Fabric wrapped presents

[TheOneWithTwoParties]

I was thinking of getting fabric to wrap presents this year, for the kids and us so we get it back, not distant relatives. Do you do this and how well does it work if you are a bit rubbish at creative stuff?

Has anyone bought kits from Etsy or similar? Do you use pillow cases? How do you make sure things don't slowly unwrap under the tree because you didn't knot them well enough?

I hate wrapping. I used brown paper last year in a bid to be greener but reuse is better than recycle so now I'm thinking a bigger switch might be good.

We use a mixture of brown paper tied with ribbon which gets reused each year and Christmassy drawstring bags. When I was a child we had to hold our presents in front of the fire so that the sellotape peeled off. Some of the paper was used for years, my mother used to iron it all on Boxing Day and store it in a flat box under the bed.

Another one going Furoshiki here…I have bought fabric but have also chopped up an old top and some too long Pj bottoms…the gifts look really nice. I will do it for immediate family and ask for my wrapping back (the fabrics are quite an investment).

I have also kept some Amazon packing, flattened it and will use that with fancy ribbon which I will reuse over many years.

I also have some traditional wrapping paper to use up so it will be a real mix this year, with a view to increasing the use of fabric over the next few years.

I’m hoping that some of my gift recipients will catch on 😀

I just use whatever fabric is the right size in my sewing stash. It doesn't have to look "Christmassy", and I reuse it for sewing projects or other years' presents. Elastic bands or hair bobbles hold fabric well (and we seem to end up with enough coming into the house without buying them somehow)

How about using fat quarters? They're about 50 x 50cm I think so big enough for smaller gifts. Aldi have some lovely fat quarters for not a lot of money, including Christmas ones, Harry Potter, Marvel, floral

those who are using fabric, are you hemming the edges?

No, but I cut round the edges with pinking shears to stop fraying

thanks

I often buy fat quarters in the bargain bin.

But in lucky to have two haberdashers shops local to me.

My mother loves fabric and reuses it so I wrap her gifts in that.

My grandmother irons wrapping paper and reuses it.

For the last couple of years I've been using brown paper and string. No tape or anything, and labels tied on so it can all be reused. Obviously eventually it will rip/wear thin but I've got some pieces which have been used for two Christmases (some of those a couple of times the first Christmas because we had grandparents visiting before Christmas) and a few birthdays in between, and they're still going strong for this year. I have red and white string for Christmas and multicoloured string for birthdays, and it all gets collected and folded/tied up to be reused too.

I've been buying scarves in charity shops and using them. I mean, I'm not great at it, but it's quite easy and effective!

Buying fabric from charity shops- tablecloths, duvets etc doubles the eco factor, I reckon.