- 1). Cut a length of wire-free ribbon that is 6 inches longer than the circumference of the neck so that you have enough ribbon left over to tie the ends of the ruff together after you've completed it.
- 2). Leave the wire ribbon on the spool while you work so you do not run out of ribbon while you are pleating. Fold the edge of the loose end under so that the wire doesn't poke you when you're wearing the ruff. Make folds in the ribbon at 1-inch intervals in an accordion pattern. Don't crease the wire, just bend it into a curve. Shape the curves around a pencil as you go.
- 3). Sew one side of the pleated length of wired ribbon to your wire-free ribbon starting about 3 inches from the end of the wire-free ribbon. Use a whip stitch and make sure that each stitch goes around the wired edge of the pleat and through the edge of the fabric of both the pleated, wired ribbon and the wire-free ribbon. You should end up with 3 extra inches of the wire-free ribbon at the other end.
- 4). Tie the ruff around your neck using the ends of the wire-free ribbon to test it for length and fit. Cut the wire ribbon off the spool and fold the cut edge under to hide the wire.
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