Vintage Ribbon

 
I came across five little reels of vintage ribbon in the charity shop this morning.  It was the maker's label on the top of the reels that first caught my eye - that wonderful line drawing of a pinnacle in black on a cream background, very English, very vintage.   I also loved the fact that although the ribbon is nylon (it says so on the label!) each layer is interleaved with wax paper to stop the ribbon getting damaged.  What a nice way to treat something made from nylon.

I paid 20p each for the reels and when I got home I realised that, actually, the ribbon would probably be quite useful too.  When I was wrapping my sister's birthday presents a couple of weeks ago, I realised I didn't have any appropriate wrapping paper in the house.  However, I did have a rather large roll of brown paper and a bag full of off-cuts of lace and ribbon.  The brown paper looked rather splendid when all gussied up with the lace and ribbon and I think I'll wrap all my presents that way in future.   This slim vintage ribbon will do the job perfectly.

Comments

[ana]

sometimes i admire the packaging and illustrations more than what's actually inside. i can see what you mean about that reel of ribbon! that would be quite the find over here (i'm in canada) but it is funny, there are the odd international finds because of people immigrating over the years. fascinating stuff, wondering where it all came from.

brown paper wrapped in ribbon... perfect.

[Maureen]

Lovely idea for wrapping.I know it will delight my daughter-in-law come her birthday:)

[Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompoms]

Excellent find. I'd have loved to have seen the parcel all done up - but then I'm just very nosey!