seems like a cool idea. I'll have to experiment with it.

The potential problem I see first off is grip...but I guess that depends on what kind you get. Seems like the smooth satiny ones would be kinda slippy while you're hooping.

It gives me an idea to toy with...I'll let you know how things work out. *mad scientist hair frizzle* ....yes....much ideas! mwahhhahaha [*franken-hoop*?]

I think I know the site you're referring to (out of Philly I think?) and I have also decorated a hoop with ribbon. I wanted something UV reactive but I'm not particularly fond of the bright flourescent colors and my costume is white and silver. So I taped first and then glued the ribbon down. I'm not super precise at taping so going around the edges of the ribbon with tape didn't really work out for me, so I used that stuff called "mod podge" that's for decoupage, mixed some loose glitter into it and painted it over the ribbon to further secure it. It soaks into the fabric and stiffens it a little and protects it, but it doesn't give it a smooth finish that's too slippy. The hoop is fairly heavy and a little scratchy in places but I don't have any problems with grip (there's a spiral of gaffer's on there too) and it's holding up pretty well, though I don't take it outside. It was pretty labor intensive. It glows fantastically in blacklight! I used white ribbon and some purple with pink flowers printed on it and green trim. There's some flourescent pink tape underneath that glows through. I'll try to remember to take a picture and post it. It's definitely an good alternative to tape if you have the time to devote to it.

I have used ribbon to tape hoops in the past. It looks great, but it doesn't hold up as well as tape. When you drop it, the ribbon frays much worse than tape and begins to look a lot less pretty. If you use ribbon, I would suggest keeping it inside or on the grass.

I'd love to see a photo of this ribbon hoop. Got one?

i recently made a huge mistake
i just bought tape from identi-tape.com and bought flagging tape thinking the word tape, meant tape.....but it's not tape at all...super pretty though. so im stuck with the awesome looking ribbon stuff
so im using some of it
its really hard to work with but looks great.
will take pictures!

I really like their Animalprint hoops.. I'll try to look for some leopard ribbon on the market soon!