Ribbon Oraganization ~ A Recycling Tip

 

     Today I had planned to make a label for a project and start some doll clothes.  I first had to clean up from a 1:30 a.m. conclusion in the sewing room last Saturday night.  I got the table cleared, and then for some reason, out of no need, I opened the ribbon drawer. Then for some reason, out of no need, I took a few pieces of ribbon & binding and wrapped them around an old envelope that already housed a few other ribbons.  The envelope with wrapped ribbon was from sometime back in the 80's or 90's. I figured back on that day, an old envelope just happened to be laying around and I grabbed it to keep the ribbon from being untangled while storing away.

      I quickly realized how much space this idea released, and out of need, I went and raided my recycling bin for some old envelopes.

      Then I got busy on this....

......... and this....

Some ribbons were in large amounts so I did this....

.... and some ribbons were very bulky, so I did this.....

    A whole afternoon was eventually spent on what ended up being out of need to fix my cluttered ribbon drawer problem and resulted in this....

Doesn't it feel good to have a productive afternoon even when it wasn't what you had planned to get done?

Now I've become acquainted with some ribbons, bindings and lace I didn't realize I had, because I had purchased the bags at yard sales and second had stores and had not gone through them until now.

Best of all, when out of need for a ribbon, I don't have to go digging in gallon size bags, but rather it will be VERY easy to find and won't be wrinkled or tangled.

Now a question for you. I did use narrow masking tape and pins to hold ends together.  I'm not crazy about either of those, because tape leaves a residue, painter's tape doesn't hold long and pins will rust over a period of time.  Out of need for a solution, I'd like to hear from you. Do you have a solution?

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