Vani of Vani’s blog explains how to wash silk ribbons in preparation for using them and how to wash and refresh a finished SRE project. See her post.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well as imported European silk Embroidery Ribbons. You can see the listings here on Etsy. Why use silk ribbons? While you can use other kinds of ribbon, it’s best to work with silk because It’s lightweight and very fluid and can easily be manipulated into stitches.
This is great information to know – I have a few table runners with ribbon embroidery.
Have you seen http://www.WeAllSew.com yet? The website is dedicated to all things sewing, with free tutorials, tips n’ tricks, and links to other sewers on the web!