While helping my mother pack up the Christmas decorations we encountered the same problem we do every year. How do we store the six foot chasms tree? It used to have a cardboard box but this perished after a couple of years and it was always too big and hard to maneuver into the roof space.
So after some discussion we decided that we had to custom make something. The bags we did have couldn't accommodate the longest bits of the tree and would easily rip. Mum's idea was to use some old curtains. It meant we got to recycle the material, it would be strong, we could make any size we wanted and could make a number of them.
1. Dismantle the tree, Gold the leaves down and bundle the branches together based on size. Tie them together with ribbon or string and label with a number so you know what order they go on the tree.
2. Find some materials. Can be stuff you just have around the house. In our case they are old curtains that coincidentally look a bit Christmasy.
3. Group a few bunches of branches together. Top and tail the bundled to get the best fit and measure how much material you need for each bag.
4. Cut to size. Bigger is better than smaller because you can adjust them later if desired.
5. Sew the sides together. We have gone for a very simple bon bon style bag. By sewing the material into a cylinder.
6. Use some ribbon or string to tie the ends shut.
7. Repeat as required.
Careful not to wrap the pooch :)
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ReplyDeletemust have been at work when you 2 did this