Yarn-dyed striped grosgrain fabric

GROSGRAIN’S USES

STRUCTURAL USES

Grosgrain fabric is widely used to attach semi-detached articles like tops and skirts. Ribbed grosgrain may also be used on reinforcements and gussets. Grosgrain ribbons are used for waistbands, facings, and accents. Using grosgrain ribbons as waistband facings saves a lot of time and excess fabric and are excellent for use with bulky fabrics.

EVENING WEAR

Grosgrain fabric is also a smart and practical alternative to lustrous satin and is popularly used on evening gowns, dresses, dinner jackets, tuxedos, and dress coats. It highlights the hems of the lapel, outermost edges, and the garment's collar, which adds to its sophistication.

Unlike satin, grosgrain is very durable and does not have the harsh glare satin has as it has more of a matte finish. Moreover, it can also be used on accessories like cummerbunds and bow ties.

MILLINERY AND HAT RIBBONS

Grosgrain has gained popularity in millinery as a great choice for creating decorations on hats. This fabric has been used on opera and top hats and has been one of the most favored options for men's hats because of its quality.

Grosgrain ribbons are also widely used by hat manufacturers exclusively for their crow bow and edge binding. Unfortunately, despite the diminishing supply of vintage grosgrain ribbons, up until now, the hat industry has yet to find a substitute of equal or greater suitability for vintage cotton-rayon blend ribbons.

Modern polyester ribbons, for example, have colors that simply do not hold the same elegance as vintage ribbons do. Because of this, a significant price increase has been observed.

Grosgrain Fabric can also be used on things that are not related to clothing. To elaborate, here are some other ways to utilize Grosgrain fabric:

BOOKBINDING

Grosgrain fabric can also be used to bind together book spines or sheaves and can be a great tool for book restoration and binding.

CARGO AND PACKING

With its curls, grosgrain is also popular in the cargo industry as it can be used to secure parcels. Grosgrain ribbons are used to wrap fragile items for shipments. On the other hand, nylon grosgrain is used as luggage binding and messenger bags for soft goods.

HANDICRAFTS

Some grosgrains made out of low-cost synthetics like polyester are often made as gift-wrapping ribbons and all sorts of ornaments and decorations for scrapbooks and other crafts like book-binding, trimming, embellishing, and bead making.