Do you need ribbon?

[kittenglitter]

I am such a magpie. I cut the ribbon from clothes that sticks out in unsightly places. You get some fab colours from clothes. I am the only female in this house so there are only my garments to steal from, but those of you who have other females in the home might get more out of this one than I do. So next time you empty the clean washing basket, have a pair of scissors handy. Who needs those bits of ribbon in clothes anyway?

[kittenglitter]

Anyone got any other tips to share?

[welsh girl]

am SO with you here with you kittenglitter!
as a mum of 11yr old twin boys and my dp (i like to think of them all as v needy pets!) i have no other ways of finding nice girly labels. am not planning to hack away at my clothes (yet!) don't need any men's "next" labels in XL or boy's 11yrs tags do you, anyone?!
thinking about making my son's wear pink....WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?!!! it's trendy now,boys in pink(and they have to grow out of them some day!)
oh think of all that fabric!
welsh girl

[A_M_Y]

What a great tip Monika! I already added all the spare buttons that come with clothes into my stash, but hadnt thought of cutting those annoying ribbons out too! Thanks for the idea

[eaton0171]

it's sad for me to say but when i buy dd clothes i always look for the potential in them.....she has some denim skirst fro M&S that have about 20 lovely buttons on that i am itching to take off lol...nearly makes me want to buy her stuff thats too small so I can get them straight away hahaha

nice trick with the ribbons.....will have to go through all the wardrobes now lol

[Owl]

as a newbie to this:
Do you have to worry about acid free at all with cloth or can trimmings and cloth off clothes always be used?

Helen

[eaton0171]

Helen...if your not sure if something is acid free ect there are pens you can buy to check......you can use other stuff as long as it doesnt touch your pics...but always make sure what you are attatching you items with is acid free ect..........welcomr to the life that is scrapbooking LOL

[Bluemoonjules]

I would think it is a safe bet that clothing is acid free (you wouldn't want acid in clothing really, would you?).

[darm]

i did the same wth buttons but who woul dhave guessed with ribbons...

[Mole]

We have a local RSPCA charity shop which always has a bargain rail of clothes for just 25p. I'll always go and check out the rail and have so far bought clothes for the buttons / sequins / fabric etc. I've even been known to find a Wallis jacket which is very wearable, too!

[MummyofFive]

Im off to find my scissors as I have a pile of washing to do.Certainly will cheer up my wash day !!

[M_A_A_B]

yeah I do that with the ribbons too...a while ago I bought this fab halter neck top and it had the most gorgeous lime green ribbony things in it Even the plain white ones are handy and the really small thin ribbons are great for making little bows.

[jedisharon2]

My tip is bagies, I don't know how I survived without those bags that you can re seal. When I find suff around the house that MIGHT come in handy in scrapbooking sometime in the future I put it in one and add it to the draw.

Everyonce in a while I go through them and make up a I WILL NEVER IN MY LIFE USE THIS STUFF bag and put it aside for when my niece and nephew come around and want to do a page in my book.

I love them.

[RuthieR]

You often find very nice material in clothes in charity shops which can be used in LOs to give some good texture.

[elliebaby]

I squirrel away all those ribbons and extra buttons and price tags and store name tags (especially the ones at george in asda as they are good quality) but hardly ever seem to sort them out or use as many as I collect. I like the idea of giving them to the nieces and nephews to use but can I part with them...I might need them someday.

Elaine