Queen & Co. Felt Ribbon

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Reported by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

I have been lusting after the delicious felt ribbon from Queen & Co. It is so deliciously scrumptious looking! Three inches wide, Pepto-Bismol pink, and just screaming my name; I took a three-foot roll home to play.

It was harder to use than I thought.

I should be more clear. The product itself isn’t difficult. It’s felt. You can do most things with it that you can do with any synthetic felt. I inked it (with pigment inks), painted it (with acrylic and fabric paints), and dyed it (with Walnut Ink TintZ). I cut it apart into individual flowers and smaller strips of flowers. I even tried to melt it with a heat gun and an iron.

The difficulty was in using it in my artwork. You see, it dominates any page it’s used on. It’s not some embellishment that fades into the background. It’s the main event. Once I accepted that the viewer’s eye would naturally be drawn to it, I had some success. On this layout, I used blue thread to machine stitch over the felt ribbon.




It was very easy to machine stitch over. I did not adhere it before I began. I simply began sewing. Even though the ribbon has a lot of dimension, there was no problem going from ribbon to paper and back again.

On this layout, I cut apart several individual flowers, dyed them with Walnut Ink TintZ, placed brads through the center of each flower, and adhered them to the layout.




Painting and rubbing with a stamp pad didn’t give me the kind of coverage that I wanted. The felt seems to suck up a lot of the color. That’s why I used dye on these flowers. Much more full coverage.

Finally, I made these fabulous earrings!



They’re super simple:

1. Cut out two sections of the ribbon that you like. Use a little or a lot; it’s up to you.
2. Run both sections through a Xyron machine to apply adhesive. If you don’t have a Xyron, you can use any kind of glue that will hold glitter and adhere to felt. I’d try Elmer’s white glue if you’re unsure.
3. Dip each section into glitter. Be sure to use a clean paintbrush to brush off any excess.
4. Optional: Spray seal to ensure that the glitter isn’t going anywhere. You could also use Diamond Glaze or something similar for a more plastic look.
5. Using a thread and needle, sew your altered felt sections onto your earring hooks.
6. Voila! You have a wonderful, lightweight pair of earrings!

As a side note, if glitter isn’t your thing, you could simply sew two sections of felt to earring hooks for pretty, flowery earrings without the fairy dust effect!

Have fun!