| Show neat wrapping drappi ng aids appearance of holiday gifts men are seldom noted for their daintiness especially around christ massime ma but they arent the only roes ones whose gifts present a sight with sorry bulgy paper covering and loose string that portends early disintegration of the wrapping even some women confess that they wrap their gifts several times before their appearance is satisfactory the best of wrappers are only amateurs however compared with the girls in large department stores who gift wrap all day long for most articles whose shapes make wrapping difficult they have an effective solution corrugate it this means that the bundle is wrapped lengthwise and sidewise in corrugated paper before putting fancy christmas paper around it corrugation ru will cover a multitude of shapes they explain they suggest five steps when wrapping simple packages 1 fold the paper over the bundle line up the two open sides then told old them back two or three inches to prevent paper cuts by getting the sharp edge of the paper out of the way 2 draw folded paper snug the paper should be made to rest tightly around the lengthwise section of the bundle 3 fold in the ends holding hold ing the package as shown in drawing number 2 turn the corners diagonally inward the pointed section that remains is then folded back against the side of the package 4 wind string around package first wind the string around the bundle lengthwise and then make a figure 8 knot this is an ordinary slip knot that is turned once before it is slipped it looks like a figure 8 when tied and makes a perfect slip knot 5 tie the string after aate r the string is run through the figure 8 knot lengthwise simply continue the string around the bundle sidewise and tie the ends of the string extra care in wrapping will make even the most inexpensive gifts more presentable |
