Posts Tagged ‘wholesale ribbon’
Ribbon Curtains and Canopies for Weddings, Parties and Occasions
With my love of haberdashery I couldn’t wait to write this blog article featuring Ribbon Curtains and Canopies for Weddings, Parties and Occasions Ribbon is a pretty and versatile accessory and our creative and innovative curiosity perpetually searches for new ways to use and reinvent ways to weave these beautiful lengths of colourful fabric into…
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How to tie the perfect bow in gift wrapping
One of the most asked questions I get asked on our gift wrapping workshops is “How do you tie the perfect bow?”. We all have our own way of tying a shoelace or a bow and through my experience of teaching gift wrapping, I’ve found it’s very hard to change your technique after tying the…
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Gift wrapping awkward shapes with a tailored ribbon bow
If we’re not going with traditional birthday gift baskets – we are often faced with gift wrapping awkward shapes, and something that has always been a challenge is tying a bow around something fragile or flexible If you tried to tie a bow around a silk scarf wrapped in tissue, or a pile…
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Jane Means to open London Shop at Clifton Nurseries
We’re delighted to be adding a Haberdashery Closet in the capital. We are often mobbed at our London shows including Top Drawer, Spirit Fairs and Country Living For years I have been asked where is your London shop, and after opening our doors in Lincoln in 2012, I always wanted the next quirky outlet to…
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Valentine Shortbread Biscuits
You may be struggling to find the perfect present for your loved one (beautifully gift wrapped of course) or may not have the pennies to splash out on something expensive, so i’ve devised a little something for your loved one. Biscuits! There’s nothing I love more than a homemade biscuit with a cup of builders…
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Creative Ribbon DIY Project: Covering a Stool
I’ve always had a love for upcycling and there’s nothing more I enjoy than doing up an old piece of furniture. Many years ago I did a furniture restoration course but sadly due to work commitments I have very little time nowadays to do these hobbies. We have an old stool that we use for…
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Creative DIY Projects with Vintage Lace
I have always had a love for lace. It reminds me of my late grandmother, and how we would enjoy afternoon tea, surrounded by lace jam covers, vintage china tea cups, beautiful edges tablecloths and napkins with intricate detail. She always had lace place mats for the pot of tea so her polished dining…
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Top Drawer Spring 2013
We were back at Earls Court in London to exhibit at Top Drawer, a design led trade show for gift companies and retailers The stand was full of ribbons, piled high in a dresser that I had bought off Ebay and painted cream. We also displayed ribbons in old fashioned crates off my fathers’ farm…
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