Ribbon Craft for fashion design in FDDI Course

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1. Ribbon Craft Introduction

2. RIBBON A ribbon is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal.

3. It is used primarily as decorative binding and tying.

4. Ribbons are useful and decorative fabrics that are almost infinite in their variety, texture, and color. Ribbon is classified by the textile industry as a narrow fabric, and it ranges from 1/8 in-I ft. (0.32-30 cm) in width.

5. Symbolism of Ribbon Pieces of ribbon are used as symbols of support or awareness for various social causes and are called "awareness ribbons". Ribbons are used in some ceremonies, such as in a ribbon cutting ceremony. Awareness Aids Cancer Awareness

6. Its uses may most often be thought of as decorative, but ribbons are also materials for making larger fabrics by weaving, crocheting, or knitting them together.

7. Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, cotton, and jute and of synthetic materials, such as polyester, nylon, and polypropylene. Some popular fabrics used to make ribbons are satin, organza, sheer, silk, velvet, and grosgrain.

8. They are patterned, printed, woven, braided, adorned with embroidery, decorated with pearls or sequins, shaped like ric-rac , skillfully made like lace, edged with metal so they can be molded and shaped, and crafted like motif ribbons.

9. Ribbon is used for useful, ornamental, and symbolic purposes. Cultures around the world use ribbon in their hair, around the body, and as ornamentation on non-human animals, buildings, and packaging. Vector monogram

10. Historical Significance

11. Ribbons appeared when civilizations began crafting fabrics. They are among the oldest decorative or adorning materials. People have always looked for ways to personalize their clothing and household goods. When all textiles were handmade, items with the finest threads were the most expensive. But the simplest, most coarse textiles in plain colors could be made more elegant and individual with a bit of ribbon as decoration.

12. In the Middle Ages, peddlers traveled throughout Europe selling exotic ribbons; “T he tales of Geoffrey Chaucer mention "ribbands" used to adorn garments. Medieval and Renaissance patrons bought ribbons woven with gold and silver thread and made from silk and other rare fabrics from the Orient”.

13. The modern ribbon with selvedges (finished edges) came into being by 1500. Ribbons were so identified with luxury that, during the sixteenth century, the English Parliament tried to make the wearing of ribbons a right of only the nobility. They were also identified with certain orders of merit; the Knights of the Garter wear broad blue sashes to this day, and the Knights of Bath wear red.

14. By the seventeenth century, ribbons stormed the fashion world. Both men's and women's clothing of this period were extravagant, and every accessory from gloves to bonnets was festooned with ribbons in many forms. A length of ribbon could be given as a gift to decorate clothing, for use in braiding and curling hair, for ornamenting baskets and furniture, or for brightening linens. Ornately patterned household fabrics were further bedecked with ruchings (gathered ribbons), frills, and rosettes. The huge demand for more elaborate ribbons prompted a manufacturing revolution in which Coventry, England, and Lyons, France, became hubs of ribbon design and generation.

15. In the 1770s, the Dutch engine loom was developed, and six types of ribbon could be produced simultaneously.

16. During the Napoleonic Wars early in the nineteenth century, the ribbon industry suffered a major decline because skilled weavers from England and Western Europe were recruited for military service. With the supply restricted, the demand for ribbon was even greater, and ribbons were a popular cargo for smugglers.

17. The next ribbon "boom" occurred in 1813, when picot-edged ribbon (with tiny scallops along the sides) became a fashion must. Ribbon-weavers reaped the benefits for the two years picot-edged ribbon topped the fashion charts. Ribbons often followed fashion trends. Deaths at the courts of Europe stimulated the demand for black ribbon; military tapes, jacquards, and medal ribbons became symbols of military regiments.

18. The Victorian Era was the last to see a ribbon boom when the dresses, underclothes, coats and cloaks, and hats of Victorian ladies used yards of ribbon. Trade agreements between European countries killed the English manufacture of ribbon because cheap labor and ever-larger looms could not produce competitively priced products. These manufacturers survived by diversifying and producing braids, cords, fringes, silk pictures, and bookmarks. The development of synthetics and paper fibers for use in making gift wrap quickly extended to the ribbon world in our times, and ribbon became as adaptable to modern living as other fabrics. Many types of ribbon today are colorfast, shrink resistant, and able to be washed or dry cleaned.

