20 January 2010

Eco-wrapping/Furoshiki

I have been working on my version of Furoshiki or cloth wrapping for gifts. Using some left over squares of fabric from other crafts, I fold the corners down and sew the edges, voila homemade furoshiki! It's not beautiful because I can't get the soft edges I could if I had a serger sewing machine. But it still works and all the folding techniques are the same. Here's a beautiful wrap at etsy. And videos of how to wrap gifts on youtube. Most gifts this year will be given in cloth wrapping. Otherwise it will be reused bags, wrapping and ribbon. I save everything I can from gifts I get from others, this way any "disposable" items get used more than once.

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