Jane Means, by ‘scrunching it up into a tight ball to give a textured finish’. Sustainability consultant Lynne Lambourne suggests saving magazine fashion shoots for clothes-obsessed friends, and look out for funny news stories to add value to your newspaper wrapping.If you need to join bits of paper together, Means advises placing the seams at the centre of the present, so that you can cover them with ribbon.
She also suggests saving unused Christmas crackers for sliding jewellery or vouchers into.For the ultimate in reusable, un-tearable wrapping, cloth wins.
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