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By: Handmade Holidays: Wrap Your Gifts using Furoshiki : Crafting a Green World

Handmade Holidays: Wrap Your Gifts using Furoshiki : Crafting a Green World — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:06:04 +0000

[...] Pretty awesome, right? You can really use any pretty piece of fabric as long as it’s big enough. If you want to get fancy, though, check out these organic cotton gift wraps by Chewing the Cud! [...]

By: Jimmy Ho

Jimmy Ho — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:41:47 +0000

we now have chewing the cud fabrics for sale at,

http://furoshiki.com/chewingthecud

By: Ask Netfah from J&O Fabrics

Ask Netfah from J&O Fabrics — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:11:03 +0000

I’ve been using this style of wrap for years and never knew its proper name or origins until now. some of our customers have mentioned using our batik printed materials and most recently, bamboo and organic cotton with hand created soy inked designs for that personal touch. Thanks again for the crash course.

By: karen

karen — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:10:06 +0000

I have these for sale in my shop too. I went even further by handstitching a quilt with scraps of fabric to make a furoshiki. Here is a tutorial.

http://ecogeneration.blogspot.com/2009/04/ecogenerations-furoshiki-unveiled-part.html

It’s very versatile and so eco-friendly! Thanks for featuring this idea. I hope more people would use them instead of paper.

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:31:26 +0000

I love this idea. I’ve always hated the waste of wrapping paper, and usally recycle or make my own from decorated brown paper. It could even be cheaper to buy a length of cheap but pretty fabric than it is to buy the paper.

By: Mich

Mich — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:12:39 +0000

What lovely fabrics and great to see the use of furoshiki being promoted. Like Amy I also use a furoshiki as a bag – they’re light and stylish (I like to think ) and can be re-tied into lots of different styles. There are some examples on our blog if you’d like to take a look.

http://myfuroshiki.blogspot.com/2009/05/marvellous-furoshiki-flexible-furoshiki.html

It’s the wrapping revolution!

By: Amy Vander Vorste

Amy Vander Vorste — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:39:53 +0000

Furoshiki is a wonderful option. Not just as gift wrap – but as a bag at the store, a purse, impromptu apron, etc! I always carry a furoshiki with me! (Love Chewing the Cud’s designs – can’t wait to see them in her shop!)