Ideas For Fabric Gift Wrap

Those old scraps of material that you are considering tossing in the garbage may be able to be used

. Not for a quilt and not as patches for other clothing but for fabric gift wrap. This form of gift giving is both economical and environmentally friendly because you use fabric you already have. That old shirt or blouse that has been hanging in your closet for the past few years can now be put to use.

The uses for old fabric are seemingly endless. It does not have to be clothing but can include lace, hankies, curtains, table cloths or sheets. Even clothing that your children no longer wear can be used to wrap gifts for other children. The art of using cloth to wrap gifts originated in the Asian culture.

The Japanese government encourages their citizens to use fabric to wrap gifts because of the economical value and because it is eco friendly. The practice of using fabric was established hundreds of years ago when cloth was used to carry good home from the market. Today the art of wrapping gifts in cloth is known as furoshiki. Almost any fabric can be used for this purpose depending on what gift you are giving.

For small gifts you can use a handkerchief to wrap it in. These are useful for many occasions and are available for a few cents at many thrift stores. Before you use it for wrapping purposes, you can even embroider the persons initial on the hanky for a bit of personalization.

Gifts such as sheets or kitchen wares may be wrapped in curtains. The curtains can then be used to hang in the room the gift is associated with. If the gift is associated with the bathroom it may be wrapped in a shower curtain or a towel. Wrapping a gift in fabric is easy and anything can be wrapped in fabric wrap.

If you are gifting a large item, you will need a large swatch of material such as a sheet or curtains. When you are wrapping small packages, cut a swatch large enough to envelop the gift and place the gift in the middle of the fabric. Pull up all edges of the fabric into a bundle on top of the gift. You may secure it with lace trim, another piece of fabric or ribbon.

There are virtually hundreds of ideas for the use of old cloth. The greatest is to wrap gifts in. If you do not have any spare material around you can purchase some at a thrift store in your area. It makes receiving gifts more exciting and giving them more fun. When a gift is wrapped in fabric, the wrap is more likely to be used again.

Gifts are exciting to receive and can be just as exciting to give. Using your artistic abilities can add beauty and art to any gift. Fabric gift wrap is a great way to recycle old clothes as well as other fabrics that you are considering throwing away.

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by: Earlene May

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