Today I started turning the dyed silk yardage into ribbon for the Carkeek Park Orchard Room. I’ve been getting lots of help from my intern, Vivian. Here’s Vivian ironing the dyed silk.

Next we snip it at one-and-a-half inch intervals and tear it into 9 foot long ribbons. Removing the stray threads is a bit of a chore.

Winding it onto spindles is a cinch using a drill. I just put a 1/4 dowel into the drill instead of a bit. I wind each piece slowly then tie the next one on until I have a whole three yard piece on each spindle.

Look at those pretty spools!