I couldn’t help but ooh and aah when these coils of ribbons came tumbling out of the package I ordered from The Ribbon Retreat.

The colors are right on, the shipping was fast and the value was pretty darn good too! With the vast selection of colors they offer and the great service, I’d definitely order from them again if I’m ordering in small quantities.

The Ribbon Retreat also has a wholesale site where you can actually get better prices per yard if you need at least $35.00 worth of product. At the wholesale site, you can get 20 yds of the 1/4″ solid grosgrain for $2.40 or 100 yds for $10.18. The same 1/4″ solid grosgrain from the retail site is a mere $0.95 for 5 yds. Shipping costs from both sites is reasonable, but you can’t combine orders from the one site with the other.

I also looked at Ribbons And Bows Oh My! which I guess insiders call “RABOM” but…first of all it’s called Ribbons and Bows Oh My! (okay just kidding) and secondly for the 1/4″ width the smallest quantity they offer is 20 yds. A lot of folks over at The Switchboards forums also recommended JKM Ribbon & Trims, among other suppliers, but their 1/4″ selection only comes in 100 yd spools (for $9.37) and seem to take longer to ship, about 10 business days for the Offray ribbons.

So now I’ve got myself 50 yards worth of 1/4″ wide solid grosgrain ribbons in ten colors to keep me busy with more pouches and keychains, in which I’ve been using them as zipper pulls and strap backings. Hoorah!

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