11 Levels of Gift Wrapping: Easy to Complex

11 Levels of Gift Wrapping: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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6 ай бұрын

Sophie Liard, an expert gift wrapper and author of "The Folding Lady," demonstrates and explains a variety of gift wrapping techniques in 11 levels of difficulty, from the easiest to most complex. From a traditional box with a bow to concealing a soccer ball in a wrapping paper gift bag, this expert shows us how to add some spark to your gifting this holiday season.
Director: Maya Dangerfield
Director of Photography: Eric Brouse
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Sophie Liard
Creative Producer: Katherine Wzorek
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Kameryn Hamilton
Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer
Camera Operator: Jack Belisle
Gaffer: Mar Alfonso
Sound Mixer: Lily Van Leeuwen
Production Assistant: Caleb Clark
Hair & Make-Up: Yev Wright-Mason
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
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@bthomp6694 6 ай бұрын

You missed my level 1: sticking everything in a pre-made bag with some wadded up tissue paper

@checksanity 6 ай бұрын

Haha! I do this too because it allows the bag and tissue to be reused. However, I don’t “wad up” the tissue in a scrunching way. My mom taught me to open the tissue, pinch the centre of the sheet, pick it up, then flick your wrist/arm-that creates a tulip-ish shape. The gift doesn’t need to be wrapped before putting it in the bag, just follow it with putting the pinched ends of the tulip tissues into the bag. Depends on the size of the bag, but it requires maybe 2-5 sheets to look full and pretty.

@jessekendall4658 6 ай бұрын

Momma taught you right! :)@@checksanity

@starkparker16 6 ай бұрын

That's my level

@mikebell2112 6 ай бұрын

Could use some tissue wadding and stuffing techniques.

@jessevennard2640 6 ай бұрын

But I’m at level .5 with a gift card… no envelope. Just here ya go

@jopo7996 6 ай бұрын

Not everyone can wrap like this. She definitely has a gift.

@rundown132 6 ай бұрын

gottem

@Lumeniaellina 6 ай бұрын

Ba dum tsss

@BambiBryant 6 ай бұрын

I see what you did there 😏

@ReeveProductions 6 ай бұрын

Idk, looks to me like she has several gifts. ☺️

@NadiaSeesIt 6 ай бұрын

It just takes practice, like anything else

@Mohegan13 6 ай бұрын

Pro-tip: Just put everything in a square box. Good luck guessing if it's a tennis racket or a lump of coal.

@thomaslai1381 6 ай бұрын

I was just going to say! Rather defeats the purpose of gift wrapping if I can tell what the enclosed item is 🤨

@shaibonn7097 6 ай бұрын

@@thomaslai1381You can do it so it is wrapped as if it is something other than it is lol

@ryanjohnson4565 6 ай бұрын

Or just an empty box

@Countdownsmiles 6 ай бұрын

I did this once with a tennis racket. I just frankensteined a box for it out of what i had lying around lol.

@Joy21090 6 ай бұрын

@@CountdownsmilesCheerios + Twinkies + Amazon boxes = CheerKiesZon box Lol!

@watermelonwishes4193 6 ай бұрын

I'm one of the few people who enjoys wrapping gifts. I'm eager to try doing the pockets and pleats. One way I like to wrap is similar to the pillar candle, but with shorter ends, to make it look like old fashioned wrapped candy. I just tie each side with curling ribbon then curl it. 😊

@jessekendall4658 6 ай бұрын

I'm right there with ya! Especially when you got good wrapping paper, bows and ribbons!

@adrieleje851 6 ай бұрын

One of my favorite memories is volunteering at a wrapping station outside an REI every Christmas in high school! I loved wrapping people's gifts; I could get the benefit of wrapping a variety of fun gifts without having to pay for either the gift or paper LOL And it was always fun hearing people's reasoning behind their gifts :)

@watermelonwishes4193 6 ай бұрын

@@adrieleje851 That sounds like fun! 🎁🎁🎁

@OpposingPony 6 ай бұрын

I like to do that to small round items. :)

@andymilleniusjayadi3249 6 ай бұрын

@@adrieleje851 ohh how I'd like to do so!

