Our Furoshiki Table Gifts come in a set of six and can be used year and year again. Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth, tied and neatly knotted to transport gifts and food. Within each cotton cloth, hand screen-printed in Jaipur, there is a Fair Trade handmade gift: a mini paper notebook, a mini star garland, and a mini rosette decoration, all of which are made with Nepalese lokta paper, a mini teardrop decoration, hand-painted by artisans in the Himalayan valleys of northern India, a felt lion decoration, and a copper star decoration.
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Made in India.
Outer box L 23cm x W 15cm x D 9cm. Internal boxes H 5.8cm x W 6.7cm x D 6.7cm.
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Tracing the History of Furoshiki
The practice of wrapping objects in Japan traces back to the Nara period – during this time, the cloth used was referred to as tsutsumi, meaning “package” or “present.” These wrapping cloths are now known as furoshiki, which are tied and neatly knotted to transport gifts or food.
Other early cultures adopted this method too. In Korean folk tradition, it was considered good luck to wrap something, and there is evidence that the oldest surviving examples of bojagi cloths covered Buddhist sutras. They were also fashioned into tablecloths for special events. In Ancient Egypt, food was enveloped in beeswax-coated strips of fabric to preserve it.
Linen was typically used for the very first furoshiki cloths, and the contents of the parcel were often inscribed on the fabric in ink. Cotton is a lightweight, durable alternative, lending itself to intricate patterns, while silk is a popular choice for more formal occasions