Marbled Ribbon Uses:

• Wrapped around your bouquet.
• Tied in a bow for a bridesmaid gift box.
• Tied on your favors, programs, etc.
• Tied in a waterfall on your reception chairs.
• Used in your decor or centerpieces
• A small “blue” piece tied under your dress for your something blue
• Ribbon for banners
• Tied on your invitations

SUPPLIES:

• White, Cotton Muslin Fabric 90″ wide or more (the inches wide will be how long your ribbon is)
• Heidi Swap Color Shine in your choice of color (I used navy, coral, seafoam)
• Cookie sheet
• Wax paper or Parchment paper
• Glass 9 x 13″ baking dish
• Paper Towels
• Iron

How To Rip Your Own Muslin Ribbon

At the “selvage edge” cut little slits in the fabric; this is going to be the width of your ribbon and it can be any size you wish.

The “selvage edge” of fabric is the finished edge that keeps the fabric from unravelling; so not the edge the worker at the fabric store cut for you.

After you have your notches cut, simply pull them apart and rip your into your ribbon strips. This requires no technique at all, the fabric will rip straight all the way down – it’s awesome.

Clean up the stray strands

Ripping will cause strands of the fabric to unravel so pull them all off your ribbon pieces.

Set Up Your Drying Tray

Use a cookie sheet, cutting board or the like and cover it with wax or parchment paper. This is where you will let your wet ribbon dry.

Wet The Ribbon

Wet your ribbon first and then wring it out until it’s just a little damp. I even wrung it out in a paper towel to remove as much moisture as possible.

The water helps saturate the ink through the muslin and helps give it that marbled look- but it also dilutes the ink. The amount of water in your ribbon will directly effect the color outcome.

The next step is messy so I put all my moistened ribbon into a glass baking dish and then in my sink.

Shake + Spray

Shake the color shine bottle really well and spray onto your ribbon! Wipe the ribbon around in the dish, absorbing all the extra spray.

Squeeze the Color

To ensure that the color shine spreads throughout all the fibers of your fabric, squeeze it while it’s still wet. To remove color and make it lighter, you can even squeeze it out in a paper towel.

Make It Marbled

Place each strand of ribbon in a pile like this onto the wax paper and let it dry completely. This is where the marbling happens! As the ribbon dries, the water and ink is drawn into the wrinkles, so fab. Should only take a few hours, but if your ribbon was really wet it might take longer.

Ink Dyeing Tips:

• The wetter your ribbon is to start the less color will remain when it dries.
• The wetter your ribbon is to start the more dramatic your marbling might be.
• Yes, you can spray the color shine onto dry muslin, but the color will be more intense and there will be no marbling.
• The more spray you add the darker your ribbon will turn out.
• The more color you squeeze out of your ribbon with the paper towel the lighter your ribbon will be.
• As the ribbon is drying you can go back, check it out, flip it over and make sure you are happy with the color – if not add more.
• Some ink colors can stain your manicure, the navy stained my turquoise nails.
• DO NOT let different color ribbons touch each other as they are drying – they will run!
• There are about 20 different colors of color shine, one perfect for every color theme!

Beautiful right!?!

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