@JONATHANP1619 6 ай бұрын

Me getting the Lvl11 gift : "I hope it's a cat"

@luchewigg168 6 ай бұрын

The card flap trick is astounding

@spacefaringspoonbill4120 6 ай бұрын

Loved this - the books with the card pocket and the no tape versions were my favorite! I tend to use (and reuse) store bought bags for awkwardly shaped things, but I've definitely run out before. It'll be useful if that comes up again to know how to make my own ♥

@pleasestopscreaming 6 ай бұрын

I love wrapping gifts. When I was a kid, my mom would have me wrap all the presents for Xmas (except my own) 😅 I've actually used a few of these methods! I hate just throwing things in bags. I think people like unwrapping things (even if they don't like to wrap gifts themselves) so I try to wrap everything even if it's a weird shape.

@laurao3274 6 ай бұрын

It depends on the person. I hate when people wrap my gifts, because I can't not think about the waste of single-use wrapping paper. I prefer when they use gift bags or even shopping bags.

@NadiaSeesIt 6 ай бұрын

I get that, but bags are reusable! I just buy high quality bags and grab them after to reuse. Myself and a few family members keep exchanging the same bags!

@checksanity 6 ай бұрын

Loved this! I especially appreciate the examples that required no tape. It allows for potential reuse of the wrapping and/or makes it easier to recycle (no removal of tape). I’d never seen the bag style ones before. It would be cool to see another video, maybe with a focus on how to do different types of bow styling.

@September777 6 ай бұрын

Agreed! Very creative making your own bag out of different designed paper. I never knew how to make a bag before- Blew my mind!!!

@DepthWish 6 ай бұрын

She missed levels: -3: hide behind your back unwrapped and hand it to the recipient and say "surprise" or something more clever. -2: throw into some kind of bag that's bigger than the item, preferably paper grocery store bag. -1: put item in center of a newspaper, pull all ends to close it into a ball, tie with string or a ton of tape. Three more tacky levels... covered.

@KittyCleary 6 ай бұрын

-4 give it to your mum and tell her to wrap it instead

@DaTimmeh 6 ай бұрын

@@KittyClearyThat's level 12, my dude

@DrKritter 6 ай бұрын

The card slot is genius and I can't wait to try it. Also the gift bag of wrapping paper is super smart, I have an awkward gif that I was just going to throw in a gift bag lol.n

@josephquirk3243 6 ай бұрын

They just got her to wrap stuff so they didn’t have to 😂

@kristinnelson-patel442 6 ай бұрын

Wow- I thought I was pretty good at wrapping and she zoomed past my whole skill set at level 3. Some of these look doable and really fun! Can’t wait to try them out.

@RHTQ1 6 ай бұрын

I love wrapping gifts creatively, but I've never take the time to learn to do pretty pleats (doesn't help that I usually have to wrap gifts on a carpeted floor). This tutorial is so kind and detailed that it really makes me want to try!

@mfn1311 6 ай бұрын

Finally some videos on gift wrapping! Remember searching for it some years back and being super disappointed nothing existed.

@maditheband 6 ай бұрын

I needed this! I always feel I am pretty strong at level 1, but then gifts still end up being a little bit messy by either the quality of wrapping paper I picked, my level of patience or me misjudging how much paper I needed :') Great video!!

@azidesai5710 6 ай бұрын

Thankyou for sharing this wonderful gift wrapping techniques, I have always found gift wrapping such a challenging task, but you made it look so easy, which I’m sure with a little practice should get easier to do, either way I’m greatly grateful for your efforts & sharing your skills! ❤🎉

@Nefville 6 ай бұрын

Level 0: Checking the *Gift Wrap* box on checkout.

@o0hotoko0o 6 ай бұрын

I have always been the gift wrapper. As soon as my parents saw that I was good at it, I became the designated wrapper. Even now as an adult with a S.O, I'm still the designated gift wrapper. It just happens that way. I don't hate gift wrapping, because it does come in handy to know how to do it.....but to me it's like a chore.

@v1d300 6 ай бұрын

Just wonderful! Sophie made everything look so easy and inspiring. Thank you.

@Pepa14pig 6 ай бұрын

My favorite method: buy a gift bag - reusable and super simple!

@justinwilson4724 6 ай бұрын

Love this type of content❤. You should do 11 levels of origami 😊

@bleepblop 6 ай бұрын

They have done it! Very cool stuff

@CasualDrive 6 ай бұрын

wrapping with non-coated recycled paper, then making some custom illustrations with a sharpie is my go-to method for maximum creativity while using minimum plastic/coated materials.

@janetf23 6 ай бұрын

I've saved this into my help & tips file AND my making file, so I know that I cannot fail to find it when I need it💡 Brilliant, versatile methods, thanks Sophie!

