FUROSHIKI

BYMARIUM SAN, OLA SAN, JORDAN SAN ANDIQRA SAN

What is
Furoshiki?
Furoshiki is a type
of traditional
Japanese
wrapping cloth. It
is often used to
wrap clothes,
gifts, food parcels
and other goods.
Furoshiki is known as the eco
friendly wrapping cloth. It promotes
caring for the environment,
reducing waste and recycling.
Every year billions of plastic bags
used to store or carry things and
end up as litter. Furoshiki is
reusable and has multipurpose
functions. In my opinion they are
also way nicer to look at!
Furoshiki in recent year has
become far more popular.
This is die to the realisation
of the pollution on our
planet and the new aim to
try stop it. Furoshiki is now
being used around the
world and not just in Japan
 History of the furoshiki
The furoshiki has more than 1,200 year-old history and
had been widely used until the end of the Edo Period.
The square-shaped piece of cloth had already been used
in the Nara period (710-794). At that time, it was called
tsutsumi and was used for keeping important goods.

It was later called koromo utsumi during the Heian

period (794-1185). It was mainly used as a cloth in which
clothes were wrapped.
After the Heian period it was referred to as hira zutsumi
for a long time. The furoshiki came to be used in the bath
during the Muromachi period (1336-1573). It is also is said
that bathers dressed while standing on cloths after taking a
bath.

In the Edo period (1603-1867), several terms were used,

including hira zutsumi or furoshiki zutsumi. The terms
changed according to how the cloth was used. People came
to use furoshiki in the public baths. They used the cloth to
carry a change of clothes and their bathing accessories.
This custom then spread. The furoshikis usage extended to
serve as a means for merchants to transport their goods or
to protect and decorate a gift.
Types of
Furoshiki
Furoshiki comes in many
materials and sizes, such
as Cotton, Rayon, Silk and
Nylon.
Sturdier fabrics like
cotton are used to carry
heavier items, e.g.
groceries, while more
expensive fabrics will be
used to wrap presents.
Sizes vary from the size of a
handkerchief to that of a large
bedsheet. The most commonly
used size is a square 70cm by
70cm.
Normally the cloth is
patterned, often inspired by
nature.
 How do you wrap a furoshiki?
http://thelinkcollective.com/how-to/wrap-furoshiki/

Wrapping a box with a furoshiki is very simple.

Just follow the instructions shown.

How to wrap a box with
furoshiki
How to
wrap
aFuroshiki
Thank you!