Furoshiki Fabric Wraps
Simple, Reusable, Beautiful
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Learn how to create beautiful fabric wraps for gifts and more with these projects inspired by an ancient Japanese art.
Take your gift, your potluck dish, or even your daily essentials, and wrap it all up furoshiki-style. This ancient, elegant Japanese art of enfolding objects in fabric is demonstrated with step-by-step instructions and a beautiful gallery of photos. What a great reason to dive into your fabric stash! Creative ideas for applying surface design techniques to make your own unique wraps are also included.
• Learn to make 18 different wraps for 5 primary shapes: bag, box, flat, bottle, and basket
• Present your gifts to family and friends with style and originality
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The Japanese art of furoshiki the use of elegantly folded fabric as packaging takes the spotlight in this slim volume by the Pixeladies. They tie the tradition to many cultures but make it particularly appropriate to today's environmental ethic, suggesting that "By making and reusing furoshiki instead of plastic bags and paper, you can help reduce waste." The photo on the book's cover, an elegant double knotted wrapping, makes the case that the practice is stunning as well as environmentally sound. Twenty different ways of wrapping are clearly diagrammed and explained, all far easier than origami, the complex Japanese art of paper-folding. The Two-Bottle Wrap stands out as the perfect solution for how to deliver a bottle or two of wine to a dinner party while the Pillow Sham gives readers a way to revitalize their living rooms. Information on types of fabric and finishing furoshiki is included as well, and twenty-four project cards round out a lovely package. This is the rare "new" craft that seems immediately worth pursuing. Color photos & diagrams.
