Furoshiki
Wrapping gifts without waste? This method works
Bye, wrapping paper! With Furoshiki you can wrap gifts in a stylish and environmentally friendly way. We show you in the video how easy it is.
Are you looking for a waste-free alternative to regular wrapping paper? Or don’t you have any left at the moment? Don’t worry, your gift wrapping is saved with Furoshiki!
This is Furoshiki
As the name suggests, Furoshiki comes from Japan. There are hidden behind the term square fabric towels in different colors and sizes, which are used to wrap clothes and other things to make them easier to store or transport – in a practical and attractive way. This makes it easy to pack many things and get them from A to B.
And the nice thing is: The method is ideal for wrapping gifts!
The material for the gift towels varies depending on what the fabric is to be used for. This can be silk (or imitation silk), cotton, viscose or something else. Main thing, it folds well. This is suitable for heavier things, e.g. B. a cotton cloth is better than one made of silk.
You can also fold the cloths in different ways. Furoshiki offers so many possibilities:
Cloth towels for gifts
Furoshiki has many advantages: you can use it to avoid plastic bags when shopping and transport your fruit from the market or bottles from the supermarket more easily – but you can also replace wrapping paper.
So if you no longer have wrapping paper at home or are looking for an alternative to paper, then Furoshiki is just the thing! In the video we show you two simple instructions on how to
- one boxa book or something similar and
- one Bottle can be optimally packaged in the Japanese style.
All you need is a cloth of the right size. The squares of the furoshiki often have a size of 70×70 cm and 100×100 cm. For larger or smaller gifts, use different dimensions for the gift packaging.
Furoshiki: instructions for the folding technique
In the video we showed you how you can easily fold the gift towels. Here we have summarized the steps for packing for you.
Instructions for packing a box with furoshiki
- Spread the cloth out completely. The side that should ultimately be visible on the outside is facing downwards.
- Place your box in the middle.
- Take a corner and fold it over the box and then under it.
- Now grab the opposite side and fold it over the box too.
- Now there are two corners on the sides: tie them tightly over the gift.
Packing a bottle with furoshiki: a quick guide
- Spread the cloth out completely. The side that should ultimately be visible on the outside is facing downwards.
- Place the bottle in the middle.
- Tie two opposite corners together over the bottle.
- Then grab the other two open corners, wrap them around the bottle and knot them together.
- Take the ends of the top knot (from step 3) and tie a double knot at the top – the handle is ready!
The possibilities of gift towels
At Furoshiki you can do one of many Folding techniques choose, even when Cloth material and the inspect you have an almost unlimited choice.
With scarves in a silk look, the gift gets a very special look elegant packagingother fabrics with floral, graphic or colorful motifs also create a beautiful picture – plain colors are of course also possible!
Anyone who wants can do this Decorate gift packaging with flowers or other accessories.
With Furoshiki, large mountains of waste after a birthday party or after Christmas can be avoided (or at least reduced!) and the recipient can continue to use the cloth – clearly a win-win situation 😉!
Here you will find even more alternatives to wrapping paper as well as nice ideas for sustainable gifts and tips on how to stylishly wrap cash gifts and fold banknotes.