Balmoral tails-> How wide?

[MacWage]

(So as to not hijack my own thread, I have a couple questions.)


As mentioned in a few previous posts, I am making my own balmorals. I am messing with how to make the tails look "right."

Now, I am asking you balmoral owners:

How wide is the ribbon used on the tails?

Thus far, I've used 1 and 1.5 grosgrain ribbons. The 1 inch make better ribbons (thus far), while the 1.5 makes nice loose tails. What are on yours and do you wish they were different?

(Also, what are your tying methods?)

[turpin]

for the tails i'd say not more than one inch. remember, these are vestiges of a closure system that probably used narrower ribbon, since it had to be threaded through the headband.

so far for tying I've just tacked them up in a bow, and not tied a knot. i don't know how it looks on, because i don't have eyes in the back of my head, but it's working for me.