Wrapping with Fabric

A Guide to Furoshiki the Japanese Art of Wrapping

Etsuko Yamada, Kanji Okamoto

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English

Tuttle Shokai Inc
01 March 2024

Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts; Needlework & fabric crafts

Furoshiki, the Japanese craft of wrapping with fabric, is a time-honoured art form that embodies the wabi-sabi philosophy of 'reduce, reuse and recycle'.

Wrap a gift, cover a vase, embellish a handbag - or make one! Wrapping With Fabric shows you 40 beautiful things to do with a piece of cloth and a couple of basic knots. More than this, it explains the philosophy behind the 'one time, many uses' Furoshiki fabric, the Japanese etiquette of colour and the history of a craft that has been passed down through many generations and remains a fun and useful practice.

Wrapping With Fabric shows you attractive, eco-friendly ways to:

Wrap books, flowers - just about anything from wine bottles to artworks! Bundle up a picnic lunch Make a handbag or tote bag Use fabrics to beautify vases, tissue boxes and more!

By: Etsuko Yamada
Photographs by: Kanji Okamoto
Imprint: Tuttle Shokai Inc
Country of Publication: Japan
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9784805317860
ISBN 10: 4805317868
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 01 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Etsuko Yamada comes from a family of furoshiki makers in Kyoto. After studying art she became a textile a designer and table coordinator. She is now art director for Kyoto Wa-Bunka Institute MUSBI in Tokyo, the first shop specialising in furoshiki in Japan, where she lectures and works on product development as well as on new ways of using furoshiki to suit the needs of today's world. After graduating from Rikko University, Kanji Okamoto studied under architectural photographers Tomio Ohashi and Shigeo Okamoto. He now works as a freelance photographer specialising in architecture.