Fabric Origami Wine Gift Box

Materials:

solid cotton fabric
print cotton fabric
white glue and water
drying rack (or clothesline with clothespins)
iron and ironing board
self-healing cutting mat
rotary cutting tools
scissors
rulers
bone folder
scoring tool
pencils and fabric markers
beads
buttons
needles and thread
railroad board to line finished box
large rectangular plastic container

Note: Instructions were provided for the hexagon-shaped wine box only. Instructions were not provided for the other two boxes featured in the segment. Check local libraries or search the Internet for additional origami folding resources.

1. Preparation of fabric:

• Cut both a solid color fabric and a print fabric of 100-percent cotton into half-yard lengths.
• Saturate the fabric with a glue and water mixture (approximately 2/3 glue to 1/3 water).
• Place the fabric in a rectangular plastic container and distribute the glue and water evenly on the fabric with your hands (figure A).
• Hang the fabric up to dry for about two hours.
• Iron the fabric to remove wrinkles.

2. Cut the fabric for the hexagonal box:

• two 8-inch squares for the lid
• two 8" x 18" rectangles for the base