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Acetate Ribbon |
a stiffer satin ribbon used for floral
arrangements, pew bows and bridal applications |
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Argyle |
a geometric pattern of diamonds woven into a
ribbon |
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Brocade Ribbon |
ribbon cut from fabric woven with an
elaborate design often featuring a raised floral pattern with
metallic threads |
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Check Ribbon |
a ribbon with woven squares |
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Chevron Ribbon |
a ribbon woven with a “V”-shaped repetitive
pattern |
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Chiffon Ribbon |
a sheer ribbon made from nylon or rayon
filaments in a plain weave |
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Colorfastness |
a material’s degree of resistance to the
fading effect of light |
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Cord |
a slender length of flexible material usually
made of twisted strands or fibers |
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Crushed Velvet Ribbon |
velvet ribbon that has been processed to an
uneven, slightly wrinkled surface |
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Curling Ribbon |
a narrow ribbed synthetic ribbon that will
curl into ringlets when pulled firmly across a sharp edge
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Cut-edge Ribbon |
ribbon made from wide fabric that is cut into
narrower strips.
Sizing is applied during the manufacturing process to preventfraying (which gives this ribbon a stiff or crisp feel) |
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Double-faced Satin Ribbon |
a satin ribbon woven to have
the same finish and color
intensity on both sides
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Dyeing |
a process of coloring yarns or fibers with
either natural or synthetic dyes. Artistic Ribbon offers a
custom ribbon dyeing service |
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Eco Ribbon |
ribbon made from 100% post consumer recycled
polyester |
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Embellished Ribbon |
ribbon featuring decorative
edges enhanced with materials
such as pearls, lace or other detailing |
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Elastomers |
synthetic polymers having properties of
natural rubber (such as
stretchability and recovery) |
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Feather-edge Ribbon |
a satin ribbon with a series of very tiny
evenly woven twisted
loops along its selvage |
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Flammability |
the measurement of material’s performance
when exposed to specific sources of ignition |
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Florist Ribbon |
ribbon unique to the floral industry
characterized by a firmer hand and often utilizing either
wire-edge or monofilament edge treatments |
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Foil Stamping |
using a die to place an opaque metallic image
on a ribbon |
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Gingham Ribbon |
a yarn dyed and woven ribbon featuring checks |
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Greige/Grey Goods |
undyed, unbleached, unprinted and unfinished
woven textile as it
comes from the loom |
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Grosgrain Ribbon |
a heavyweight closely woven ribbon with
crosswise ribbing
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Hand |
touch, drape or “handle” of a textile |
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Heat Transfer |
a technique used to transfer colors from
paper to ribbon |
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Hot Stamp Printing |
foil pressed with heat and high pressure to
print images or words
onto a ribbon |
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Houndstooth Ribbon |
ribbon with a broken twill four-pointed star
check pattern
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Iridescent Ribbon |
ribbon displaying a variety of lustrous
colors when exposed to light at different angles
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Jacquard Ribbon |
ribbon woven on a Jacquard loom with
intricate and elaborate
patterns resulting in a tapestry-like effect |
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Jute |
a fiber obtained from the Corchorus
capsularis and Corchorus olitorius plants |
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Loom |
a weaving machine that produces textiles by
interlacing warp and weft yarns |
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Merrowed Ribbon |
ribbon with wire encased along the cut edge
by matching or
contrasting threads |
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Mesh Ribbon |
any ribbon woven with an open texture, fine
or coarse |
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Metallic Ribbon |
shiny ribbon woven with metallic fibers
giving ribbon a sparkly look |
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Moiré Ribbon |
ribbon with a wavy or rippling pattern
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Monofilament-edge Ribbon |
a ribbon with a synthetic fiber (a “fishing
line”) running
along its edges to give the ribbon body. When used by
florists in their floral coolers, the monofilamentedge
