We MUST ALWAYS Seal Ribbon Ends

Yes, seal ribbon ends for every ribbon, any ribbon, to keep it from fraying which could further misshape our precious bows.

So, What's the best way to seal ribbon ends?

I've tried them all. Depending on the ribbon material, I've summarized below the sealing methods you can use for each of them.

	Fray Check	Lighter / Candle	Thread Burner / Wood Burning Tool
Sheers	Good	NO No	GREAT!
Taffeta	Good	NO No	NO No
Satin	Good	GREAT!	GREAT!
Grosgrain	Good	GREAT!	Good
Velvet	NO no	GREAT!	Good

Now, How do we seal ribbon ends?

For starter or children, begin seal ribbon ends with liquid fray check is the way to go. This is the safest way that one wouldn't mess up.

Once you gain more confidence in handling the ribbons, you can try heat sealed the ribbon ends. This is what the experts use. You can either heat sealed with candle / lighter or using a thread burner / wood burning tool.

Have problems to handle V-shape ends? This example here show you how you can heat seal V-shape ribbon ends with candle / lighter.