Shibori Ribbon

silk shibori ribbon

Sometimes I am caught up and frayed around the edges and I can’t see the forest through the trees. For the past year this has been the most hit page on my blog and I don’t keep it as up to date as my home page. Now how silly is that? Ever since I invented my silk shibori ribbon I have tagged this blog and my various other pages and sites with those three simple words. I recently uploaded a simple (and currently unfinished) website directing people here to my blog and to my other online profiles. I am in a constant state of changing and things are never up to date in all of my profiles at the same time- so I hope you’ll take a minute and poke around a bit even if you are here just for the ribbon! Leave me a comment, it’s always a pleasure!

I’ll be back soon to update upcoming events- in the meantime, you can look here or here!

Much of the following information needs serious updating- my apologies to those whose names and shops I have not yet added. I will also say welcome to the beaders, jewelry makers and crazy quilters that are beginning to enjoy the creativity inspired by the cool silky color and texture of these shibori ribbons.

Go here to sign up.

This is the wired shibori ribbon jewelry class. This class just finished up but will repeat again in the fall.

I decided that I need to move everything ribbon related to it’s own page. Here is everything ribbon related. Well, maybe not everything……. but it will get you started.

For starters- here is what the ribbon looks like-

You can order ribbon through me at my etsy site or through one of the retailers listed below.

Here is a little video of me working with the ribbon:

Here is the new shibori leaf video:

Here are 4 of my color cards-If you have any special requests, let me know
Color cards (click on image to enlarge):




Please email me at glennisd (at) mac.com if you would like to order custom dyed shibori ribbon.

Visit these fine stores to buy my ribbon:

NEW!
The Quilted Quail
901 N. Heritage Dr. Suite 104
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
760-446-7420

F & S Fabrics
10629 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064-2297
Phone: (310) 475-1637

Baron’s Sewing Center
22635 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 224-2746

Baron’s Fabrics
379 Carmen Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 482-9848
The Ribbonerie
San Francisco

The Ribbon Store
ribbons@ribbonstore.com
Las Vegas

Helen Gibb
ribbon artist/teacher/author

Florilegium
Parkville, MO

Where to buy my Shibori ribbon online:

**new vendor**
Cam Creations- this online retailer has oodles of silk ribbon including her latest addition of my Silk Shibori Ribbon
Located in beautiful Central California (south of Yosemite) in Coarsegold, Cam Creations is a virtual treasure trove of silk ribbon! A “must visit” for silk ribbon enthusiasts from craqy quilters to silk ribbon embroiderers

Adele Sciortino’s Costuming & Trim offers doll costuming supplies and of course, Silk Shibori Ribbon! Adele spends a lot of time traveling as she teaches doll costuming and design internationally. Located in Canada.

Then of course there is Joggles where you can buy a wide variety of supplies and books for all sorts of projects including all the online classes (including silk shibori ribbon flowers) offered there. Located in New England. Barb sends a weekly newsletter without fail each Sunday highlighting the latest additions to the shop as well as letting us know a little bit about the climate and things to do in New England.
Check it out!

Try my online class entitled ” Shibori no Hana” at Joggles! Hana means “flower”in Japanese so the class translats to “flowers of shibori”.

Take an online class at Joggles on using shibori ribbon to make these flowers:

(click to view larger image)
I currently have two shibori ribbon flower making classes rotating at Joggles. Summer classes just finished and the Winter class schedule will be available next week. Learning online has never been easier! While taking the class, there is a student forum which I admin during the course, answering questions, posting tips and freebie tutorials. Each session also includes some freebies sent out to forum participants. Lots of fun to share your results with the other students (often international) by uploading images to the site.
I’m working on a third class with some more advanced techniques.

If you’d like instructions on a basic shibori ribbon flower, look here.

If you want to see a quickie video tutorial I posted on youtube go here.

For Wholesale only:

If you are a quilt or fabric/fiber related store located in Southern or Central California and would like to have my rep call on you give me a call at 562-201-0622.