Gifts & Home Goods

10 yards of 1/2" solid color ribbon

The story of Cream City Ribbon is woven from the fabric of American industrialization. Their origin is the local leather industry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin of the late 1800's and their artisans craft Cream City Ribbon on the very same original machines. 

Cream City Ribbon's unique unwoven fabric is made with horizontal strands (warp) and without a cross-stitch (weft). Strands are held together with a water-soluble adhesive, giving Cream City Ribbon its strength, vibrant colors and signature paper-like feel.

Cream City Ribbon is made of cotton yarn that is 100% grown and dyed in the United States. Every aspect of the ribbon crafting process is examined to ensure a sustainable product and responsible business, employment and manufacturing practices.

Their cotton yarn is biodegradable by its very nature. Their mill meets the material safety standards for EATD (The Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers) according to ETAD34 standards, the associated EU Risk Phrases, and many other demonstrable safety factors. Our mill also meets air and water quality and consumption standards including water re-use and low-flow dyeing machines.

Their adhesive is water-based and US made from bovine collagen which is a by-product of the meat and leather industry. Using an aqueous process (without the use of any solvents and/or harmful materials), this renewable adhesive is sustainable and low-impact on the environment.

 100 yards of 1/2" white ribbon, edged in silver, imprinted with the Bryn Mawr horizontal word mark in matte silver.