Tying Decks with Satin Ribbon

[chrissydogz]

my egyption deck that i use at work,i usually just leave it spread out on the table and if i do have to bring it anywhere else i put a small rubber band around it and just recently when i couldnt find a rubber band i used a yellow silly band instead lol. the hanson-roberts deck that i recently purchased at barnes & noble with a book(which is simply adorable by the way)i just put it back in the box when im finished with it.

 

[lark]

Really! I have never heard of such a thing. I thought all hairties had rubber in them. I wish we could get things like that here.

FS

Oh, that's right you're not in US...yes they are really nice..the little brown ones are perfect for lenormand decks.

 

[greatdane]

LARK is that the brand name?

No Ouches? I was going to look for a pack of those. I still love the look of satin ribbons, but those bands do seem really practical when one is in a hurry! Sounds like they would treat a deck gently and hold securely.

 

[Debra]

If you really want the experience of opening a present when you go to your deck, keep it in a box. Like the box it came in.

 

[lark]

No Ouches? I was going to look for a pack of those. I still love the look of satin ribbons, but those bands do seem really practical when one is in a hurry! Sounds like they would treat a deck gently and hold securely.

I'll check at the store and get you the exact brand name...I don't have the packaging anymore.

 

[Cerulean]

Oh, thanks! So the silky floss is cotton!

Well, that helps, as now I don't have the problem of 'wasting silk'.

Off to wrestle with my knotty cotton floss and weaving, so I can make my knots tidy and wrestle a few slippery decks waterfalling into well-stacked submission....

And I'll start mentally gathering satiny ribbons of blue, green and silvery gray for favoritism...

Knotty but knice,

Cerulean
eyeing satin for bonding with her well-bedded deck

P.S. Red-white-blue is would be great for a Fourth of July deck; green and red for Xmas...

 

[greatdane]

Oh, Thanks, Lark!

Edit: Lark, could they be the Goody brand called Ouchless?

GD

 

[greatdane]

Theory vs. Reality

OK, I can see where the bands would come in handy. Just tied a deck with a beautiful satin ribbon because the bag it was in was pretty big and the cards were sliding. Looks lovely, but kind of a pain every time you have to rewrap. I can see it would be much easier with Lark's bands!

 

[lark]

Edit: Lark, could they be the Goody brand called Ouchless?

GD

They might be Goody brand...I actually have quite a collection of different no-ouch bands...and I know some are Goody no-ouch.
Some have elastic woven in the fabric and over time they strech out.
But the ones I like best are like a rolled band of strechy fabric...those are the ones I'll get you the brand name of...but try the Goody brand and see how you like them.
They are usually around 3 bucks a package and you get a lot of them for that price so experimenting with different brands is definitly do-able.
This is actually the best system I've found for keeping the decks from sliding around in the bags.

I make my own bags, and I have a big collection, and they all have their own bag so had to find a solution.
If I had all the money in the world I'd outfit every deck up in a Tarot Totes padded case...love those...but so far only my Greenwood has the pleasure of living in one of those.

 

[greatdane]

Found something that works!

You know those little dress socks that are kind of slinky women (or men) can wear under dressy pants that come to just a bit above the ankle? Well, I just put a deck in one and it holds it perfectly! As it's like a tube closed at one end (no definable heel, not shaped like a sock), it looks really good! AND holds the deck securely so I can now just put in any case I want and it won't move around! EUREKA!