Table of Contents
- Primer: What This Haul Enables (and When to Use It)
- Prep: Unboxing with Purpose—What’s in the Cart and Why
- Setup: Store, Label, and Stage Your Supplies
- Operation: Audit, Sort, and Ready Your Craft Haul
- Quality Checks: Verify Before You Craft
- Results & Handoff: Your Workspace, Ready for Tutus and Embroidery
- Troubleshooting & Recovery: Vendor, Shipping, and Link Issues
- From the comments: Tips, Workarounds, and Real-World Notes
Video reference: “Crafting Supplies Haul: Ribbons, Tulle, Stabilizer, and More!” by
When your craft table fills with boxes from multiple vendors, it can either spark momentum—or chaos. This guide makes sure it’s the former: a clean, confident walkthrough to help you unpack, audit, and stage a mixed haul of tulle, ribbons, stabilizer, and elastic so your next tutu or embroidery job starts smooth.
What you’ll learn
- How to audit a multi-vendor haul so nothing slips through the cracks
- What to check on stabilizer for 5×7 embroidery projects
- Practical ways to store tulle and ribbons for fast tutu builds
- How to stage Stretch Right elastic and metallic/satin ribbons for finishing touches
- Vendor and shipping gotchas (with community-sourced solutions)
Primer: What This Haul Enables (and When to Use It) Tulle in bold colors (turquoise, lavender, aqua, orange, black, red, pink, lime green) plus 1.5-inch double-faced satin ribbon is a tutu maker’s core. Add Stretch Right elastic for the waistband and you’re ready to assemble color-forward, sturdy costumes or party pieces. Metallic gold/silver ribbons and glitter vinyl are the sparkle layer for gift toppers, trims, and embellishments, while Sharpies and stickers support labeling and personalization.
- Where it shines: building tutus, decorating apparel and accessories, and prepping 5×7 machine embroidery with a go-to stabilizer.
- Constraints to note: color availability fluctuates (one vendor shorted items due to stock issues); plan for substitutions.
Pro tip: If your workflow includes frequent embroidery placements, consider how your stabilizer and fabric feed alongside any hooping gear you already own. If you use accessories like embroidery magnetic hoops, store them near your stabilizer so your setup routine stays consistent.
Prep: Unboxing with Purpose—What’s in the Cart and Why From Gibbs International and BB Craft came double-faced satin and multiple bolts/spools of tulle. Amazon delivered a 5×7-friendly embroidery stabilizer, Stretch Right elastic (two large spools), metallic ribbons (gold and silver), Sharpies, and themed stickers. Glitter vinyl (gold) arrived from Glitterbug Fairy.
- Ribbons: 1.5-inch double-faced satin in apple/green, lavender, orange, and yellow; plus metallic silver and gold.
- Tulle: turquoise, lavender, aqua, orange, black, red, pink, lime/“apple,” and additional spooled colors (red, light pink, black, purple).
- Embroidery essentials: stabilizer the creator “highly recommends” for 5×7 hoops.
- Tutu essential: Stretch Right elastic (large spool).
Watch out: One vendor shorted the ribbon order; another package turned out to be table legs—destined for return. Always verify contents against your purchase list before you break down packaging.
Community note: Several viewers reported affiliate links to Amazon weren’t working for them. If you rely on saved links, double-check before you need to reorder.
Quick check: Hold the stabilizer package and read the size guidance; the featured pick is specifically called out for 5×7 hooping.
Checklist—Prep
- Confirm vendor and contents on every box (photo the label + packing slip).
- Count ribbon rolls and verify widths (1.5" satin, metallics separate).
- Group tulle by color family and spool/bolt type.
- Set aside Stretch Right elastic spools for tutu production.
- Keep the 5×7 stabilizer flat and in original packaging for easy ID.
Setup: Store, Label, and Stage Your Supplies A tidy room speeds every project. Place tulle bolts where you can grab color families quickly; ribbon spools stand vertically or on dowels. The creator’s space shows a practical, ready-to-reach system: shelves for bulk rolls and a working surface for the current project.
- Tulle: separate bolts (turquoise, lavender, aqua, orange, black, red, pink, lime/“apple”); keep spooled tulle (red, light pink, black, purple) in bins to avoid tangles.
- Ribbons: keep satin vs. metallics apart so you can finish tutus consistently and avoid scratching softer fibers.
- Elastic: park Stretch Right where you cut waistbands to avoid extra handling.
- Stabilizer: store the 5×7 go-to near your machine and hoops.
Pro tip: If you also use magnetic frames in your embroidery workflow, maintain a shared tray for stabilizer, bobbins, and frames so pre-hoop routines happen in one pass—even if you switch between classic or magnetic hoops for embroidery.
Quick check: Label each spool/bolt with color name and available yardage using Sharpies so you won’t guess mid-build.
Checklist—Setup
- Separate materials by function (tutu core vs. finishing vs. embroidery support).
- Label spools/bolts with color and yardage as they arrive.
- Keep elastic and scissors at the cutting station.
- Stage stabilizer near your machine, marked “5×7.”
Operation: Audit, Sort, and Ready Your Craft Haul 1) Audit each vendor’s box - Cross-check your order list with the contents you unbox. Gibbs International supplied 1.5-inch satin in apple/green, lavender, and orange, but some items were shorted—document what’s missing. The creator planned to contact them for credit.
Watch out: If a box looks unfamiliar or sounds odd when shaken, open cautiously—one “mystery” box revealed table legs, not craft goods. Keep all materials pristine so returns are painless.
2) Expand your tutu palette - From BB Craft, add turquoise ribbon plus a spectrum of tulle: turquoise, lavender, aqua, orange, black, red, pink, lime/“apple,” and a later set of red, light pink, black, and purple spools. Move everything directly to its storage zone so you don’t re-handle it later.
