Jewelry ribbon
A decorative ribbon is a narrow braided or woven product made of plant and animal fibers (hemp, wool, silk, etc.); sometimes leather or even metal is used. The decorative character is usually created by different patterns or colored stripes; However, monochrome ribbons were and are also popular.
history
The manufacture of ribbons, belts etc. seems to be a much later development than the manufacture of cords , cords or ropes . In ancient times, headbands with a wide variety of uses were known (e.g. victory armbands, king armbands, etc.). Narrow braided ribbons could be made with simple means by home workers and even by children. It was not until the Middle Ages that the independent branch of the ribbon weaver developed and the first specialized looms appeared.
use
Decorative ribbons are found primarily as (sewn) decorative strips on hats , bonnets or on female apron and dress hems. They were cheap to produce and - like embroidery, etc. - brought a little variety to the rather simple clothing of most rural and urban dwellers. Woven as well as embroidered decorative ribbons gradually developed into an indispensable part of the festive clothing ( costume ) at weddings or other family or community celebrations or events. For younger girls, colored ribbons were simply braided into their open hair or braids.
Also Merit and badges often hung on bracelets.
Manufacturing
The technique of tablet weaving is known from antiquity , but it was probably not until the Middle Ages that small ribbon weaving frames for domestic use emerged. In modern times, their number and size have become more and more important; today machine production predominates.
See also
- Headband
- diadem
- Royal armband
- Prussian bandweaver school , Wuppertal-Ronsdorf
- Ribbon weaver house from Wuppertal-Ronsdorf in the LVR open-air museum in Lindlar
- Yellow bow
- Red bow
- Strap buckle
literature
- Alois Kießling, Max Matthes: Textile specialist dictionary . 5th edition. Schiele & Schön, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-7949-0546-6 .
- Herbert Vogler: From the history of ribbon weaving . In: Band- und Flechtindustrie Volume 39 (2002), pp. 62–65.