Ribbon ruffle?
 

Hi!

I've been seeing the cutest folded / pleated-looking ribbon ruffle on cards. I think it's done some way with the Tim Holtz stapler. I think this technique might have been demoed at Archiver's last year...

By chance would anyone have a link to a video that shows how this is done?

Thanks!
Bonnie

Are you sure it's not Maya Road's pleated ribbons?

Hi! Love your blog and store and thanks for the info!

Yet, I'm almost positive before the holidays I did view a tutorial where using a Tim Holtz stapler, ribbon could be put on a card and the affect was this beautiful pleated ribbon look. Yet...now I can't find it again!

I haven't look real hard, and was hoping someone could help me out. I probably need to look a little harder!

Thanks!
Bonnie

If you find it, please post it! I've only seen the ruffled/pleated ribbon. Honestly, stapling sounds too complicated for me! I like the work already done! HAHA!

Don't remember which blog I saw the pleating technique on, but it looked pretty simple.

She just ran a line of sticky tape across her card, and then started attaching the ribbon to it, pleating as you go. I'll try to find it and post here.

Here is a video for the pleated ribbon technique. Really simple and so cute:

YouTube - Pleated Ribbon technique

Is this the one???
Hero Arts �

YES! Thank you so very much! Now I need to save this, or make a card right away using it...so I can remember.

However, I liked the one that I wasn't aware of that is also posted above here in this thread. In fact, in my search (which was unsuccessful) I found many really interesting variations on pleated ribbons.

Thanks to all who responded!
Bonnie

Thank you! I really like this one too. Plus it doesn't require staples.

Bonnie

Wow... in my search for pleated ribbon tutorials, I found this one. I think I like it the best of any I've seen!

YouTube - Pleated Ribbon Tutorial

I was also wondering how people are doing the ribbons.

Great tutorials

thanks for sharing links

love them all

I use a strip of red tacky tape and basically do what these great tutorials show. Also found that the satin ribbons need more sticky as they sometimes come off. I have a couple of cards on my blog using these techniques.

I haven't seen this on a card but it's lovely and looks much easier that I would have thought.:

pleats and gathers are super easy. you can use a sewing machines to gather or pleat, or if you dont own a sewing machine you can hand stitch long basting stitches and pull to gather. Pleating is even easier with hand stitches, just make a loop and sew it a bit make another loop and sew.

this is a real pleat.
YouTube - Pleat Flipping 101 The Basics

Oh, what neat techniques! I can see myself playing with ribbon pleats soon!

How to Pleat Ribbon with the Tiny Attacher and Archiver's - YouTube

I found another tutorial from Archiver's using Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher :) .

Thanks for the tutorials.