@samanthadean1083 6 ай бұрын

Girl, this is going to save my sanity this Christmas!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@glossysky.e 6 ай бұрын

I loveeee wrapping things, this was amazing to watch

@Minimadaa 6 ай бұрын

This is amazing. Even Level 1 version 3 blew my mind!! I feel like I need to rewrap all my gifts now, I did such a lazy job!

@penginbot 6 ай бұрын

I think buying gifts is sometimes stressful but wrapping them is fun lol. Love being creative with it. If I could go back and tell my younger self I could actually make a living wrapping gifts lol... 😂

@betweenthehammerandanvil 6 ай бұрын

unfortunately it is the opposite for me lol

@terfalicious 6 ай бұрын

Well this was inspiring! And very timely - THANK YOU!

@skygaz3r 6 ай бұрын

Wow, the pleats tip and the no-tape method are so cool! Thank you for sharing!

@neelo821 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Very instructive. 😃 I've always used the level 1 box technique since that's the only one I know. Definitely useful. 👍

@andreayeh9523 6 ай бұрын

I love wrapping gifts, this is very helpful ❤

@monishkanna1219 6 ай бұрын

perfect timing!

@missolympiabinewski 6 ай бұрын

They made her say sweater instead of jumper. Well done Wired!

@cheezuschrist1102 6 ай бұрын

*jumpah

@nauvir2046 6 ай бұрын

now I feel bad for shredding all the gift wraps I received... this is art. And it has so much care too..

@dazedneptune 6 ай бұрын

What a timely video! This was lovely and inspiring. May or may not quit halfway though and put everything in a bag haha

@ttbalog 6 ай бұрын

I never knew that I needed to learn how to wrap gifts 😊 Thank you

@imcool6666 6 ай бұрын

i had no idea how complex this could be wow, i got so many amazing ideas and new techniques, just wow 🎉

@TakeItSlowMo 6 ай бұрын

Once I get past level 4 or 5 it’s going in a bag 😂

@rokrupnik 6 ай бұрын

This is awesome. Thank you for sharing ❤

@Alechka999 6 ай бұрын

Pleasure to watch this! Can't wait to try it out on my gifts!)

@ginacrick4687 6 ай бұрын

Great instructions. Thanks!

@FlagCutie 6 ай бұрын

As a former Origami Obsessed child, this is giving me life!

@G_B0450 6 ай бұрын

The pleating was impressive, I’ve never seen that.

@DuranmanX 6 ай бұрын

Expecting final level to be mummification

@erinhagemeister3175 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful! I would love to receive such a beautifully wrapped gift!

@JudicialMermaid 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate the Level 11 Tennis Racket. 😂 I have to wrap a decorative yard stake and baseball bat this year. This really helped on the yard stake and I plan to use the candle wrapping method for the bat. Thanks so much!

@andrewho18 6 ай бұрын

Love this!

@guerrerohernandez90 6 ай бұрын

that paper is awesome!!! and it looks a better quality than the ones you find at the store

@eishagalsinh2105 6 ай бұрын

love how youtube recommended me this just after I finished wrapping.

@missjaygh 6 ай бұрын

I love this!

@juice6494 6 ай бұрын

This is really cool!

@zainabtanweer2910 6 ай бұрын

Coffe mug level was missing!!! Yesterday I packed my sister's gift she was giving to her friend, and they gave the mug without its box. I packed it but left out the handle because I didn't understand what to do with it so I glued the card and a bow near it and covered the body, top and bottom of the mug with one sheet!! I was glad everyone liked it😊😊 If there is a way to cover all of it, it would be nice to know!!

@romeblanchard3419 6 ай бұрын

The papers are so gorgeous

@chelseajordan5752 6 ай бұрын

A true artist. Wow.

@CurlyCross 6 ай бұрын

this was super interesting!

@Kenjitsuka 6 ай бұрын

Fun video with such a nice lady, thanks!

@mcomh5721 6 ай бұрын

I could watch this for hours

@hoofhearted4 6 ай бұрын

My biggest problem is, I buy the cheap wrapping paper. The kind where if you look at it too hard, it rips. Not that I would actually do a good job with good wrapping paper, but at least it wouldnt rip.

@victoriamartin5414 6 ай бұрын

This makes me excited to wrap my sons Christmas presents

@kevintuckley4068 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@RashiyaDayfe129 6 ай бұрын

this is so cool

@marigeobrien 3 ай бұрын

Okay. I'm bookmarking this one... I will never remember all these. Excellent video. Before now, I never got much past level 1. Although... I am rather an expert at that. LOL!

