Article: The most important step is finding and understanding your cause and knowing what ribbon matches it. Of course, if you are reading this article you probably already know what you are wearing a ribbon for. It is always good to understand the cause you represent deeply, as you may be asked about it. Often, ribbons are worn in honor of someone you know. For instance, a relative that passed from a type of cancer. Ribbons are also worn to demonstrate solidarity with a particular group, for instance Black Lives Matter or the LGBT community. Check your sources carefully. Some organizations, such as Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Autism Speaks, are strongly disliked by the people they claim to be helping. Be careful about what type of group you are supporting. Single-color ribbons are simple enough, but ribbons with multiple colors or different designs can be more complicated. Often, a particular cause may have a specific "official" design, but you don't necessarily need to be bound by that. You can customize a ribbon by writing the name of a person who is meaningful to you on the ribbon's tail, or trimming in their favorite color. The "Eye" of the ribbon is also an area that people like to customize with designs or symbols. If you want to follow a particular design exactly, you'll want to seek out the website representing the cause and find their exact specifications. For smaller ribbons, especially those that will be worn, you'll want to use ribbon or fabric as your material. These materials are generally soft, wearable, and tolerate stress and weather reasonably well. If you are making a larger ribbon to be displayed on a door or in a window, you may want to consider paper or card stock. Since the ribbon won't be worn and won't be moving much, paper and card stock are both cheaper and easier to make large ribbons out of. Paper or card stock reasons are also easy to add additional colors to - just use a marker or paint.

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Find a cause you care about. Choose your ribbon design. Choose premade ribbon or fabric for most smaller jobs. Choose paper or card stock for most larger jobs.