Ribbon or Yarn...What do you prefer?

Robin_1 · 08-24-2003, 04:47 AM

I have seen a lot of ribbon on grass outfits. What do YOU prefer and why?

Robin_1 · 08-24-2003, 05:09 AM

I am torn between both!

the-grass-punk · 08-24-2003, 06:09 PM

i have both on my outfit the shirt has ribbon and the pants and aprin lol have yarn

Robin_1 · 08-24-2003, 11:10 PM

Hey your workin' both LOL:Chatter

Jammer · 08-26-2003, 05:54 AM

I'm using ribbon. Don't have to worry as much about getting rubish all tangled up in it or any of the ribbon knotting up. And gonna be alot cooler on the body in the sun then 100lbs of yarn keeping the heat trapped. Only down fall to ribbon is you have to use more to get the same full effect as yarn, and you have to sew the heck out of it to make sure you don't turn out like a lawn mower when ya dancing and ribbon flying out everywhere.

Tornado_Boy · 08-26-2003, 02:55 PM

I used to prefer ribbon when I was in teens because that was the in thing at that time.....now I prefer Yarn....with some ribbon...

**Dancin by the bay** · 11-06-2003, 07:50 PM

I seen both but I don't know I think each taste is a combo on the patterns used and colors. I know I thought of all the aspects before I settled on one thing. I have yarn but ribbon is cool.

ToTGrassDancer · 09-05-2006, 12:53 AM

I use both ribbon and yarn in combonation and i'm going to add flat shawl fringe to add more flowq in the upper and mibody section.

SuzzeQ4 · 11-07-2006, 09:29 AM

Ok I'm not a grass dancer, just a Mom of a grass dancer. I like using yarn when I make my son's regalia. It's the fullness that I like about the yarn look. I'd add a photo but I can't seem to figure that out.
Suzze

siouxner_sweetie · 11-29-2006, 09:15 AM

I'm making my lil tiny tot's grass regalia and I am using yarn. It looks so much fuller and it is cheaper to get that "full" effect. I am accenting everything with ribbon though, I like the way the silky ribbon accents the yarn, it doesn't make it look so "rough"...lol.

U-do Wa-ya · 01-31-2007, 02:32 PM

I perfer yarn. It is true that yarn traps heat and gets tangled easily but I think it looks much better when you dance. I love the way the yarn moves, it's like a hypnotic kind of thing...yeah...weird.

-- Hey Victor! What do you know about fire? --

Czechy · 01-31-2007, 04:35 PM

I've seen some dancers use fabric strips instead of yarn or ribbon.

What kind of fabric is used for that? How to keep the edges from fraying?

jed · 02-01-2007, 10:31 AM

I use rags.

Broadcloth ripped (not cut) and de-frayed. You have to take time to cut out the loose threads to give it that neat tidy look.

grassdancer06 · 02-15-2007, 10:36 AM

i danc egraas but i am torn between both, i like the way ribbon looks but i like the way yarn moves, so now i use a combo of both

NativeBaby · 02-23-2007, 07:40 PM

With both there are some down sides. The ribbon has to be cut and the edges burned in order to stop fraying. The yarn has to be brushed through because it tends to collect foxtails and bits of grass.-- Both make for really nice outfits.

NativePassion · 02-27-2007, 12:26 PM

I have yarn on my regalia. True it get's pretty hot and is heavier than ribbon. But the full effect that you get with it is pretty amazing. But I do mix in ribbon with the yarn just to add a different effect and some color accents to all the fringe. For example I am making new regalia with red, yellow, white and Orange yarn for fringe. But mixed in with each of those colors is ribbon from the others. So in my white yarn I have strands of red, yellow and orange ribbon. I think the effect it has is pretty nice.

08-24-2003, 04:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Robin_1 Tiny Tot Dancer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 80	Ribbon or Yarn...What do you prefer? I have seen a lot of ribbon on grass outfits. What do YOU prefer and why?

08-24-2003, 06:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
the-grass-punk Tiny Tot Dancer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cedar city,UT Posts: 83	i have both on my outfit the shirt has ribbon and the pants and aprin lol have yarn __________________ say this out loud 5 times fast(I AM SOFA KING WE TODD ED) laughter is the most powerful thing in the world

08-24-2003, 11:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Robin_1 Tiny Tot Dancer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 80	Hey your workin' both LOL:Chatter __________________ http://www.iconarchive.com/ Hey check out this page the Native American icons under CULTURE. They are free to download. They have different tribes.

