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DIY KNOCK-OFF RIBBON PLUMES
by Gail@Purple Hues and Me (IC: blogger)
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Some of my favorite crafting projects have been done with ribbon! I work with
ribbon all the time and the worst part about it is the fraying that might
happen. There are several methods that you can use to stop ribbon from fraying
or unraveling, but what if you actually want it to unravel! That's right! This
is all about unraveling ribbon to make beautiful plumes - a great way to
"knock-off" a pampas grass design I saw on Crate and Barrel! Don't you just love
figuring out how to re-create something you saw in a high-end shop?
But unraveling ribbon isn't all that easy. The trick is finding those threads
that are continuous on the ribbon and unwinds it all. And it can be tricky
because all ribbons are not created equal. There're the ones where you can find
that particular thread - like here: You simply start pulling the threads on the
end and suddenly it's starts to unravel - the thread coming off - going back and
forth - unraveling the ribbon!
And then there's the other kind of ribbon where no matter how hard you try, the
one thread that's suppose to be holding it all together just doesn't exist. And
I think it has something to do with the quality of the ribbon and how it's made.
That's the type of ribbon I'm using to make a few plumes.
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Let's begin by cutting about thirty, 5" ribbon strips to make one plume.
Next add double sided tape to one of the short end edges. Do this for all the
ribbon strips.
After adding the double sided tape, cut the side edges, sometimes called the
welting, off of the ribbon strips.
Then start removing the fray threads from the end. Use the tip end of a large
safety pin to scrape the fraying threads off to reveal soft silk-like fibers. I
like using a small cutting board as a work surface to scrape the ribbon. It's
nice and sturdy and seems to make it all work better.
Use a small brush to help remove the gathered loose threads that bunch up from
scraping the ribbon. . .
creating a nice smooth silky fringed piece. It took me about four minutes to get
it to look like this. Imagine doing thirty of these - it can be very time
consuming! So take a seat in front of the tv and binge watch a good movie or
series! Better yet, listen to some good music to make it all go quicker!
To add the ribbon fringe to the stem wire to create the plume, remove the
backing from the double-sided tape and . . .
place the tip of the wire on the edge of the tape and . . .
begin rolling the ribbon fringe around the wire stem . . .
until the ribbon fringe is secured around and onto the wire stem. Isn't this
beginning to look fabulous!
Continue adding the ribbon fringes to the stem wire, staggering the tape
slightly below the previous ribbon fringe.
Adding each fringe one - one by one.
To make a beautiful plume!
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* 17335038 on Apr 10, 2021
What is the fabric content of the particular ribbon that you used?
It looks to me as if it might be nylon as the cut piece is quite stiff.
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* SpudBread on Apr 12, 2021
TOTALLY MAGNIFICENT - idea/project!!!! AND ... NO allergy responses to the
"real" pampas grass plumes ... or such! HALLELUJAH!!!! Thank you for a pollen
free home for Fall (or whenever "plumes" are required - ??? an "Easter
Bonnet," perhaps???)!
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* Mcgypsy9 on Jun 25, 2021
These are really nice. I’m wondering if you could use one of those metal
combs like they use to get lice out of hair? The tines are really close
together on those. I’d have to try it first just to make sure it didn’t
totally fray them apart and ruin them. Have you tried anything like that?
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* C on Apr 29, 2022
Love what you did and you’re step-by-step directions are great. Can’t wait to
try this one. Have you tried it with white ribbon?
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* Gail@Purple Hues and Me on Apr 29, 2022
Thanks, C! I guess you meant to write purple ribbon - no I haven't! I try
not to do too many projects in purple, lol!
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* Em 3 days ago
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* Garnet fowler 3 days ago
I really want to try this. Time is my problem but if I do one ribbon a day it
could be ready by Memorial Day. 🤩Thrift shops here I come to get lots of
ribbon. You are so clever. Thanks for sharing.
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* Gail@Purple Hues and Me 2 days ago
You are quite welcome, Garnet! And thanks! I have a Let's Get Crafty class
in my neighborhood and I introduced the ladies to making the ribbon plumes.
Hobby Lobby put some of its' bridal ribbon on clearance and I bought
several rolls of ribbon for the ladies to try to find the illusive thread
that allows the ribbon to unravel. It took a while but all of them
eventually were able to find the thread! It's so much easier to make the
plumes when you can unravel the ribbon so much quicker than using a pin.
Also, here is a video link that may help you with this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDWallJCxC4&t=24s
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