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Apparently I need help figuring this out...(this requires some math)

vineyard12vineyard12
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I plan on hanging some ribbon from these posts at our ceremony site. I had gotten a quote from my florist and I think it was too expensive to hang some ribbon ($250), so I thought I would buy the ribbon and the coordinator said she would hang them (I'd cut them to length).

My florist determined she would need 70 yards of each color (doing 2 colors), so that's 140 yards. The columns are 87" tall. That's just over 7 feet, rounding to 8 feet. There are 8 columns. Since 3 feet equals 1 yard, I rounded up to 9 feet per column (per ribbon). I figured out I needed 24 yards of each color (spools come in 25), so I round up to 50 yards total. Where is she getting the extra 20 yards from?

My brain is over loaded on this and I can't seem to figure it out. Hw many ribbons would end up being on each column? I could make them in varying lengths. Here is a picture of what I saw (and the ribbons don't have to be this long) the last time I was there. Could she be figuring on two of each color for each column?




Picture below was sent from the coordinator, but if you can see it, the ribbons are a little shorter


Thoughts? Ideas? I think I am over thinking this...
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    [QUOTE]I plan on hanging some ribbon from these posts at our ceremony site. I had gotten a quote from my florist and I think it was too expensive to hang some ribbon ($250), so I thought I would buy the ribbon and the coordinator said she would hang them (I'd cut them to length). My florist determined she would need 70 yards of each color (doing 2 colors), so that's 140 yards. The columns are 87" tall. That's just over 7 feet, rounding to 8 feet. There are 8 columns. Since 3 feet equals 1 yard, I rounded up to 9 feet per column (per ribbon). I figured out I needed 24 yards of each color (spools come in 25), so I round up to 50 yards total. Where is she getting the extra 20 yards from? My brain is over loaded on this and I can't seem to figure it out. Hw many ribbons would end up being on each column? I could make them in varying lengths. Here is a picture of what I saw (and the ribbons don't have to be this long) the last time I was there. Could she be figuring on two of each color for each column? Picture below was sent from the coordinator, but if you can see it, the ribbons are a little shorter Thoughts? Ideas? I think I am over thinking this...
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    </div><div>This isn't a calculation or anything but all I can think of is she allows for waste? Or if some ribbon gets damanged? </div><div>
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  • cdchisancdchisan member
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    are you draping or wrapping the ribbon along the pillars?
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  • mancila60mancila60
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    Maybe she doubled or thought like PP said for damage of smaller pieces being cut off. Honestly what I would do is just buy a bunch of the ribbon and have the coordinator hang and cut them into different lengths or whatever you would prefer.
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  • e_brendae_brenda
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    If the florist is making any kind of bow that the ribbons are flowing from, that would mean extra ribbon for all of those loops. I couldn't tell from your picture.

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  • vineyard12vineyard12
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    [QUOTE]are you draping or wrapping the ribbon along the pillars?
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    Hanging them from a metal rod that connects to the column, probably 1" in diameter. They'll just hang straight down and flow in the breeze
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  • littleshrinklittleshrink member
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    I would just buy whatever it is that she says.  I'm guessing she is wanting extra for mistakes or even to add more ribbon to each pole.  I wouldn't over think this one....if you're like me, you've got enough on your brain!
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  • leopardgurl831leopardgurl831
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    I think she is doing 2 of each color on each pole.
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