08-26-2003, 05:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jammer Teen Dancer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indianapolis,IN Posts: 252 Blog Entries: 1	I'm using ribbon. Don't have to worry as much about getting rubish all tangled up in it or any of the ribbon knotting up. And gonna be alot cooler on the body in the sun then 100lbs of yarn keeping the heat trapped. Only down fall to ribbon is you have to use more to get the same full effect as yarn, and you have to sew the heck out of it to make sure you don't turn out like a lawn mower when ya dancing and ribbon flying out everywhere. __________________ There should be a law against stupid people being able to breed!

11-07-2006, 09:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
SuzzeQ4 Teen Dancer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: south eastern Ontario Posts: 443	Mom of a grass dancer...my thoughts Ok I'm not a grass dancer, just a Mom of a grass dancer. I like using yarn when I make my son's regalia. It's the fullness that I like about the yarn look. I'd add a photo but I can't seem to figure that out. Suzze Last edited by SuzzeQ4; 11-07-2006 at 09:30 AM. Reason: spelling

08-26-2003, 02:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tornado_Boy Tiny Tot Dancer Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Where do u Think...... Posts: 46	I used to prefer ribbon when I was in teens because that was the in thing at that time.....now I prefer Yarn....with some ribbon...

11-06-2003, 07:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dancin by the bay Graceless Grass Dancer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: city by the bayCALI Posts: 1,108	I seen both but I don't know I think each taste is a combo on the patterns used and colors. I know I thought of all the aspects before I settled on one thing. I have yarn but ribbon is cool.

09-05-2006, 12:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
ToTGrassDancer hobbyist grass dancer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4	I use both ribbon and yarn in combonation and i'm going to add flat shawl fringe to add more flowq in the upper and mibody section.

11-29-2006, 09:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
siouxner_sweetie Lakota/Absentee Momma Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shawnee, OK Posts: 40	I'm making my lil tiny tot's grass regalia and I am using yarn. It looks so much fuller and it is cheaper to get that "full" effect. I am accenting everything with ribbon though, I like the way the silky ribbon accents the yarn, it doesn't make it look so "rough"...lol.

01-31-2007, 02:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
U-do Wa-ya Grass Dancer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 17	I perfer yarn. It is true that yarn traps heat and gets tangled easily but I think it looks much better when you dance. I love the way the yarn moves, it's like a hypnotic kind of thing...yeah...weird. -- Hey Victor! What do you know about fire? -- __________________ Dance for the creator. Love, peace, & frybread grease.

01-31-2007, 04:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
Czechy wrapped in ribbonwork! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Here....for now Posts: 766	I've seen some dancers use fabric strips instead of yarn or ribbon. What kind of fabric is used for that? How to keep the edges from fraying?

02-01-2007, 10:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
jed Former Mayor of Duck Lake Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wetaskiwin, AB Posts: 85	I use rags. Broadcloth ripped (not cut) and de-frayed. You have to take time to cut out the loose threads to give it that neat tidy look.

02-15-2007, 10:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
grassdancer06 Grass Dancer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 43	i danc egraas but i am torn between both, i like the way ribbon looks but i like the way yarn moves, so now i use a combo of both

02-23-2007, 07:40 PM	#15 (permalink)
NativeBaby Southern Cloth Mom Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Posts: 17	With both there are some down sides. The ribbon has to be cut and the edges burned in order to stop fraying. The yarn has to be brushed through because it tends to collect foxtails and bits of grass.-- Both make for really nice outfits.

02-27-2007, 12:26 PM	#16 (permalink)
NativePassion Grass Dancer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 10	I have yarn on my regalia. True it get's pretty hot and is heavier than ribbon. But the full effect that you get with it is pretty amazing. But I do mix in ribbon with the yarn just to add a different effect and some color accents to all the fringe. For example I am making new regalia with red, yellow, white and Orange yarn for fringe. But mixed in with each of those colors is ribbon from the others. So in my white yarn I have strands of red, yellow and orange ribbon. I think the effect it has is pretty nice.