Furoshiki gift wrapping

[MackerLiverpool]

God damnit Japan give someone else a chance!

[ajummaM]

so easy and beautiful ..and most of all..so useful

thanks for sharing..

i love Japan

[InsanityAndFlowers]

Good idea for hostess or birthday gifts... Not so much Christmas in my opinion. Half of the fun Christmas morning is tearing off the wrapping paper, its always been the best part in my family. And Lush makes something almost exactly like this called knot wraps, very interesting~ Happy Holidays everyone! :)

[teqnoman17]

This is just awesome. You can save a lot more trees in this. :))

[sgtdanny69148]

holy shit she made a handbag out of a piece of cloth in just seconds, damn that's brilliant

[VulgarSleazoid]

It looks tacky...:(

[Chill050]

@VulgarSleazoid i agree, it is tacky, and you wrap things in wrapping paper, not cloth

[takapitcha]

@Chill050 Well, its not NASCAR wrapping paper so I can see why you hate it. (tongue in cheek) Furoshiki is amazing!

[takapitcha]

@VulgarSleazoid ...but your screen name just SCREAMS "class,"

[VulgarSleazoid]

@takapitcha I made no mention of myself being classy, firstly. Secondly, it's two songs. Merely songs, and completely unrelated to my ideals or beliefs, and frankly, irrelevant to my own comment.

[Galactis87]

Wow! I am definitely buying a few furoshiki!!! Thanks for showing us how to. I definitely like the "bag" part! This will make it so useful in everyday life!

[maneneko]

@55fumufumu Really? You don't think that the Ancient Chinese, Egyptians, or Mesopotamians figured out that you can carry things around in a square piece of cloth?

[MrRevolverkiller]

@Nixsend, you are a fucking idiot

[NoBrain4Gifts]

That's really a cool way to wrap gifts. Now... Can you wrap a puppy?

[monmoni84]

the japanese have a way of prettifying things. love it

[wqurbanyahoocom]

much like origami. very interesting indeed

[PushyLittleKid]

Looks like crap. 

[AuntyViv]

WOW!!!



[crazylilcraft]

wow! I love this technique.

[cerise333]

this is amazing O.O

[einbutterflybelle]

Brilliant!!!

[kittygoth1]

chocolate? did you say chocolate? CHOCOLATE?! CHOCOOOOOLLATTTTTEEE!!! CHOCOLATTTTTTTTTTTTEEE!!!

[Itza]

They're really good! Thought, I can hear myself saying to the recipient: "When you've opened your gift, may I have my material back, please?"

[Metqa]

@Itza

I do that each year with Christmas bags and fabric. I let them know that if I get the bag or fabric back, they can be sure to get another gift inside. works each time!

[Edenlyspirit]

OH MY GOD. I've just discovered fukoshili and I fell in love with it!! No doubt I'll make fukoshiki a life-style...

[GREENGiftWrap]

Hi great product.!

Cool - this other product is also great (except it is really cheap / inexpensive, well built, you can use it over and over again, and totally impress your friends at birthday, holidays, and parties as it feels like silk!

Google / Youtube: "GREENGiftWrapping"

[SunAndRain15]

Reusable gift wrap... a.k.a. cloth?

[GREENGiftWrap]

Yes, but it is pre-cut, pre-sewn, and has a fool proof pre-measured ribbon and button hole technology which makes it the only fabric wrap to pull tight in two directions, so each item wrapped in it actually looks like a traditional gift in wrap.

Google / Youtube: world wide web.GREENGiftWrapping (dot) com

[GamerBakery]

Ohmygosh! THAT WAS SO COOL!! I've always been curious as to how the Japanese do that and you made a wonderfully easy-to-follow video :D I can't wait to use leftover fabric to make a cute no-sew bag :D

[ChErRiEsLoVeR32]

Cool....

[whiteangelis]

Great video! Love the eco-friendly ideas! Can't wait to use em!

[ikrek1]

Nagyon nagyon tetszik nincs szemét és még plusz ajándék is lesz...:)

[AliveInLove]

I must say I am not impressed... at all. This video was pointless. There is nothing special about rolling gifts in a table cloth.

[nealoveschocolate]

This is a great way to do something for the environment! Lovely!

[MoonbridgeBooks]

So clever, so beautiful, so very Japanese!

[cartonusCom]

good!

[DieChroniken]

здорово!

[BalletGeeks411]

This is amazing!!!!

[AuranHarpy]

Could you please tell me what the dimensions of the cloth used to make the bag? Thank you very much.

[mellejohn1]

that's ok if everyone knows what to do wiht the cloth after, my mum would just chuck it away!

[silverflygirl13]

@mellejohn1 nah just wash and reuse!

[hufnmouth]

Pretty cool. I'm going to try this on Christmas

[RockAngelLaurie]

WOW! I'm very impressed!

[leifbriddle]

Would be very cool to include a little pamphlet on how to do furoshiki with the gift so that the person knows how to properly recycle and reuse their gift wrap. Kind of like paying it forward vis a vis furoshiki

[liljacob221]

this looks retarded

[pacedom1]

Ummm, no.. why don't you use a cloth diaper as well?

