Comments on: Furoshiki: The Art of Cloth-Wrapped Packages

By: Kelly K

Kelly K — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:10:59 +0000

<3 <3 <3 ‘n this post! Finally, only about a year after poring over silly diagrams and scratching my head, I will be able to wrap my kids presents in my fabric stash and the only garbage I’ll be chucking Xmas morning will be the grandparents presents… I mean the grandparents’ presents’ wrapping paper… or both!

By: kelli

kelli — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:51:03 +0000

I buy silk scarves from Thai Silks — they’re lightweight and can be used as play cloths by the kids after the gifts are opened. They’re inexpensive and come in nice, bright colors.

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:14:44 +0000

I am an unbelievable star trek geek and can’t place the episode. Maybe your aunt remembers something about the story? Or even what was wrapped?

By: Janelle

Janelle — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:47:22 +0000

Thanks for the tip. We have to attend a party hosted by my husband’s boss and must bring a white elephant gift. Now we’ll have one snazzy looking gift to bring!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:14:15 +0000

That is really cool! And it doesn’t look that hard. Seeing it in video form makes it so much easier than seeing it picture by picture in a book.

By: Patti

Patti — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:01:17 +0000

I tried this myself last year. I even bought a book on the technique. I really like it, and really really really want it to work but A) I’m not quite crafty enough for this skill to come to me easily and B) i have to go and specifically buy cloth to use and C) did I mention I’m not crafty? And so my patience for screwing up is also quite low.

Hopefully I can try again this year, but I’ll do it small scale until I get better…

By: Margie

Margie — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:20:02 +0000

Awesome! Thanks for the hookup to this video! Much cooler than I even imagined!

By: My Boaz's Ruth

My Boaz's Ruth — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:39:04 +0000

What I have seen in the way of fabric gift bags is people sewing up actual gift bags from fabric, then reusing from year to year by tying them closed.

By: Sherri E.

Sherri E. — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:11:07 +0000

We discovered furoshiki earlier this year. My toddler and preschooler were just fascinated while I practiced the different ties on their books and toys, but what they really loved was when I brought out an old sheet and furoshikied them and carried them around the living room. Great fun!