Furoshiki Fabric Wraps: Simple, Reusable, Beautiful

I actually purchased two of these books to give to family members who expressed an interest. I definitely like the idea of wrapping gifts in decorative material that can be used for additional purposes, rather than in paper that just gets thrown out. Great idea. I first became acquainted with the idea of Furoshiki Fabric wraps when I found a Japanese bundle wrap at a resale shop. I had no idea what it was when I bought it, but it was a fabric that I liked, and a size that seemed very useful. Once I googled Japanese Bundle Wrap, I discovered Furoshiki! and the rest is history!

I know the State of Maine is soon going to ban plastic bags, so this is an attractive way to carry your groceries, I only hope I become proficient at fabric wrapping before it becomes a real issue. Going to have to look into how to make my fabrics water resistant to condensation a true killer of fabric fibers.

Furoshiki is Japan's contribution to practically-beautiful textile totes: whether you choose to use Aunt Tillie's old silk scarves, or the bed linens supersized when you upgraded the bed; or purchase new as yard goods, for exquisite beauty or practicality, textiles are the way to go to move away from the throw-away *disposable* lifestyle.I use this book and others when I present to retirement and women's groups about the Green Life. The pictures invite perusal, but i find i must still teach with hands-on practice.

My husband is from Japan and introduced me to Furoshiki, this is one of the books that I purchased several years ago and have now purchased more to give to friends. I always wrap presents with Furoshiki, I use scarfs, remnants from the fabric store and Japanese clothes, which are more expensive but gorgeous. I can't remember the last time I purchased wrapping paper. It makes your gifts more special when that are wrapped this way, plus it is recycle, the receiver can use it to wrap a present for someone else.

Easy to read directions!Amazing what a square of fabric can do!

What a super book....great idea with easy to understand instructions. Have wrapped several Christmas gifts already (all with my sewing room stash fabric) and am looking forward to wrapping gifts throughout the year. Also planning to shop for lots of pretty charity shop scarves to use as wrapping. This is much more creative and fun than ordinary paper wrapping.

I was amazed at the beautiful fabrics that were created for the book, and how beautiful they looked wrapped! With these tips, you will never need to buy wrapping paper, or a tote bag again. And those gifts of a bottle of wine or a book for a friend? They can be really special looking using an interesting fabric. Directions are really well laid out and simple. I can't wait to get started!

A Japanese friend of mine has sent me many furoshiki over the last few years. I love them, and since plastic bags can no longer be used in San Francisco, I find the furoshiki to be a marvelous replacement. Tying them in different ways is very helpful.

In an age where everything is disposable it is so refreshing to come across a concept that is both Eco-friendly and has stood the test of time!This book shows how to use fabric in novel ways to wrap and present gifts etc. the fabric can be part of the gift and the authors have very kindly offered a link to their web site to download small tags with the instructions how to re-wrap the fabric.I love the designs that form shopping bags...great idea and easy to carry...and can double up as a wrap!Highly recommend!

Absolutely love this book. So much information and so easy to do.

Dieses Furoshiki-Buch ist von zwei amerikanischen Quilterinnen. Der Anspruch ist es, die traditionelle Verpackungstechnik modern zu machen. Dazu zeigen sie wie man ein Furoshiki näht, welches die besten Stoffe sind, die man verwenden sollte, aber auch, wie man aus einem einfachen Schal schnell ein Furoshiki zaubert. Im Gegensatz zu  Wrapping with Fabric: Your Complete Guide to Furoshiki-The Japanese Art of Wrapping  wird hier nicht jeder Handgriff Bild für Bild gezeigt. Wer also Probleme mit schriftlichen Beschreibungen von Knoten und dem Wenden von Tüchern usw hat, sollte lieber zu Wrapping with Fabric greifen. Wem der moderne Ansatz mit den Nähanleitungen eher zusagt, ist mit dem Buch der Pixeladies besser dran. Ich finde beide Bücher umfassend und hilfreich. Wrapping with Fabric: Your Complete Guide to Furoshiki-The Japanese Art of Wrapping

I enjoyed this book very much! The illustrations are very easy to understand and follow, anice detailed history as well as a fabric guide; a great beginners introductory book.I wrapped all my Christmas presents with fabric and felt great that my family wasn't contributing a garbage bag full of wrapping paper to the dump or recycle center!Very Happy with this purchase

Je connaissais un peu le principe du furoshiki par quelques articles sur Internet et ce livre a vraiment complété ma compréhension des différentes façons d'emballer avec une pièce de tissu. Les explications sont concises et super simples, les illustrations complètent parfaitement le texte et les photos du résultat sont inspirantes. J'ai acheté une grande quantité de tissus pour en faire plusieurs pour moi-même et à donner en cadeau accompagnés d'un carton (quelques-uns sont fournis à la fin du livre) expliquant le modèle.