[ANSTHRLD] Award dimensions

[Bob Dewart]

Those sizes might be OK for some.  When I got my Star, it was too small and
fell off my arm that evening in the bathroom.  The Iris size is OK.  Just
remember, we come in different sizes.

Gilli

(snippage)
> Meantime, for woven ribbons it suggests Stars of Merit be 20" long,
Centurian
> for 18", Iris at 24-30".  (Why should a Centurian's ribbon be shorter?
Some
> of them have to fit around really beefy calves and upper arms!!)  Width
shown
> for Iris only, at 1".  Most of the Irises I've seen are wider - more like
> 1.5" -- but 1" is about right for Star and Centurian ribbons.  Irises have
no
> D-rings; Stars and Centurians should get 2 light-weight ones, IMNSHO, at
the
> end opposite the star.  Trying to do a squire's knot through 1 D-ring
above
> one's own left elbow can lead one to
> 1) swear
> 2) just tie any old knot and deal with constant slippage
> 3) forget about wearing it
> 4) add another D-ring and/or sew a safety pin to the thing
> 5) work for a higher award so you're justified in doing #3
>
> Kathri