Has anyone seen these? I saw a ribbon storage box made from a clear plastic tote. It has dowels run across the inside and holes in the box for the ribbon to come through. I can't figure out how they held the dowels in place so that they were sturdy and could be removed to add your rolls of ribbon. TIA!

I found 2 that are made with card board boxes but they don't have dowels through them!
Ribbon Storage Box Tutorial : I’m not a geek, but I play one in real life
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but I looked at the plastic one offered at oriental trading, and I think the dowel is the length of the inside of the box and all the spools are slipped on then placed in the box and that way the dowel doesn't go any where!
I hope this helps!

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I have turned several of my plastic bins into ribbon boxes.


What I do is buy the dowel rods, cut to size. Then I drill holes in the sides of the container, big enough for the dowel to fit through, but not so big that it will slip out. You also want the height so the ribbon rolls will not scrap the bottom. I have some that have 4 rods, 2 on top and 2 on bottom. Just slide your ribbon rolls on the dowel, I stop one roll short, so I can easily slide the dowel into place on one side, then add the last roll, and slip into the other side. They may be better ways, but I just put a coating of hot glue on the outside of the box, on the dowel that sticks out (picks off easy when I need to take it off) I do this to prevent slipping back and forth...

Did that make any sense?

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