What size scarf box do I need for silk squares, hijabs and cashmere wraps?

What are the standard scarf box sizes by scarf type and weave?

Accessory brands rarely sell just one scarf format: a single collection might include narrow 2 × 34 inch silk handbag twilly ribbons, 20 × 20 inch pocket squares, classic 35 × 35 inch (90 cm) silk twill carres, 28 × 72 inch modal hijabs, and heavy fringed winter blanket scarves. Each format folds into a distinct geometric footprint and requires a different vertical lid depth so the fabric neither slides nor crushes. Use the reference table below to benchmark your inside carton measurements (length × width × height in inches) before folding your physical sample on your desk. All dimensions listed apply to custom printed scarf cartons and include room for an acid-free tissue wrap and an inner cardstock backing board.

How do I size a square box for 50 cm, 70 cm and 90 cm silk carres?

Luxury silk twill squares are traditionally sold by metric edge length: 50 × 50 cm (20 in), 70 × 70 cm (27.5 in), 90 × 90 cm (35.5 in), and 140 × 140 cm (55 in) grand shawls. In boutiques, a 90 × 90 cm carre is folded in half four times (two horizontal folds and two vertical folds) to create a 16-layer square measuring roughly 22 × 22 cm (8.65 × 8.65 inches) with the hand-rolled hem tucked toward the center. To size the box around that folded square, add 0.75 inch (about 2 cm) to both length and width so a folded sheet of custom printed tissue paper frames the silk without pinching the rolled edges. That yields the classic 9.5 × 9.5 inch inside footprint. Keep the inside height between 0.75 inch (for a single 12-to-16 momme silk square in a flat folder) and 1.0 inch (for a two-piece box with a tissue pillow and care booklet). If the box height exceeds 1.25 inches, a single silk square will slide out of fold the moment the package is tilted upright by a courier.

1. 50 × 50 cm (20 in) pocket square: folds in quarters to ~5 × 5 in; uses a 6.5 × 6.5 × 0.625 in box.
2. 70 × 70 cm (27.5 in) vintage square: folds into a ~6.75 × 6.75 in square; uses a 7.75 × 7.75 × 0.75 in box.
3. 90 × 90 cm (35.5 in) classic carre: folds into an ~8.75 × 8.75 in square; uses a 9.5 × 9.5 × 1.0 in box.
4. 140 × 140 cm (55 in) silk-cashmere shawl: folds into an ~11 × 11 in square; uses a 12.0 × 12.0 × 1.5 in box.
5. Backing card tip: cut a smooth rounded-corner card 0.25 in smaller than the box interior to anchor the fold.

What box dimensions fit single hijabs and multi-scarf gift sets?

Chiffon, georgette, viscose modal and premium jersey hijabs are long rectangles, typically 27 × 70 inches or 28 × 72 inches (70 × 180 cm). Because customers often order hijabs in curated three-color or five-color neutral palettes, packaging needs to work for both single everyday wraps and multi-scarf gift boxes. For a single hijab folded around a 9.0 × 6.0 inch rounded-corner cardstock board, a 9.5 × 6.5 × 1.25 inch tray and sleeve drawer box or straight tuck end window carton is the industry favorite. For a 3-pack hijab gift set, you have two layout choices: stack all three folded hijabs flat on top of each other inside a 9.5 × 6.5 × 2.5 inch deep box, or stand the three hijabs rolled or folded on edge side-by-side inside an 11.0 × 8.5 × 1.75 inch drawer box so the recipient sees all three fabric shades at once when sliding the tray open.

How much height do pashminas, merino mufflers and cashmere wraps need?

Unlike flat-woven silk, carded wool, alpaca and brushed Scottish cashmere traps air between the crimped animal fibers. If you compress a lofty winter muffler into a tight carton, the wool loses its soft surface halo and any twisted fringe tassels at the ends come out kinked. To measure a wool or cashmere scarf for a two-piece box or magnetic closure rigid box, fold the scarf loosely on a flat table with the fringe tassels tucked inward between the layers so they cannot catch on the box corners. Lay a sheet of tissue paper on top and measure the natural uncompressed loft height from the table to the top of the fold without pressing down with your ruler. Add 0.25 inch of headroom so the lid closes gently without squashing the knit.

1. Fine woven pashmina or silk-wool blend stole: 1.5 to 1.75 in inside height.
2. Ribbed merino wool neck muffler (12 × 70 in): 2.0 to 2.25 in inside height.
3. Brushed cashmere wrap or oversized blanket scarf: 2.5 to 3.0 in inside height.
4. Fringe tassel allowance: fold tassels into the center layer rather than letting them bunch at the end walls.

How do you size slim cartons for twilly ribbons and men's pocket squares?

Skinny 2 × 34 inch (5 × 86 cm) silk twilly ribbons and bandeau scarves have become a high-margin impulse gift for tying around leather handbag handles, ponytails and wrists. You can package a twilly in two distinct geometries: folded flat three times into an 8.0 × 2.5 × 0.875 inch slim rectangular drawer box, or loosely rolled into a cylinder inside a 3.5 × 3.5 × 1.25 inch square box with a die-cut cardstock collar that holds the roll upright in the center. Men's silk and linen pocket squares (typically 13 × 13 inches to 17 × 17 inches) fold into a crisp 5.5 × 5.5 inch square. A 6.5 × 6.5 × 0.625 inch pinch-lock paperboard folder with a center die-cut window frames the pocket square like a gallery print, protects the hand-rolled edges inside a suit jacket gift box, and ships completely flat at our 1,000-unit folding carton minimum.

What are the most common scarf box sizing mistakes?

Avoid these five dimensional errors before approving your custom scarf box dieline so slippery silk squares stay flat in the center and winter wool wraps stay plush

1. Using a 2 to 3 inch deep generic apparel box for a thin 90 cm silk square, allowing the slippery silk to slide into a wrinkled corner heap.
2. Measuring the thin center of a hand-rolled silk carre while ignoring the stacked rolled-hem corners that need 0.75 to 1.0 inch of lid height.
3. Compressing a brushed cashmere or merino wool muffler into a shallow 1 inch box that flattens the fiber loft and kinks the fringe.
4. Forgetting to subtract 0.25 inch on length and width when sizing an inner cardstock folding board to slip inside the carton.
5. Ordering outside dimensions instead of inside dimensions on double-wall drawer boxes, leaving the inner tray 0.25 inch too narrow.

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