resists the effects of condensation so that ribbon bows
don’t droop |
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Ombre Ribbon |
ribbon with color gradually shading from a
lighter color to a darker one across its width
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Organdy Ribbon |
a sheer and often iridescent ribbon with an
ethereal look |
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Organza Ribbon |
a lightweight see-through ribbon usually made
of nylon |
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Paisley Ribbon |
ribbon displaying a swirled pattern of
abstract curved shapes
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Paper Raffia |
a narrow fibrous-appearing ribbon made of
paper
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Picot-edge Ribbon |
a satin ribbon with a series of tiny evenly
woven twisted loops
along its selvage |
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Plaid Ribbon |
a ribbon whose pattern is made by lines and
bands crossed at a right angle |
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Polka Dot Ribbon |
ribbon with a pattern of evenly spaced large
dots |
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Polypropylene Ribbon |
a synthetic ribbon excellent for outdoor or
floral usage |
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Printed Ribbon |
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Put-up |
the number of yards of ribbon on a spool |
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Raffia |
a fiber obtained from the leaves of the
raffia palm; rayon wraphia is a synthetic variation of this
product |
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Rattail |
a cord manufactured with satin-like qualities |
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Raveling |
the fraying at the cut edge of ribbon |
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Reversible Ribbon |
a ribbon in which both sides are finished,
distinct (different color
or pattern) and usable |
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Ribbon Sizes |
the industry uses a numerical approach to
ribbon width designations; #1 = 1/4 inch; #1-1/2 = 3/8″; #2 =
1/2″; #3 = 5/8″; #5 = 7/8″; #9 = 1-1/2″; #16 = 2-1/4″ |
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Saddle Stitch Ribbon |
a ribbon that has a thread woven through each
edge |
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Satin Ribbon |
a warp faced weave that produces a smooth
“glossy” surface
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Scalloped-edge Ribbon |
a ribbon with a border that is shaped to
resemble a
continuously repeating half circle |
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Selvage |
the selvage or selvedge is the term for the
self-finished longitudinal edges of a ribbon. Selvages are
the edges that run parallel to the warp and are created by the
weft thread looping back at the end of each row; they prevent
fraying or raveling. |
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Sheer Ribbon |
semitransparent ribbon such as chiffon,
organza or organdy ribbon |
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Single-face Ribbon |
ribbon with a glossiness and color intensity
only on one side
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Spool |
what ribbons are packaged on |
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Stripe Ribbon |
ribbon with lines or bands (that can vary in
size or color) |
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Swiss Dot Ribbon |
ribbon with a pattern of evenly spaced tiny
dots |
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Taffeta Ribbon |
a closely woven ribbon with a crisp hand, a
smooth slightly lustrous surface and a slight ribbing effect (it
tends to have a matte finish) |
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Tartan Ribbon |
a ribbon weave replicating the patterns
originally worn by Scottish Highlanders |
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Top Stitch Ribbon |
ribbon that has a thread woven through the
center |
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Tulle |
a thin netting with a hexagonal mesh |
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Twill |
in ribbon parlance this is usually a “tape”
with a diagonal ribbed weave |
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Variegated Stripes |
stripes that are uneven in width and varied
in color |
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Velvet Ribbon |
velvet ribbon is a tufted weave with a short
dense plush pile, a cut
warp-pile in which the cut fibrous ends of yarn form the surface
of the ribbon |
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Velveteen Ribbon |
ribbon cut from short-pile goods that
resemble velvet but have a
shorter nap |
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Warp |
The set of
yarn in all woven fabrics that runs lengthwise and parallel to
the selvage |
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Weft |
the horizontal or crosswise element in a
weave |
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Wire-edge Ribbon |
ribbon with fine copper wire woven along its
edges to hold the
shape of bows or blooms |
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Woven Ribbon |
ribbon with two selvage edges |
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Yarn Dyed |
a term used to describe a weave colored by
means of pre-dyed yarns |