@gsilcoful 6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@aquawoelfly 6 ай бұрын

I've used each of 1-9. I don't recall using/wrapping anything similar to 10 and 11. But now I know.

@williamkoh8122 6 ай бұрын

Love it❤

@michaelchen2718 6 ай бұрын

She is so beautiful ❤

@Poodlemama2 6 ай бұрын

How long did it take you to learn to do this so easily? Thank you for posting this, by the way! Well done!

@trentbownds9626 5 ай бұрын

Definitely one of Santa's little helpers, no doubt.

@janetaylorparris 6 ай бұрын

Level 49: ceiling fan Level 87: wheelchair

@Joy21090 6 ай бұрын

Bet you can't guess what's inside this huge 300 pound box....

@Cukito4 6 ай бұрын

Put everything in a box. Wrap the box.

@moepskie 6 ай бұрын

im only 3 minutes into the vid and im already amazed

@PKBratney 6 ай бұрын

Level One: email them a gift card

@mistaBorg 6 ай бұрын

imo the best wrap is the one where you'd never guess whats inside, like wrapping a new smartphone as if its bottle. its abit more fun reaction

@infxmhc 6 ай бұрын

Box & bow is level 1? what level is sloppily wrapped in news paper? 😅

@stevenlee2528 6 ай бұрын

Level 12+ is wrapping service at most upscale Japanese shopping centers. ❤

@pharros2645 6 ай бұрын

Nice

@scramblerbricks7293 6 ай бұрын

Nice to know my gift wrapping is approximately 0.1

@1x1lego_piece 6 ай бұрын

Gift wrapping paper is beautiful, certainly better than unwrapping but the thought of the recipient tearing it up and throwing it away or if I was the recipient I couldn't bear to let it go, is such a dilemma. 😂

@_cryptr_5104 6 ай бұрын

every decision you've ever made has led up to this moment.

@EhiStrings 6 ай бұрын

my mistake is watching this after Christmas instead of before

@floraluxla 6 ай бұрын

If you want to take it even further, you could use Glue Dots on the undersides of the paper so that tape mechanics are concealed. 🌟

@asalic1174 6 ай бұрын

level 12: your wrapping is the gift

@tmackie1694 6 ай бұрын

“Card slot” at 4:30 … OMG 😮

@rhodvalenciaga2743 5 ай бұрын

You should also try a Japanese expert. They wrap things really prettily and fast!

@ninlh.8950 6 ай бұрын

I remember doing a box with pockets but not using them for anything. The pockets were just for the look.

@jillabhau8873 6 ай бұрын

Ever heard of the Plastic Grocery Bag?

@AcaciaBieberLove 6 ай бұрын

My wrapping job is either throw it in a bag with some tissue paper and call it a day, but since I like wrapping with paper and having to actually unwrap and open gifts/ watch people open it- throw fhe item in a box (if not already in a box) and wrap the box

@Smile936 6 ай бұрын

That’s great and all… I just need the tutorial for how to tie the bow 😂

@NaThingSerious 6 ай бұрын

Bruh ik it’s gonna be good when level 1 is already better than my usually wrapping.

@lauriewinblade5214 6 ай бұрын

My husband - just hands it over in the store bag with receipt and all

@invox9490 6 ай бұрын

I feel I should have learned this 20 years ago.

@wwhat 6 ай бұрын

woah

@izayus11 6 ай бұрын

If she were to wrap my gifts: "well, aren't you going to open your gift?" My OCDself: "No, I don't think I will"

@Joy21090 6 ай бұрын

Too pretty to open!

@immortalazure 2 ай бұрын

wrapping presents is my roman empire.

@grumpymunchkin2959 6 ай бұрын

Her level 1 is my level 11.

@ZardozXerxes 6 ай бұрын

Just put it in a box!

@jareknowak8712 6 ай бұрын

Personally im interested in level 0,4 :)

@AimeePlaysMSM 6 ай бұрын

The most replayed portion of this video is for those awkward shaped items (like a toy car, or basically anything in a blisterpack that's not a nice box shape), and the professional's solution is.. fold the wrapping paper into a gift bag and put it in there. It's still a nice personal touch to fold your own bag, but seems like the pro wrapper agrees that there's no point in trying to wrap those neatly. Maybe an origami master would have to step in.

@MiScusi69 6 ай бұрын

Very cool, but I think that if you can tell what's inside (like in the tennis racket) it doesn't have a purpose to wrap it up. Great video nonetheless!