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Furoshiki


Wouldn’t be good if we have a waste free holiday season or a Christmas morning that isn’t knee deep in crumpled wrapping paper? Furoshiki is the eco-friendly wrapping cloth originating from Japanese culture where it promotes caring for the environment and reducing waste. Using techniques similar to origami, it can be used for gift wrapping, grocery shopping or simply as decor. Choose from a wide variety of sizes and designs to complement your lifestyle. Furoshiki is reusable and multipurpose. Each year billions of plastic bags end up as litter worldwide and reusable bags such as furoshiki can help reduce the impact to our environment.
How to Furoshiki instruction diagram

Some Furoshiki are made out of a fibre manufactured from recycled PET bottles and they are so versatile that you can wrap almost anything in it regardless of size or shape with a little ingenuity by simply folding it in a right way. We can buy inexpensive fabric on sale keeps the cost below that of wrapping paper. But we can go greener by using salvage fabric from older clothing which are still in good shape by cutting those into a square piece of fabric that's big enough for wrapping depending on the size of gift. They are much better than plastic bags we receive at supermarkets or wrapping paper since they are highly resistant, reusable and multipurpose. In fact, they are one of the symbols of traditional Japanese culture and puts an accent on taking care of things and avoiding wastes. It would be wonderful if we can integrate furoshiki worldwide and provide an opportunity for us to reconsider the possibilities of a sound material cycle society.
The Japanese government launched a campaign several years ago to revive furoshiki in hopes of reducing dependency on plastic bags. It dates back from the 14th century, when it was used to wrap clothes into a secure bundle while visiting public baths. So why not try out furoshiki instead of wrapping paper every time we gifts? Not only gifts stand out and look beautiful wrapped in fabric but spread the word and promote eco-friendly wrapping.

Source- http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/04/national/sapporo-women-passing-furoshiki-cloth-wrapping-skills-others/#.WS6OCGiGO00
Image Sources- http://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/how-furoshiki-fabric-wrapping/
http://www.homemakermagazine.co.uk/projects/try-japanese-furoshiki-wrapping

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