🎀 Gold Satin 2-Inch Wide Ribbon by May Arts Review

This ribbon is 'satin' if by satin you mean shiny, but it's definitely not satin like the satin fabric I thought I would call a buy such expensive tape. It feels kind of papery and very cheap. I considered sending it back but really not worth paying for return shipping.

Nice ribbon. However, it is more suitable for needlework than hair bows or sewing. It doesn't feel very pliable or soft, but rather stiffer. I bought other ribbons from MAy Arts, they are fabric and make great hair bows. This tape will wrinkle after use. And cannot be easily detached and reused.

For "crafting" this is a great ribbon. It's certainly not very good quality, so not suitable for clothing or any application where you're actually using it to fasten something where you would knot and untie. It is not bound around the edges so wears out very easily and can warp if handled at all by hand. However, it's great for sticking something on for display or tying a gift.

After living happily in the same house for 25 years, I have recently noticed that my lampshades are deteriorating. Many of them had metal ribs and were wrapped in plasticized material that fell apart. I tried wrapping one of these in lace, which worked somewhat, although the lace is too see-through and I needed a layer of fabric between the ribs to block it out. Then I found this tape and bought a roll. It worked very well. One roll of tape is enough for a medium sized lampshade including the…