[gameboy772]

wtf, either I'm high, or there was some cgi shit going on during the Chocolates bit.

[icewolf293]

as cool as it is, i could appreciate the effort, i'd be scared of breaking the bottles cause i wouldnt' know how it was wrapped

[babadeedee214]

This is an excellent as well as classy way of presenting a hostess gift of wine, oil, lotion, etc. As for the negative comments, well just scratch that up to obvious lack of class.

Very impressive and thank you for taking the time to teach us such a useful art of furoshiki.

[turkishluv]

only thing that is awesome is the bag, others just stupid

[Netchick41]

I think it is a dual gift because if it was for a woman you could gift wrap with a beautiful silk scarf or wrap for her to use. Also if its a housewarming gift you could wrap it in a pretty tablecloth. It as so adaptable!

[genevieve1928]

where can u get Furoshiki cloth?... or can u just use any kind of cloth?

[ScrappinCheryl]

Love this green way of wrapping! As much as a gift bag, paper wrapping, tissue and bow costs, this would be more economical, too!

[MetalicSlinky]

i love the bag and the books the bottles look a little funny to me

[yunaqqqqq2]

very impressive! :o

[migasaguiar]

who the hell gives bottles as gifts?

[ogirl500]

@migasaguiar Uh wine is a common gift...

[xOrcaxshelleyx]

@migasaguiar uh, it's wine. I'd receive some expensive wine any day!

[ellaenorigbi]

kawaiii

[ellaenorigbi]

kawaiii

[deviousgirlchild]

my friends will think i'm awesome and inovative with this...my parents and grandparents with think i'm a broke moron who can't afford wrapping paper or use it properly...you win some you lose some =/ in all seriousness though that was sweet!

[CAT4774CK]

very cool!

[shawnlshs]

I saw a few different comments about the size of fabric. I used about 3' X 3' to make a decent sized sholdar bag (about 12" once folded and a pretty comfortable length).

I also saw a few posts commenting on the cost of this form of gift wrap. If you go to fabric stores, many will sell small amounts of remaining fabric for fractions of the cost.

[avon4tomorrow]

very clever



[moveMyMtn]

i have a different bag for EVERYTHING - storing the bags would save so much space if the bags were furoshiki.

[ChemAriel]

that's so cool, i like it

[ShimHyunSeok]

The bag is really awesome!!! I will try that stuff :))

[sierra0301]

hmm cool! i like it ill try this next time xmas rolls around

[9876543217303]

I think this is about the neatest thing I have. I voted for it twice on another site and made a mistake and erased it.

[arcticrainbow]

Very clever! Simple is good!

[claustrea]

Super!

[argella1300]

How much fabric would you typically need for this?

[sealtiel89]

what if i need to give just one book... or just one bottle?

[dudecrushdude]

I assume you'd use the method for "chocolates".

[potatogrls13]

That is so FREAKING clever! :)

[vesnuSchKa]

Мощно! Спасибо!

[JenellesHomework]

Anyone know how big a cloth would have to be to make a purse/bag?

[cdozo]

This is very useful for me. My family has been using, and re-using, cloth to wrap Christmas presents. We've been using pins, tape and ribbons to hold the cloth shut and it's a bit of a hassle. The methods shown here will make my wrapping much easier. Thanks for posting the video.

[katakanadian]

Actually, in our family, we would reuse Christmas wrapping paper several times. Very natsukashii. Just use minimal tape and cut the tape instead of ripping open.

One thing that I was never clear about: Is the furoshiki part of the gift or is the receiver expected to return it? If it's part of the gift then that could add considerably to your expenses when you are giving them away but no one ever gives you a gift wrapped in furoshiki.

[niqueE150h]

he/she is right!

[KapitaenM]

That is so awesomely utilitarian.

[marinapolyt]

all really great ideas! thanx

[CL3RKE]

Cool!

[PimiPetty]

Great and very cool ideas! :D

Thnks

[lilytoka]

Wow! Wow! Wow!

Thank you!!!

[freewoman1000]

thats so cool!

[doGraeF]

AWESOME is right! I am truly inspired! I will simply have to find a way to make a video THIS GOOD about binary finger counting (this video make MY video look like absolute MUSH!) I am truly inspired (if that wasn't obvious).

[alwayslucy]

the bag is awesome!!!

[cutipiez412]

@alwayslucy i totally agree, dude, i hafta make it!!

[timoboll777]

@alwayslucy u r awesome lol

[Libellebr]

Awesome...

[cherrypuff711]

awesome video =)

[twinklerin]

excellent

[yoyoact]

that was kool

[CorpCartelEscobar]

Thats enlightening.

Also Stumbled :)

[nieszkoz]

i love it

[Lothomiras]

*stumbled*

[lateblossom]

Yea, I wanted to know this too. Did anyone tell you?

[h34d4k3]

Next time, you teach the recipient how to do it, or he/she will simply reuse the bag :P

[AHHRealTempest]

I'm making that bag!!

[xander2541]

is there any particular fabric to use? pretty interesting

[r0ck0nlcrss16]

lovin' the bag

[bbyriceball101]

How do you know how much cloth to use?

