Wired Christmas Ribbon, Gold & Silver, 9 m

Ribbon with a wire in both edges. That wire is the whole point: it lets the ribbon hold a curve, a wave or a stiff bow instead of collapsing. It is what separates tree ribbon that looks styled from ribbon that looks tied on.

Gold, silver and everything between

Metallic-thread stripes, glittered snowflakes, reindeer silhouettes, tartan, nutcracker figures, lattice and swirl prints — mostly on ivory or white grounds so the metal does the work. Two widths: 38 mm for bows and small wreaths, 63 mm for tree garlands and large wreath bows.

Nine metres is the right length

A 63 mm roll wraps a 7 ft tree in a single continuous spiral with enough left over for six to eight bows. A 38 mm roll does a full wreath plus the tree topper.