If I were to wrap a gift today…
I’d wrap it in these! Aren’t they beautiful? Plus they’re 100% organic cotton with soy-based inks. I saw these fabric wraps on Oh Joy! and was reminded of the best way to wrap a gift: furoshiki! In Japan, this method of wrapping and carrying around items has been popular for years, but only fairly recently have I seen this online as a great way to wrap gifts. My favorite way to go about this would be to wrap the gift(s) in a scarf so that, technically, the recipient receives two amazing gifts that they can reuse in many ways! I’ve posted a video below that shows a few wrapping techniques and here’s even more. Why in the world use wasteful wrapping paper when you can furoshiki?
(Image clickable straight to source: ChewingTheCud)
15 April 2011 / Environment
Tags: eco-friendly, furoshiki, gifts, japan, organic cotton, presents, soy-based ink, video, wrap, wrapping
Comments
15 April 2011 - 2:49 pm
That is so cool! I never thought of wrapping gifts like that! I may try it this christmas when I go to wrap gifts! Or atleast for the people who I know where scarves! This is such a neat idea! I can’t wait to try it out 🙂
15 April 2011 - 3:19 pm
Kimbirdy – That’s always a great way, too. Reduce-reuse-recycle! : )
Misty – You don’t have to use it as a scarf (that’s just my idea)! One of the links I mentioned has a whole bunch of cool ways anyone could use the fabric wrap: http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/fabric-textiles/8-ways-to-use-a-furoshiki-cloth-127626 I quite like the bag idea!
15 April 2011 - 4:01 pm
Yeah, but I really like the scarf idea! I think for Christmas at my dad’s house, that would be a hit since we have the option of which gift we choose! Plus, that means they’re getting 2 gifts in one!
15 April 2011 - 4:41 pm
I do love the idea of reusable gift wrap. Frankly, one can never have too many tea towels — at least in my opinion.
15 April 2011 - 9:15 pm
Oh that’s so cool!! I would love to wrap gifts in those!! 😀
16 April 2011 - 3:25 pm
this is such a pretty idea. my ex boyfriend once wrapped a present for me in a flannel shirt of his because he didn’t have any paper. it wasn’t this cute, though. 😉
17 April 2011 - 5:38 am
My sister and I just started making fabric wraps and selling them through our website. We have them in several sizes and even with waterproof lining, for lunches! Let me know what you think!
17 April 2011 - 1:09 pm
Jenni – That’s still pretty cute if you ask me. : )
Deb – That’s so great, I’m so happy to see furoshiki getting more well-known and used! Thank you for sharing!
15 April 2011 - 2:35 am
it’s super cute too! i never buy wrapping paper. i usually use paper bags or magazine pages since that’s what i usually have on hand. i love the scarf idea too though for people who wear scarves!