Eco-Friendly, Japanese-Style Gift Wrapping

By Becky Striepe, Green Options

There are lots of ecofriendly gift wrap options out there if you’re feeling the traditional, paper wrapping thing. If you want to branch out a bit, though, you might try wrapping some gifts this year using the traditional Japanese method furoshiki. Here’s how!

Rather than paper that gets tossed after a single use, furoshiki involves wrapping gifts in beautiful cloth that can be used over and over again! The Japanese Ministry of the Environment has a great visual guide showing how to wrap all sorts of gift items.

For a little more detail on the various methods, check out this great video demonstration:

Pretty awesome, right? You can really use any pretty piece of fabric as long as it’s big enough. Want to be even more eco-friendly this gift-giving season? Try making your own gifts rather than buying them from the store.

Source: Care2 Healthy and Green Living

Tags: Furoshiki, Gifts, Green, Holidays, Wrapping

Comment by David on December 10, 2009 at 10:21am: Nice post. I'm a guy, we don't know how to wrap. That's why we pay the people at the Department stores to do it.....:)

Comment by David on December 10, 2009 at 10:22am: Oh yeah, we're also pretty bad at a lot of other things, hmmm, like making the bed, keeping the house clean, and about a zillion other things.......:) Just joking.