Gift Wrapping with Textiles: Stylish Ideas from Japan

In Japanese culture, it is customary to put as much care into the wrapping of a gift as into choosing the gift itself. Using techniques that have been part of Japanese tradition for centuries, this work offers practical ideas for the Japanese art of wrapping with cloth. It also includes sections on cloth selection, tying techniques, and more. In Japanese culture, it is customary to put as much care into the wrapping of a gift as into choosing the gift itself. The way a gift is wrapped and the material in which it is presented are considered expressions of the