| Acetate
Ribbon |
A
stiffer satin ribbon used in Floral arrangements and inexpensive
pew bows and other bridal work. |
| Bengaline
Moire |
A
type of ribbon that has ridges (like grosgrain) and a watermark
on it like Moire ribbon. |
| Clr |
Abbreviation
for Color |
| Cut
Edge Ribbon |
A
bolt of fabric is sliced into ribbon widths. The ribbon can
be fed to a sewing machine to add wire edge to each side by
wrapping it with thread to hold the wire. The ribbon can be
left unwired. Acetate satin, craft moires and cotton prints
are made this way. |
| Goods |
Ribbon,
Trim or Fabric |
| Jacquard |
A
ribbon with embroidery on it |
| Metallic |
Shiny
gold or silver ribbon |
| MM |
Abbreviation
for millimeters - ribbon width |
| Moire |
A
type of satiny like ribbon that has a watermark look to it |
| Monofilament
Edge |
A
very thin "fish" line in the ribbon edge. It gives the ribbon
body but it is not wire edge. |
| Organdy |
Any
sheer ribbon |
| Poly |
Polypropylene
ribbon. This is a "plastic" ribbon that does not look like
plastic but is excellent for outdoor use or for floral use. |
| Put
Up |
The
number of yards on the spool |
| Reel |
What
the Trim yardage is packaged on |
| Spool |
What
the Ribbon yardage is packaged on |
| WE |
Wire
Edge - the ribbon has a wired edge |
| Width |
The
size of ribbon or trim as measured across it.
Ribbon Manufacturers use numbers for ribbons as shown below:
| |
Inches |
Millimeters |
| #1 |
1/4",
5/16" |
8
MM |
| #2 |
3/8" |
9
MM |
| |
7/16" |
11
MM |
| #3 |
5/8" |
15
MM |
| #5 |
7/8",
15/16", 1" |
25
MM |
| #9 |
1
5/16", 1 3/8, 1 1/2" |
38
MM |
| #16 |
1
7/8", 1 15/16", 2", 2 1/4" |
50
MM |
| #40 |
2
3/8", 2 1/2", 2 5/8" |
78
MM |
| #100 |
3
7/8", 4" |
100
MM |
|
| Wire
Edge |
Wire
in the edge of the ribbon to allow the ribbon to be molded
and hold its shape. Wires can be very thin and have the material
folded over the wire or the wire can be thick wire covered
with a thread to match the ribbon. Gold, Silver or iridescent
thread is also used and that is when you see the words gold
wire edge ribbon. |
| Woven
Ribbon |
Looms
are used to weave the ribbon from the center to the outside.
In this process, and if the ribbon is wired, the wire is added
as one of the last threads to finish the weave. Soft Satins
and Grosgrains are made this way. |
| YD
or YRD |
Abbreviation
for Yard |
