The Gift Wrapping Book [Paperback]

Caroline Birkett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2002

This book provides readers with hundreds of inspirational ideas and techniques that ensure their wrappings are as special as the gifts inside. Detailed instructions show how to make individual boxes and bags to accommodate awkward shapes, plus solutions galore for tricky wrapping problems.

Readers will also find advice and suggestions for perfect finishing touches, from tags and tassels to paper flowers. Step-by-step photography ensures every project is easy to follow, with gorgeous pictures of the finished wrapping.

Caroline Birkett trained as a textile designer. She spent several years designing luxury knitwear collections and new products with a large ribbon manufacturer. After turning her talents to designing and writing craft projects, she's brought her flair for combining colors, patterns and textures to the medium of paper.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gift wrapping, according to former textile designer Birkett, is a feat to be accomplished and then admired. Her instructions include those both nimble and not and range from covering a basic box to fashioning crackers for all occasions. There is something for everyone in these 150-plus different projects. Each runs about a page or two with minimal directions, large color photographs, and occasional tips on best/alternate methods. Some of the more unusual ideas: a rose-embellished bow, an origami box, a paper fan bow, and woven paper baskets, among others. At the end are the basics: materials, tools, and the five fundamental techniques (measuring, transferring, scoring, folding, and cutting). This handy how-to will leave gift givers rapt with pleasure. Barbara Jacobs
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About the Author

Caroline Birkett trained as a textile designer and after gaining a postgraduate diploma spent several years designing luxury knitwear collections. A love of books led her to turn her talents to designing and writing craft projects, contributing to a wide variety of books and magazines. She has also designed new products with a large ribbon manufacturer. Her first book was on embroidery, giving a contemporary twist to cross stitch. Now she has brought her flair for combining colours, patterns and textures to the medium of paper. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles Publishers (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 071531453X
• ISBN-13: 978-0715314531
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #491,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too primitive, September 30, 2004

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Jelena V.P. (Maryland, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Gift Wrapping Book (Paperback)

I was quite disappointed with this book. Included patterns and templates were, well, great if you are in a 5th grade. Some designs were simply tasteless (wrapping a gift in a bubble-wrap - oh please!). I was also expecting to see more techniques for making bows and gift accessories, but there were mostly instructions on how to make boxes and some hideous fabric bags. And does anyone really need 10 introductory pages and 2 pages about the types of ribbons in a 100-page book?

Don't expect to impress anyone except your Mom and Grandma, who will like almost anything you do anyway.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm actually looking forward to next Christmas!, January 1, 2004

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This review is from: The Gift Wrapping Book (Paperback)

This book has some of the best gift wrapping tips and ideas I've ever seen.

This Christmas, I was getting bored wrapping gifts the same old way, so I began surfing for some ideas to spice it up a little. This book did not disappoint. It has ideas for all skill levels, and uses materials that are widely available. It also has great wrapping ideas for gifts with unusual shapes and sizes.

It comes complete with simple instructions, step by step photographs and diagrams, and even has all the templates you need to get started.

From now on, all gifts will be spectacular, inside and out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good templates, but thin book for the price, April 28, 2008

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This review is from: Gift Wrapping Book (Hardcover)

This book has clear instructions and decent templates, but relies too much on rather expensive metallic papers/plastics and bubble wrap that you can't recycle.

Gift wrapping doesn't have to break the bank, or be more expensive than the gift itself.

Borrow from your library first, before buying.