Curlicue Gifting Limited

About Curlicue

Curlicue makes beautiful eco-friendly sustainable gift wrap and accessories. All Curlicue products are plastic-free, vegan, made in the UK from 100% recycled paper & fully recyclable in household recycling. Curlicue’s beautiful designs are bespoke and exclusive, created by a diverse and eclectic mix of independent artists and illustrators.

Traditional gift wrap products are made with pollutants and plastics that cannot be recycled - like glitter and foiling, which ultimately harm the earth. Even brown paper can be from unsustainable sources and are often imported so have high carbon footprints.

Curlicue was created as a solution to this; gift wrap that is holistically sustainable, from what we use to where it’s made, and printed with beautiful bespoke designs.

We use 100% recycled paper to make our paper products. The paper remains plastic-free – no plastic coating, foiling or glitter – so it can be easily recycled in household recycling. Traditional gift wrap is often coated in plastic to make it stronger because they use poor quality paper fibre. Once plastic is bonded to paper in this way, it cannot be recycled. Recycle Now’s scrunch test is the best way to work out if wrapping paper has a plastic coating. 

The vegetable ink we use is also an important element. The soy-based ink we use is non-toxic, whereas traditional inks are derived from fossil fuels and contain chemicals. Vegetable inks also make the recycling process easier, as it washes out of the paper more easily so it can be pulped again. Our inks make our gift wrap vegan too!

All our products are made in the UK for a lower carbon footprint, whereas almost all traditional gift wrap is mass produced and manufactured internationally and shipped to the UK so it has a bigger carbon footprint. We want to support British businesses of all sizes, so all our partner products are sourced from UK manufacturers too.

At Curlicue, we prioritise high-quality design as much as sustainability. To create our beautiful bespoke designs, we partner with independent artists and illustrators. With us you don’t have to compromise on choosing beautiful wrap to be eco.

We believe beautiful designs should be a big part of creating sustainable products. It makes people want to use sustainable products. That is why we don’t compromise on the designs of our gift wrap. Beautiful bespoke designs are just as important as our sustainability values. 

Customers can purchase gift wrap with our original designs, print their own designs on our sustainable paper or we can work with you to create the perfect bespoke design for your brand or business.