make your own ribbon

Any leftover bits of silk, viscose or other fine textile can be made into a lovely long piece of ribbon

Cut it into fine strips of 1 inch or even smaller like 1/2 inch, now seam small ends together (this is the only time consuming task on this project) but once all the small ends are stitched together then it is just a long running stitch to the glorious end 

If you have wooden bobbins like i do, you can wound your new ribbon around the bobbin and alas a beautiful piece of recycled home made ribbon