Custom Textile Boxes

Sizing Custom Textile Boxes to Folded Products

Fold the product exactly as it will be sold and measure the folded bundle, including any card insert or tissue. Textiles compress and spring back, so measure it lightly pressed rather than squashed. Add a few millimetres to each dimension so it slides in without dragging the fabric.

Consistent folding across a range makes boxes simpler. If single, double and king duvet sets are all folded to the same footprint and only the thickness changes, you can use one box design with different depths. That also gives a tidy, even shelf when the sizes sit side by side.

Heavier items such as bath sheets or weighted blankets need a deeper, stronger box. Tell us the weight and we will suggest board and construction to suit.

It is worth folding several pieces from different production batches before settling on a size. Fabric weights vary slightly between batches, and a box sized to the thinnest set can feel tight on a heavier one. Our guide to measuring soft products for a box explains the light-press method.

Board, Construction and Finish

Smaller sets such as napkins, tea towels and hand towels sit well in folding boxboard cartons. Bedding and larger towel sets usually need a heavier board or a light corrugated construction to hold their shape when stacked. Two-piece lid and base boxes give a more premium feel for gift sets and luxury bedding.

Print covers the outside, often with a photograph of the product in use on one panel and technical details on another. Matt lamination suits soft, calm home brands and resists scuffing from handling. Foil and embossing on the brand name lift premium lines. Many textile brands choose an off-white or natural board to echo the feel of cotton and linen.

Textile buyers often read the side panels in store, so keep technical details such as fibre content and dimensions in a clear, consistent layout on every box in the range. If you sell into hotels or trade accounts as well as retail, a simpler one-colour version of the same box can keep trade packaging costs down without changing sizes. The board and finish comparison page shows off-white and natural boards beside white.

Inserts and Presentation Inside

A plain box can let folded fabric slump to one side. A simple card insert, folded to wrap the product or to sit behind it, keeps folds crisp and the window view neat. For sets, an insert can separate items, such as sheets in one section and pillowcases in another.

Tissue paper wrapped around the fabric protects it from dust and adds a moment of care when opened. A printed card with care instructions and a short brand story sits well inside the lid.

For hotel and trade supply, inserts can be skipped entirely to keep costs down, as those boxes are opened by staff rather than shoppers.

Retail Shelves and Online Orders

Home stores and department-style retailers stack textile boxes on open shelving or in bays, so strong end panels with size and colour clearly printed help staff and shoppers find the right one. A sticker area for barcodes and colour names lets one design cover many colourways.

For online orders, boxes travel inside a shipping carton. A box with a film-covered window rather than an open cut-out is usually better here, as it stops dust and keeps the fabric protected. Some brands ship windowless boxes online and windowed boxes to shops, using the same printed design for both.

Marketplaces and large online retailers sometimes have their own packaging rules for textiles, so check their requirements before choosing between window and windowless versions. Folded clothing sold through the same retailers uses our apparel boxes with lids, which share the end-panel layout.

Fold Sets From Two Batches Before Fixing the Depth

Fabric weight drifts between production runs, so fold sets from at least two batches, measure each bundle lightly pressed, and size the box to the thicker one. Keep a single footprint across single, double and king sets and vary only the depth; the shelf then reads as one range. Decide the window by where the box is sold: film over the opening for online orders and pale fabrics, an open cut-out for towels and throws that customers want to touch in store.

Send the folded sizes and weights, the window style, the quantity by size and colour, and a photo of the folded product so the window can be placed over the best part. A custom quote comes back by email within one working day, with boxes from £0.25 and minimums quoted per job. The free proof shows the window cut and the artwork together. Production takes 4–7 working days after approval and tracked delivery to UK mainland addresses is free, taking 2–3 working days, with larger boxes arriving flat. Misprinted or damaged boxes reported within 10 days are reprinted or refunded. Duvet sets that need the deepest box are sized on our bedding boxes for duvet sets page.