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Author Message   Glenn Tinkerer Username: Glenn Post Number: 904 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 10:51 am:    If pile depth and gauge of warp threads in the backing are a major concern, find a supplier of heavy weight cotton velvet curtain material and purchase an off cut of the nearest colour match. My stock of cotton velvet ribbons came from an old upholstery shop nearly forty years ago, but you can still buy a similar velvet fabric in the UK today. Only trouble - it is only woven in 'broad loom' and not available in ribbon form any more.