Comments on: Furoshiki How To http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/ Creative Homemaking Ideas & Household Tips Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:38:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Wearing Two as a Way of Life | Baby Carriers Downunder http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-60390 Wearing Two as a Way of Life | Baby Carriers Downunder Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:47:21 +0000 http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-60390 [...] can get everything I need for a longish walk, including drink bottles and snacks into a furoshiki bag made from a napkin, which I tie on to my waist [...] [...] can get everything I need for a longish walk, including drink bottles and snacks into a furoshiki bag made from a napkin, which I tie on to my waist [...]

]]> By: Kyoki http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-51213 Kyoki Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:38:31 +0000 http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-51213 I have three that I use a lot- two I use to wrap bento for the guys when they go to work, and one that I use for everyday stuff. You don't need special cloth or to buy stuff sold as furoshiki- any bandana or square cloth will work! I have several in different sizes (the largest is three feet square) and I use all the various sizes I have for all sorts of things- storing bundles of things I don't want to forget, little handkerchief sizes to keep things separate in my basket on Market Day. (It's nice- radishes and carrots in one, my wallet and cell phone in another, peas in another...) They're wonderful, and inexpensive. You can make them from fabric remnants you buy for a dollar at the craft store! Any pattern, any color, any material. If you're going to make one of your own, make sure the material isn't slippery and that it ties tightly without coming loose. I can't imagine silks, satins, or other 'shiny' fabrics would hold tightly enough to keep a bundle. I have three that I use a lot- two I use to wrap bento for the guys when they go to work, and one that I use for everyday stuff. You don’t need special cloth or to buy stuff sold as furoshiki- any bandana or square cloth will work! I have several in different sizes (the largest is three feet square) and I use all the various sizes I have for all sorts of things- storing bundles of things I don’t want to forget, little handkerchief sizes to keep things separate in my basket on Market Day. (It’s nice- radishes and carrots in one, my wallet and cell phone in another, peas in another…)

They’re wonderful, and inexpensive. You can make them from fabric remnants you buy for a dollar at the craft store! Any pattern, any color, any material. If you’re going to make one of your own, make sure the material isn’t slippery and that it ties tightly without coming loose. I can’t imagine silks, satins, or other ’shiny’ fabrics would hold tightly enough to keep a bundle.

]]> By: Michelle http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-50133 Michelle Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:54:41 +0000 http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-50133 What a great idea!I hadn't come across the Furoshiki before today but will definitely (try to) make one myself!! What a great idea!I hadn’t come across the Furoshiki before today but will definitely (try to) make one myself!!

]]> By: Elle http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-47733 Elle Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:27:53 +0000 http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-47733 I really wanted to buy one of these bags while I was in Kyoto recently but I never got around to doing so! I'll have to find a piece of fabric and try it out myself! Thanks! I really wanted to buy one of these bags while I was in Kyoto recently but I never got around to doing so! I’ll have to find a piece of fabric and try it out myself! Thanks!

]]> By: TipNut http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-34880 TipNut Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:32:57 +0000 http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-34880 Pam I saw that but it didn't "click" with me how ironic that part was, good catch! Pam I saw that but it didn’t “click” with me how ironic that part was, good catch!

]]> By: Pam http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-34876 Pam Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:26:12 +0000 http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-34876 Cool...until the very end when you see the ladies with their purchases - in cardboard containers inside paper bags. OK, I see a small environmental problem here! Overpackaging! Cool…until the very end when you see the ladies with their purchases – in cardboard containers inside paper bags. OK, I see a small environmental problem here! Overpackaging!

]]> By: 35 Reusable Grocery Bags You Can Make - Free Patterns » TipNut.com http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-34849 35 Reusable Grocery Bags You Can Make - Free Patterns » TipNut.com Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:59:09 +0000 http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-34849 [...] Furoshiki is another option to replace plastic bags, this is a neat technique from Japan. [...] [...] Furoshiki is another option to replace plastic bags, this is a neat technique from Japan. [...]

]]> By: furoshiki http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-26606 furoshiki Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:45:33 +0000 http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/#comment-26606 Not only do they make great gifts but also helpful to the environment because they can be reused. Very pretty too! Not only do they make great gifts but also helpful to the environment because they can be reused. Very pretty too!

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