How I ever lived my life without the tradition of purposeful furoshiki I will never know. Today, heading out to a picinc I was required to carry two platters of food. My dilemma – how could I keep them fresh without cling wrap and how to carry two heavy awkward platters. Answer – wrap them furoshiki style.
Grab a small, preferable square, table cloth. Set the platteror bowl diagonally in the middle of the cloth. Fold over two opposite sides to cover the object.
With the remaining two, tie each individually in a knot close to the object.
With these two knotted pieces of leftover fabric, tie them in a sturdy knot to make a carry handle. That’s it.
Really quick, looks cute so excellent to wrap a present and completely reusable.
A slight variation for a book or present gives a nice bow on top.
Place object in the middle on a diagonal.
Fold over the diagonals like we did before and tie these sides once.
Tie the sides in the opposite direction in a double knot.
Pull the original knot through to the top and complete it’s double knot so it is secure. Then fluff out the bow!
Try it and you’ll be pleased you did!
Jeddah
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