Wrapping Techniques
How to Wrap a Gift Without Tape
Wrap a box with no tape at all using a folded pocket, tucked end flaps and firm creases, then lock it with ribbon, twine or a sticker seal.
Wrapping Techniques
The skills behind a neat parcel: measuring paper, folding clean corners, wrapping boxes of any proportion, the diagonal method and wrapping without tape.
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Wrapping Techniques
Diagonal Gift Wrapping: How to Wrap a Box with Less Paper
Learn the diagonal wrap: set the box at an angle on the sheet, fold the four paper corners over in turn, and cover a box with a piece that looked too small.
Wrapping Techniques
How to Wrap a Box of Any Size: Cubes, Shirt Boxes and Tall Boxes
Adapt the standard box wrap to any shape: how much paper a cube needs, where to put the seam on a flat shirt box and why tall boxes are wrapped lying down.
Wrapping Techniques
How to Fold Clean Corners on a Wrapped Gift
Fold sharp, symmetrical ends on any wrapped box: trim the end paper, make four folds in the right order and crease every edge.
Wrapping Techniques
How to Measure Wrapping Paper So You Never Run Short
Two simple measurements, around the box and along it, tell you exactly how much wrapping paper to cut. Includes a no-math method that uses the box itself.