We were inspired by the Japanese practice of furoshiki to share how you can wrap gifts in pieces of fabric instead of traditional wrapping paper! While you can use any square cloth to tie furoshiki, Karla (your Co-op’s wellness manager) suggests trying it with our large 100% cotton dish towels. These dish towels come in a variety of seasonal patterns and colors. Fabric scraps from other projects can also be repurposed to tie furoshiki. You can decorate your fabric wrapped gifts further with dried herbs or flowers.
materials
- furoshiki to best fit your gift (we are using a cotton dish towel from the Co-op, folded to be square)
- gift
- optional: dried herbs, fresh flowers, gift tags to decorate
wrap your gift
There are many ways to tie furoshiki, but this is the most basic. Follow the steps below to wrap square and rectangular packages.
Place gift in the center of the fabric square. If your fabric is not reversible, make sure to flip before wrapping. 
Pinch the bottom left corner of the fabric and wrap it over and tucking under your gift. 
Pinch the upper right corner and do the same thing. 
Pinch the remaining free corners and tie a knot in the center of your gift. 
Give your beautifully wrapped and earth friendly gift!