Furoshiki {tote along beauty}
Monday, May 19th, 2008
I have totally become infatuated with this whole “Furoshiki” art form. I had never heard of it until I came across these lovely treasures from Jenny Wren Paperie while browsing for stationary. Furoshiki is an ancient form of wrapping items and packaging gifts with fabric. Talk about saving the trees! I am always looking for something crafty to do that does not involve a lot of sewing and I think it would be loads of fun to block print some fabric and make my own furoshikis! I am so excited about this and cannot wait to try it, I will keep you posted on the outcome! Here is a great video that demonstrates the folding techniques and this one too. 
There is a very popular furoshiki shop in Japan called Kakefuda Kyoto and even though there website is in full Japanese, you can click on one of these photos and then click on the links directly underneath the larger photo and it will take you to a diagram on how to fold your fabric. I don’t thik that your fabric has to be any one particular size, but in most cases it should be a perfect square. You might want to also consider picking up the book“Gift Wrapping With Textiles” for reference as well! Happy folding! 