[raspberryicedtea]

How much fabric have you used for these?

[Nixsend]

I must say I am very impressed! I'm going to use these methods to save paper and impress my friends.

[cafeenerush21]

@Nixsend save paper, waste cloth! yay!

[Metqa]

@cafeenerush21

Duh, how is the cloth "wasted"? all you do is untie the knots and use it again. How many times can you use a piece of wrapping paper before it falls apart from tears and creases. If the person you give it to doesn't use it , they can give it back to you. More likely, they will want to learn how you did it so they can gift someone with a nice cloth wrapped gift. if your circle of gifting is small enough, you might get your cloth back with a gift inside just for you!

[mustkillyou1]

yeah! gotta learn these....

[88onetreehill88]

just ask grannie to borrow her scarf and youre all set.

[MiniMousePoo2]

Lol...

[MissSmircich]

bladda yayaya stop fightin!

[KyounoGo]

This is creative hint! It looks very nice! Many thanks^_______^

[morgankitykat]

oh. my. god. that is so awesome!!! It looks so cute!! xD But is the Furoshiki special for it, or can you use it with another cloth?

[haidaguy]

No, morgankitykat, it is physically impossible to fold any other piece of cloth like this.

[MissSmircich]

is dat sarcasm?

[spliff2006t]

hey syntax,

Welcome to YouTube buddy!

[eridanus22]

It would be hard to employ this except to other people who know how to do furoshiki.

What would they do with the cloth? Use it as a handkerchief?

[MissSmircich]

they culd keep it as a bag.

[syntaxcrisis]

You guys are seriously arguing on the comments page of a video about cloth gift wrapping. You are actually doing this. (I mean, seriously.)

[ChaosKnight572]

It's the home of all internet debaters, of course.

Get used to it...

[l1zrdking]

First, I said it was interesting, which is a compliment, and secondly perhaps you might find something better to do with your time than trying to insult people on the internet, it's a waste of time considering you know nothing about me, well other than my love of using gift bags. So, in essence, grow up and use your time for something a tad more constructive.

[evanism]

thats right, its all about CHEAP gift giving. Why not give them some dirt from your farm in a sack? That would be cheaper.

[IIKitsuneII]

You can get wrapping paper for a dollar and it'll wrap more than what you'd want to spend at a Walmart

[l1zrdking]

Interesting, seems like a lotta trouble for me but I just use gift bags. I have a ton of them, and we just re-use them galore. Plus, how easy is it to slap the gift in there.. ahhhh path of least resistance how I love you.

[evanism]

that is because you are boring... maybe go chew some tobacco and pick your nose on the porch. Art is a thing you see in your local graffiti isnt it?

[XMalice]

The thing about the expense is, you can always keep the fabric for later gifts. It's way less weird and anal than those people who insist on asking people not to tear wrapping paper. There's also lots of cute ways to use newspaper or brown shipping paper for wrapping.

[cashqueen100k]

coolness

[razputen91]

they act like this is something new, its called wrapping shitty presents in a dumbass blanket, how fucking dumb i wanna tear that shit up when i get my present not untie and unfold it just to find that someone got a stupid fucking book

[purepyre]

ur hilairious

[CptnMarc]

lmao ur the man

[arcalae]

If you're that ungrateful, maybe people will just stop giving you things, and then you won't have to worry about unfolding anything. Problem solved.

[razputen91]

bitch dont talk down to me like that....ill wipe my ass with that stupid gift wrap and throw it in your face

[LivinInEcstacy]

haha gd idea..but um prolly be more exspensive to be honest

otherwise id be lik ...'um yeh so...im guna need my cloth back after uv un wrapped it'

lol

[evanism]

Did you attend any school what so ever? or are you some sort of "um-like-you-know-duhhh" robot?

I feel sorry for the system paying your social security, as it will be paying until the system is broke.

[LivinInEcstacy]

What the hell? Jeese, I'm sorry, meant to type all proper like you is it? Your the fucking robot convinced that everyone has got the type the same, its called being original thank you and don't give it all this well your not intelligent if you can't write properly shit. Thats bollocks, its a fuckin comment not an essay

twat

[haidaguy]

*you're

and there is a 'g' at the end of fucking

[LivinInEcstacy]

funny

[xXxlotty09xXx]

that was so earth friendly you can use it w/out plastics...

[Vinadet]

I am *so* wrapping all my presents like this from now on! XD

[Dophinillie]

HA thad be so funny if someone was excited and ripped it open

[chankymanky]

nice bag at the end.. stumbled!

[ShoboMonox]

same shit over and over fabric blows ma balls

[WillC1177]

Wow this is so awesome because you can also find table cloths anywhere. Now, instead of going into my dingy basement, I'll just go to the dining room and wrinkle the table cloth around some books that cost less than what I am wrapping them with.

[ntxaijsbabiesmomma]

that was awesome! i'm trying that out thanks! the video was cool and entertaining also.

[snowboy623]

Nah. The fabric is ugly.

[AlexandraVioletta]

Than take some other colors or desing ^^

[offwithurhead]

this is such an amazing idea

esspecially if u give that present to a person that likes to sew so he/she could use it to make something:)