get tangled or wrinkled. These are all stored in a large jar with a metal top. However, I am considering changing all my ribbon to the system Becca uses. It's shown here on her site. http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/ama...ibbon-storage/ Pretty amazing.
I use Cropper Hopper Embellishment boxes. The smaller pieces, I just roll back around my original roll and put them back in the box. Works like a charm. You can see them here.
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Mason jars work well and look really pretty on a shelf. The really small ones (only a few inches tall) are perfect for teeny, tiny ribbon scraps and I like the mid-sized ones for larger ribbon lengths (ie. when purchased by the yard). Only problem is the jars can get to be expensive depending on how many you need.
I also have used ziplock bags to store ribbon lengths by colour. Just seal them with a little bit of air to keep your ribbons from getting crushed or wrinkled. In fact, that's what I use most often as I don't have a ton of storage space and find the bags easier to toss in a drawer or container. It's also handy if you're like me and LOVE ribbons. I always buy the majority of my ribbons from my LSS by the yard and not by the roll so I can have a wider variety of trims for the same price.
I have my rolls of ribbon stored on an over-the-door wire shelving unit (w/4 shelves), and the scrap pieces I have attached to a binder clip and hung from the bottom of the last shelf. I keep them in color order and can see them easily. I cannot find my photo of it...oh yeah...I'm on my laptop...the photo is on my desktop. Duh!
Penny
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I've used a variety of ribbon storage methods, and it's come down to this: I am completely unmounted in the stamp department, and have NUMEROUS clamshell cases I'm not using for stamps, so I'm using them for pretty much EVERYTHING else! To see what I'm talking about, you can see my blog post HERE, but I didn't have my ribbon in them because I was doing the clothespin thing (see first pic). When I moved, my room had a completely different configuration and the clothespins got thrown into those plastic drawer thingies - not lovin' it... I bought a 'scrap bag' of ribbon and all of the ribbons were approximately 2 yards in length. I rolled them up and used a piece of freezer tape (less tacky than regular masking tape, no residue) to hold the roll together, then stuck them all in a clamshell. I liked that so much that I'm currently in the process of unwinding all the clothespins and re-rolling the ribbon to fit in the clamshells. I'm cutting them into approximately 2-yard lengths, since that seems so perfect and I can't imagine needing a piece longer than that for anything. So far only my orange ribbon is done, so I've attached a pic of that, too. I really like Becca's system, but I don't want to buy something else to put the ribbon on - letting it hold itself together is working for me...
I have all my loose ribbon threaded through cardstock tabs and hanging on rings by color family. It works great because I can grab a ring of ribbon and hold it up to my project. This allows me to go through and find a good match.
I use amazinpapergrace (Becca)'s system too. LOVE it!
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Originally Posted by mycatbillybob
I store my loose ribbon folded up with a scrap paper band taped around it. They don't get tangled or wrinkled. These are all stored in a large jar with a metal top. However, I am considering changing all my ribbon to the system Becca uses. It's shown here on her site. http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/ama...ibbon-storage/ Pretty amazing.
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I buy most of my ribbon at the LSS - usually 1 yd. I storage them loosely in a plastic container that has a flip lid. Bought them at Js. I have them by color and really like it since I can get to the ones I need quickly and they stay nice. They're a little bigger than a recipe box but looks alot like them.
I'm so mad I could spit. I finally put my ribbon on mat board cards (hours). I decided to paint my trays first so I had the cards lined up in color order on the carpet. I came back to find it all in a pile, my **** cat peed on them! Ugh all that time and money---Yuck. However, it just occured to me I can justify buying more ribbon.
I have them rolled up on round wooden clothespins (from the $1 store) inside clear glass Mason jars.
I just bought some today and can't wait to put my ribbon on them and put them in a pretty little basket. I was just wondering what you used to keep them on the spool? I was thinking about a little glue dot on the begining but what about the loose end?
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sorted Ribbon lengths
