Contents
Methods of Wrapping 4
Some Furoshiki Memories 6
The Versatility of Furoshiki 7
The Basic Knot 15
Flat Wrapping 18
Errand Wrapping 20
Hidden Wrapping 22
Two Vertical Knots 24
Two Horizontal Knots 26
Pole Wrapping 28
Roll Wrapping 30
Watermelon Wrapping 32
Bottle Wrapping 34
Two-Bottle Wrapping 36
Bag Styles 39
Ribbon Bag 40
Simple Bag 42
Shopping Bag 44
Shoulder Bag A 46
Shoulder Bag B 46
Balloon Bag 48
Picnic Basket 50
Dress-Up Bag 52
Book Wrapping 54
Umbrella Wrapping 56
Shoulder Bag C 58
Bouquet Wrapping 60
Backpack 62
Gifts 67
Flower Wrapping A 68
Flower Wrapping B 70
Rose Wrapping 72
Ribbon Wrapping 74
Gift Bottle A 76
Gift Bottle B 78
Dressy Wrapping 80
Combination Wrapping 82
Twin Holder 84
Flower-Pot Wrapping 86
Interior Decorations 89
Cushion Cover 90
Book Cover 92
Tissue Box Cover 94
Twist Wrapping 96
Style for Living 98
Sizes and Uses 100
Design and Materials 101
Design Composition 102
Colors 103
Materials 104
Patterns 105
Etiquette: A Few Basics 105
Hirazutsumi and Furoshiki 108
“Wrapping Culture” and “One Item, Many Functions” 108
Wrapping and Tying: Past and Present 110
Methods of Wrapping
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Secure wrapping
Wrapping flat objects
Wrapping long and slender objects
Gorgeous Wrapping
Wrapping bottles
Carrying on your back
Wrapping with a handle
Carrying on your shoulder or arm
Decorating a bag
Attached on outside
Cover
Interior decorations
Some Furoshiki Memories
By Amy Katoh
Two mornings every week a red-cheeked farmer’s wife came to our neighborhood with a giant indigo furoshiki lashed to her back bearing everything she had pulled and picked from the fields that morning in Chiba Prefecture. Thirty years later, she still comes, but today her son drives her here, and the produce is brought in cardboard boxes that she wheels along on a dolly for easy movement. We both remember the furoshiki deliveries.