Pretty ribbons
Isn’t it a joy to have a box or drawer filled
with pretty ribbons? Whenever I wander into
a specialty ribbon store, I am driven to grab
a handful of sweet brocades and classic
grosgrains. But how do you use them in your
home? They can be hung side by side as
parallel decorations, or used as trims for bed
linens and curtains. I’ve even hung smaller
paintings with stronger ones, and they
transform a simple brown parcel into a work
of art.
Nam Cheong Street and Yu Chau Street
in Sham Shui Po are the best places to go for
decorative ribbons. Hashimotoya, G/F, Shop
A, 110 Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po
(3173 5678), is a great shop to pick up satin,
cotton and velvet ones. Flying Dragon, G/F,
Shop D, 213-217 Yu Chau Street, Sham Shui
Po (2708 2528), is good for grosgrain and
taffeta. I sometimes get Wing Fung Industrial
to print special messages on ribbons – things
like Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday and Bon
Voyage. Wing Fung Industrial, Shops A & B,
G/F, 201-207 Yu Chau Street, Sham Shui Po,
Kowloon (2278 8255).
Chinese wooden
biscuit moulds
Belinda got her love of freshly
baked treats from her mother,
who always made her own
biscuits and cakes. In my
childhood, too, there were rarely
packaged sweets, so these
biscuit moulds appeal to our love
of freshly baked goodies. Hong
Kong is filled with such winning
moulds for cooking in. Two top
favourites for baking goods are
WoodWork Professor, G/F, 335-
339 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei
(2332 2443),
-
professor.com; and New Chun
Fat, 277 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma
Tei (2388 5318).
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