Crease: for greater neatness, all folds made in the paper are also creased-the folds are squeezed together more tightly with a folding bone (or your substitute).

Ends: the two shortest sides.

Folding bone: any long, flat object with a straight edge you can hold easily in your hand- for example, a credit card, ruler, butter knife, or fingernail

Sides: the four longest, flattest sides of the box

Swallow's tail: for the long ends of ribbon bows. It's an inverted v-shaped cut that leaves two skinny tails

2torial #0611: Learn2 Giftwrap a Present (continued) Set up your work space Find a clean table--or any large flat area where you can lay the above items out and where the recipient of the gift is not likely to walk in unexpectedly. Don't work in a cramped space: creased, wrinkled wrapping paper looks bad. Give yourself room to lay out and cut paper easily. A clean floor works fine, just so long as you can sit down and get up from it easily enough! Also, cut yourself three one-or-two inch long pieces of transparent tape. Stick them lightly to the corner of the table, or your arm, or wherever you can get to them easily. (You'll thank us for this later). Step 2