19. Types of Ribbons

20. Satin Ribbons These are very soft and pliable silk, cotton or nylon ribbons with a very shiny surface. Comes in two surfaced types one side shiny or and sometimes on both sides shiny. The one sided satin has a matt side on the back. You will choose the double sided ribbon when you have a project in which both the sides will be visible like a sash. The satin ribbons are readily available in varying widths like all ribbons and in solid colors or printed. These are inexpensive ribbons and used for all purposes

21. Taffeta Ribbons A woven ribbon that is made of lightweight and translucent silk, rayon , or polyester; Most of them are wired. Even without wire, they have crispiness which makes them hold their shape somewhat. Silk taffeta ribbons are the most pretty but not easily available. Rayon taffeta ribbons are also very pretty.

22. Picot Edge Ribbons These ribbons have fine decorative loops called picots on either edge; Usually, it is satin ribbon / grosgrain (a heavy ribbed fabric, typically of silk or rayon). ribbons with fine loops along the edges.

23. Grosgrain Ribbons These are very sturdy durable and supple ribbons with a matt surface / coarse texture. They have distinctive crosswise ridges on the surface

24. Twill Ribbons These are cotton/polyester woven ribbons

25. Brocade Ribbons These are ribbons with designs woven into them. They have a right and wrong side and the intricate designs on the ribbon make it very suitable for elaborate projects especially the home decor. Earlier this ribbon was painstakingly handmade on a loom but nowadays it is made on special machines.

26. Sheer & Shimmery Ribbons These are sheer translucent ribbons in Chiffon, Organdy or Organza, which are lightweight and feature an open weave

27. Tulle Ribbons This is a mesh ribbon made of tulle or net

28. Velvet/ chenille ribbons These are ribbons with a cut pile on the surface(just like the fabrics – velvet and chenille). Velvet ribbons have a pile throughout and chenille ribbons have pile tufts

29. Silk Ribbons These are soft and smooth ribbons and the ultimate in beauty. Hand-dyed silk ribbons in variegated and edge dyed looks are splendid. It is mostly used in silk ribbon embroidery

30. Metallic Ribbons These are ribbons made of metallic threads . Some are made entirely of golden threads some are mixed with other fibers

31. Curling craft ribbons/poly ribbons These are very shiny ribbons made of synthetic materials . They are mostly used for gift wrapping

32. Jute/ Burlap Ribbons Burlap is a coarse cloth made of fibers of jute, flax or hemp. The ribbon made with this fabric is used to create a rustic charm.

33. Zari Ribbon This is a ribbon in which zari thread ( metallic thread) is woven in beautiful patterns. They are available in golden and silver colors

34. Acetate Ribbon This is a somewhat stiff Ribbon with a satin finish. It is woven from acetate thread in a satin weave. It is used in packaging.

35. Peter sham Ribbon This is used as a decorative trim as well as facing for waistlines in skirts/dresses. It can look very similar to grosgrain ribbon but this one has a little more give.

36. Types of Ribbon crafts Trims Flowers Bows Embroideries

37. Trims Ribbons are inherently very pretty so when they are folded and manipulated to make folds and gathers, they make for very beautiful trims. However easily and quickly they are made, they elicit a feeling of professionally made trims. can be attached them to kids’ frocks, hats, bags, purses; even the slippers can do with some ribbon trim charm.

38. Knife Pleated Ribbon Trims A knife pleat is the easiest pleat can be made used to make very pretty ribbon trim. To make evenly made knife pleated fold the pleats first by measuring the ribbon as given below Decide on the width of the pleats you want: A Take 3/4 of A: B Mark the ribbon alternatively with A & B . Mark on either side of the ribbon for making even pleats

39. Box Pleated Trim Box pleats also look beautiful on their own. small box pleats or large ones can be made.

40. Ribbon flowers Trims further embellish of garment can be done by the trim with flowers made with ribbons.

41. Ribbon Rose Flowers

42. Knotty Ribbon Flower Medallion Flower

43. Loopy Ribbon Flower

44. Multi-layered Ribbon Flower

45. Ribbon Bows

46. Embroideries Ribbon embroidery is another very old art form that has recently become popular again. It is an old-fashion romantic embroidery carried out using ribbon, embroidery floss, and parley cotton to create beautiful floral motifs and decorative stitch patterns rather than yarn and all created by hand on garments and accessories.

47. Apparels

48. Home furnishing

49. Types of stitches used in Ribbon Craft

50. This embroidery technique started somewhere around the 16th century in Europe Used to embellish elaborate gowns of Court Ladies in that period.

51. Material Used