Long before today's eco-friendly philosophy of "reduce, reuse, recycle" entered America's collective consciousness, furoshiki-the Japanese method of wrapping things with fabric-flourished as a time-honored and practical art form. In Wrapping With Fabric, Etsuko Yamada-born into a long-line of furoshiki makers in Kyoto-explains the "one cloth, many uses" ideology behind the craft, the etiquette of color and the craft's fascinating history. From there, she shares the myriad ways in which a few basic techniques can transform a simple square of cloth into an elegant wrapper.

風呂敷の歴史から作法、最新の包み方までを紹介する風呂敷の解説書。1枚の布で変幻自在に、ワイン・ボトルや本、花まで何でも包装できます。 モノを携帯する包み方、ハンドバックやバックパックとして使用するテクニックを紹介します。