Today I was wrapping birthday presents for my 14 soon to 15-year-old. I got to work organizing the gifts, wrapping, and taping. I found this pretty paper with a plant design and it sent me into a memory.
When I was little, we shopped at this store called Milliken's. It was in downtown Traverse City, and at the time, it was a large department store. It had a basement where you could get things gift-wrapped. I LOVED going downstairs to watch the gift wrapping process. The sound of the paper swishing off the roll, the scrape of the scissors searing through the paper. The rolling of the tape and snapping sound of it being pulled from finger to paper. My favorite part though, the ribbon. Often the gift wrappers would double bow and double wrap with ribbon in a layering design. The craft of this whole process was mesmerizing and beautiful.
I recall I would later find empty boxes and wrap them, perfecting my bow and ribbon designs. It was so rewarding and fun. They would become little decorations in my room until I decided I wanted to try a different style or color. One of those oddly amusing activities I found myself doing as a child.
SIGH, my second job was as a gift wrapper for a small local department store, Jaisons. Yes it was in the basement and yet it was a magical process.....
ReplyDeleteThis piece brings back some memories. I enjoyed the details description. I bet your wrapped presents look really nice still.
ReplyDeleteThis brought back memories for me, too. I loved to watch the gift wrapper at the store, and did memorize the way she (and it was always "she") folded the paper so it neatly covered the package. But I never mastered the bow-making. Those gift wrappers had a real talent.
ReplyDeleteBetsy, what a great memory, so precise and memorable. Love this image: Often the gift wrappers would double bow and double wrap with ribbon in a layering design. I, too, love to watch gift wrappers but I never saw a design as you explained.
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