Rainbow Ribbon

This rainbow ribbon was one of the first projects I undertook when I decided to try my hand at some artistic endeavors. I found the houndstooth ribbon in an old box of scrap cloth and the beads in an old box I’d had since high school. The ribbon I’d kept for seven years after an event at the Commonwealth Hotel in Boston and always hoped to make something of it. The black-and-white color of the ribbon and the rainbow of the beads alongside the fact that it was Pride Month made me think that I should make something contrasting and colorful to celebrate the occasion.

I enjoyed the mechanical nature of the process and the almost mindless actions of stringing beads and sewing lines. Like all Trash + Time projects, this one required more time than skill and represented an investment of time in an endeavor that is arguably a waste of time. This ribbon isn’t designed for longevity, and why spend so long making it beautiful?

Still, I like the finished effect. And I like that I made it. Maybe that’s enough.