Pro tip: If you prefer to batch-build waistbands and later attach tulle, stage elastic cutting first; you’ll move faster and reduce color-change downtime on the tulle side.
3) Stage embellishments and personalization - Metallic ribbons (gold, silver) are your shine layer for bows, sashes, and edges. Keep them near cutting tools so you can measure cleanly. Stickers (animal faces, mermaids, sea creatures) and glitter vinyl (gold) are great for packaging or accessory accents.
Pro tip: For makers who also run embroidery alongside tutu work, it’s helpful to keep a small, labeled basket with stabilizer, marking tools, and your preferred frame style. If you use a magnetic embroidery hoop or a standard clamp, consistency in where these live saves time.
4) Confirm embroidery stabilizer for your hoop - The creator emphasizes a single stabilizer she “highly recommends” for 5×7 hoop projects. Check the label and store it flat. If you’re already loyal to another brand, consider testing this on a like-for-like project to compare stitch quality, removal, and fabric stability.
Quick check: Does the stabilizer packaging explicitly call out suitability for 5×7 hoop uses? The featured product does.
5) Prepare Stretch Right elastic for tutu waistbands
- Two spools suggest batching—pre-cut common sizes, bundle them with painter’s tape, and store in a bin by size for quick assembly. Viewers were enthusiastic about grabbing this elastic for their own builds.
6) Keep essentials at hand - Sharpies are a go-to for color/yardage labels, packaging, and quick notes. Keep one at your cutting station, one by the machine.
Pro tip: If you frequently switch between embroidery jobs with various frames, a simple sheet listing your regular frame/stabilizer combinations reduces decision fatigue. For example, keep a note where you’d list preferences if you also used items like machine embroidery hoops or tested a dime magnetic hoop.
Checklist—Operation - Audit and document shortages (photos help with support).
- Place each material in its final storage location immediately.
- Batch-prep elastic lengths for common tutu sizes.
- Stage stabilizer, marking tools, and hoops/frames together.
- Keep metallics separate to avoid scuffing softer ribbons.
Quality Checks: Verify Before You Craft
- Count and color-check ribbons: verify 1.5-inch width and color names against your plan.
- Tulle condition: spools/bolts should be intact, edges not snagged.
- Stabilizer: confirm packaging states suitability for 5×7; store flat to avoid curling.
- Elastic: ensure the Stretch Right spools are undamaged and dispensing smoothly.
- Accessories: glitter vinyl roll edges uncrushed; stickers print quality crisp.
Quick check: Hold the 5×7 stabilizer label up and read it—if you can identify hoop size at a glance, you’ll never grab the wrong roll on a deadline.
Pro tip: Maintain a “pre-flight” card for embroidery that sits next to your machine: fabric type, needle, stabilizer choice, and hoop/frame pairing. If you sometimes work with tools such as hoopmaster or prefer magnetic hoops for embroidery, jot that down so your sequence is consistent from job to job.
Results & Handoff: Your Workspace, Ready for Tutus and Embroidery When the dust settles, you should have:
- A color-coded tulle library and a ribbon shelf that lets you see 1.5-inch satin and metallic options at a glance.
- A bin (or two) of pre-cut Stretch Right elastic lengths ready to assemble.
- A clearly labeled pack of stabilizer that your 5×7 embroidery tasks can grab instantly.
- A small embellishment station with glitter vinyl and themed stickers for quick personalization.
If you continue to build your embroidery toolkit, keep all hooping gear in one zone. Whether you’re testing a brother embroidery machine in a new workflow or comparing classic vs. magnetic hoops accessories, proximity and labeling will save you minutes on every run.
Troubleshooting & Recovery: Vendor, Shipping, and Link Issues Symptom → Likely cause → Fix
- Missing ribbon or partial orders → Vendor stock-outs or packing errors → Email support with your order number and photos. A community member said email got faster resolution than phone; they were told items were out of stock and were able to switch colors.
- Wrong item in a mystery box → Fulfillment mix-up → Keep packaging intact; request a return label before disposing of inner boxes.
- High shipping for glitter vinyl → Varies by seller → Compare total cost (product + shipping). A viewer found an Etsy option with lower shipping than Glitterbug Fairy on a similar item.
- Affiliate links not working → Temporary link or regional issue → Type the product name into Amazon search or access via your order history while awaiting updated links.
Quick check: Before contacting support, list the exact SKUs/colors missing and attach a photo of the packing slip—this reduces back-and-forth.
Pro tip: Keep a running inventory doc. When supply dips below your comfort threshold, reorder before sales or seasonal rushes hit. If your embroidery flow includes frames like a magnetic embroidery hoops setup or classic clamps, note which stabilizer types you burn through fastest so you’re never short mid-run.
From the comments: Tips, Workarounds, and Real-World Notes
- Elastic enthusiasm: Multiple makers are grabbing Stretch Right spools after seeing how well they fit tutu production.
- Stabilizer trial: An experienced embroiderer plans to try the 5×7-recommended stabilizer next order—even after years with another brand.
- Gibbs International shortages: One maker reported email worked best; the vendor explained items were out of stock, then shipped substitutes after color changes.
- Shipping comparisons: A crafter found shipping for glitter vinyl cheaper via an Etsy seller than through Glitterbug Fairy for their location.
- Link issues: Several viewers couldn’t open the Amazon links; when links fail, search by product name.
If you’re also evolving your embroidery station, decide in advance how you’ll pair stabilizer with frames. Some makers prefer standard hoops while others work faster with magnetic embroidery hoop or magnetic hoops accessories depending on fabric and design density.