Easily Wrap Anything in Fabric Using the Japanese Furoshiki Folding Technique
Instead of wrestling with wrapping paper this holiday season, buy yourself some fabric. The Japanese furoshiki technique makes it easy to wrap anything and make it look good.
Traditionally, furoshiki is a fabric used to wrap items or transport goods. The packaging techniques are so beautiful that you can use them to wrap holiday gifts. There are certain ways to wrap a flat item, base box, bottle, flower, purse, or whatever, but there are some general folding and packing techniques you can use on any item as well. It is especially useful to wrap gifts of unusual shapes in fabric .
The furoshiki methods referenced below can teach you all of this, depending on the shape of the object you want to wrap. The gifts section is a little more complicated, so start with the basic wrappers and only move on to the gifts if you’re feeling confident.