Here are high quality RIBBONS (check also my other sales) from a store,
an old Mercerie (Notion Store) in Paris (75011) which closed in 2000.
The owner didn't know what to do with all these vintage ribbons,
and so, she asked all her friends (including me) to come and pick up what they wanted.
All these years I kept those, but now I realize I will never use all of them.
The Notion Store was specialized in vintage quality ribbons and sewing items.
I am selling a part of my stash here on Ebay, and will add as much as I can, little by little.
They have a silky look, but I really don't know the composition, everybody is telling me something different about the composition of these ribbons, so no guarantee of anything about the composition. Please, if you want only silk, don't buy them. One of my buyers who makes clothes for dolls made a test to check their composition and it seems that once the ribbons are washed, the test gives a better result. I made a test on the pale pale apricot, before being washed, and first, when I burnt a little piece, it became ashes, but then, the ashes disappeared. So, I am not sure what it means, an ebayer told me that it could be some poly blend. I personally have no idea, as I know nothing about ribbons.
an old Mercerie (Notion Store) in Paris (75011) which closed in 2000.
The owner didn't know what to do with all these vintage ribbons,
and so, she asked all her friends (including me) to come and pick up what they wanted.
All these years I kept those, but now I realize I will never use all of them.
The Notion Store was specialized in vintage quality ribbons and sewing items.
I am selling a part of my stash here on Ebay, and will add as much as I can, little by little.
They have a silky look, but I really don't know the composition, everybody is telling me something different about the composition of these ribbons, so no guarantee of anything about the composition. Please, if you want only silk, don't buy them. One of my buyers who makes clothes for dolls made a test to check their composition and it seems that once the ribbons are washed, the test gives a better result. I made a test on the pale pale apricot, before being washed, and first, when I burnt a little piece, it became ashes, but then, the ashes disappeared. So, I am not sure what it means, an ebayer told me that it could be some poly blend. I personally have no idea, as I know nothing about ribbons.
These ribbons are much more beautiful and less stiff once washed, so please wash them before using them, if you want to have them mellow, supple, softer and gorgeous.
Since they are new, they are in great condition, however, some of them may have some dust, especially on the edges, because they remained a very long time in this store, exposed to the dust.
In that case, you will have to wash them preferably by hand before using them.
You have the choice here between 5 different colors and sizes (more are sold separately on my Ebay store):
1- Pale Peachy Pink 3/4" wide
2- Light Blue 13/16" wide
3- White, more of an Off-white actually, 2 9/16" wide
4- Pale pale Apricot, like a very very pale yellowish orange ivory, incredible 2 3/8" wide
5- Very Bright Yellow 1 9/16" wide, It is a very strong gold-ish lemon yellow, rather difficult to explain (see photos).
Each price is for 1 Meter = 1.09 Yard
Since they are new, they are in great condition, however, some of them may have some dust, especially on the edges, because they remained a very long time in this store, exposed to the dust.
In that case, you will have to wash them preferably by hand before using them.
You have the choice here between 5 different colors and sizes (more are sold separately on my Ebay store):
1- Pale Peachy Pink 3/4" wide
2- Light Blue 13/16" wide
3- White, more of an Off-white actually, 2 9/16" wide
4- Pale pale Apricot, like a very very pale yellowish orange ivory, incredible 2 3/8" wide
5- Very Bright Yellow 1 9/16" wide, It is a very strong gold-ish lemon yellow, rather difficult to explain (see photos).
Each price is for 1 Meter = 1.09 Yard
You will find the very wide ribbon that you can see on the photos separately, on another listing in my Ebay boutique.