I tend to use the satin plastic ribbon that you get for gift wrapping and flower bunch tying. My cake decorating supplier stocks it, but you can get it almost everywhere. It comes in all colours and never gets oily or wet from the cake beneath. You can use some edible glue to stick it onto fondant also. And it tears easily for customising the right width needed.
I am leery of using contact (adhesive) plastic on the back of ribbons, after reading it is not foodsafe here on CC. But you could put the satin plastic ribbon I mentioned above on first, then adhere THAT with double sided tape to your fabric ribbon maybe?
HTH!
I cut wax paper to the exact size of my ribbon. No grease spots and since ribbon isn't food safe it protects my cake as well 
I cut wax paper to the exact size of my ribbon. No grease spots and since ribbon isn't food safe it protects my cake as well
ditto
You can take your ribbon and place it on a piece of wax paper, then iron it. I am not sure of the exact science that happens, but some how when the wax paper heats up, it transfer like a "seal" onto your ribbon. Works everytime for me.
Oh, I was wondering how this was done too. TFS everyone!
I had a bride who wanted real ribbon and what I did was to ice the back of the entire ribbon so the absorbtion would be consistent throughout. Just remember you would need to start with a ribbon that is a few shades lighter than the color she wants to end up with.
I have tried the ironing but it didn't work. Is there a special kind of wax paper that works better. How would freezer paper work to iron on? I think it has more wax. Contact paper is used to line cupboard shelves which sometimes come in contact w/food, so it doesn't seem like a huge problem. Then again I really don't know! Someone needs to invent a ribbon for cakes, food safe and grease proof besides fondant.
I haven't tried ironing the ribbon to the wax paper but I will give that a try
I have tried the ironing but it didn't work. Is there a special kind of wax paper that works better. How would freezer paper work to iron on? I think it has more wax. Contact paper is used to line cupboard shelves which sometimes come in contact w/food, so it doesn't seem like a huge problem. Then again I really don't know! Someone needs to invent a ribbon for cakes, food safe and grease proof besides fondant.
That's a great idea. Ribbon for cakes. I'd buy it
satin-y ribbon that is actually made of plastic from the cake decorating stores!
The ribbon from my cake store is for bags. I know for a fact they are not food-safe, be careful with that, you can't think it's food-safe just because it is sold in a cake decorating store.
Check this out.. food safe ribbon that will not absorb anything.
www. s u g a r c r a f t. com
sugarcraft, check their website and they have a variety of colors
Well, it totally blocked the website.. if you'd like to know the website just pm me! 
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