Ideas to use furoshiki for wrapping your Christmas gifts

1. Furoshiki, the Japanese art of gift wrapping

2. Furoshiki for one bottle
Place the furoshiki cloth on the table, face down, and the
bottle in the middle, at the intersection of the diagonals

3. Tie a knot with the two left and right corners of the furoshiki.

4. Wrap the top and
bottom corners behind
the back of the bottle
and again to the front,
where you tie another
double knot.

5. Furoshiki for two bottles
Place the furoshiki cloth on the table, face down, and the bottles mid-
distance between the horizontal diagonal and the bottom corner

6. Lay down the bottles, without moving their position, with their bottoms
facing each other, and start rolling the furoshiki from the smaller corner

7. When reaching the end,
tuck in the corner and
bring up the bottles,
tying a double knot at
the top.
This furoshiki is easy to
carry without any other
gift bag.

8. Furoshiki gift bag
Place the furoshiki cloth on the table, face down, and the gift
in the middle, at the intersection of the diagonals

9. Tie the upper and lower corners into a tight knot, over the gift

10. Bring together the left and right corners and make a small knot
at the end of the corners, to create the handle

11. Kangaroo furoshiki
Place the furoshiki cloth on the table, face down, and the bag
in the middle, at the intersection of the diagonals

12. Fold the lower corner until in touches the book and then bring
it all the way up, covering the book

13. Tie the left and righth corners into a tight knot, over the gift

14. Bring the remaining corner over the knot and tuck it in, making
a handy pocket for inserting a card

15. Enj
oy!