Wrapping with Fabric
Wrapping with Fabric

Author: Etsuko Yamada

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2014-10-14

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 1462916120

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Wrap anything from a wine bottle to a yoga mat with this practical Japanese fabric-wrapping book. 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. Use your folded fabrics to: Gift-wrap anything from books to flowers Bundle up a picnic Tote items around Use as a handbag or backpack Make into a pillow covering Create decorative coverings for vases, tissue boxes, and more A quiet reminder that opportunities for artistry are everywhere around you, Wrapping With Fabric is the craft book that makes it easy to bring a touch of grace and ingenuity to everyday life--and help preserve the environment, too.

Furoshiki Fabric Wraps
Furoshiki Fabric Wraps

Author: Pixeladies

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 1607054345

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Learn how to create beautiful fabric wraps for gifts and more with these projects inspired by an ancient Japanese art. Take your gift, your potluck dish, or even your daily essentials, and wrap it all up furoshiki-style. This ancient, elegant Japanese art of enfolding objects in fabric is demonstrated with step-by-step instructions and a beautiful gallery of photos. What a great reason to dive into your fabric stash! Creative ideas for applying surface design techniques to make your own unique wraps are also included. • Learn to make 18 different wraps for 5 primary shapes: bag, box, flat, bottle, and basket • Present your gifts to family and friends with style and originality

ふろしきハンドブック
ふろしきハンドブック

Author: 山田悦子

Publisher:

Published: 2015-02-18

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9784416715147

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“和”の暮らしだけでなく、“洋”の暮らしでも役立てることができるのがふろしき。布ならではの美しさ、おしゃれ感、楽しさ、そして温もりと味わい。日常で使うものをじょうずに包む方法のほかに、現代のライフスタイルやファッションにも合うバッグとしての活用方法やラッピングのアイデアなども紹介。

Eco Thrifty Living
Eco Thrifty Living

Author: Zoe Morrison

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-09

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9781099777745

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Learn how to spend less, be kinder to the environment and go in the direction of your dreams! Back in 2011 I became a parent for the second time and wanted to quit my job and be a stay at home mum. We had just moved house and increased our mortgage, now had two children to look after and I preferred to buy costly eco-friendly and organic products. How was I going to be able cut my spending by enough money to quit my job and stick to my eco-friendly principles? The challenge was set and a year later I did quit my job to become a stay at home mum and blogger. I saved far more money than I ever could have imagined by being eco-friendly! In this book I share with you what I have learned over the years of saving money and the environment. There are lots of practical hints and tips, which overall will help you to: 1. Make the most of what you have2. Reduce your rubbish3. Save you money4. Unleash your creative side. Topics covered in the book include:1.Kitchen waste2.Stuff3.Sustainable fashion4.Cleaning5.Bathroom6.Entertainment7.Celebrations and special occasions8.Energy9.Getting fit10.Kids11.GardeningIf you think freeing up some cash could help improve your life, you care about the environment and you are ready to do things differently, then this is the book for you! Zoe Morrison is the author of award winning blog www.ecothriftyliving.com. She is regularly interviewed on BBC Radio and she has been featured in newspapers around the world.

Fabrigami
Fabrigami

Author: Jill Stovall

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2013-12-24

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1462913423

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Fold decorative origami objects out of cloth with this easy-to-use origami book. Fabrigami is the Asian art of folding fabrics to create three-dimensional objects ranging from the practical to the whimsical. Like paper, there are countless beautiful fabric designs to choose from, but only fabric has the virtue of being extremely durable. Fabrigami began as origami legend Florence Temko's final project. Everyone knows that origami is the art of paper folding, but Temko had begun experimenting with folding fabric to make objects that are just as beautiful but more lasting than paper. Sadly, Temko passed away before the book was completed, but her collaborator, Jill Stovall, continued their work. Now, Stovall--with the help of Scott Stern, a rising young star of origami--brings Fabrigami to print for everyone to use and enjoy. This origami book begins by presenting instructions on how to treat fabric, so it holds a shape when folded. Then Stovall shares a series of fun craft projects with simple origami-style diagrams that you can use to make a range of lovely objects. Stiffening the fabric requires some practice, but the folds are all easy enough to be considered origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn origami. Cloth origami projects include: Fan-tastic Fold Earrings Evening Wine Coat Florence's Hexagon Box Cloth Kimono Card Pleated Peacock

Zero Waste: Gift Wrap
Zero Waste: Gift Wrap

Author: Christine Leech

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 144630843X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Embrace zero waste living with this collection of sustainable gift wrap solutions including furoshiki, the traditional Japanese technique of fabric knotting. What could be nicer than receiving a present AND the beautiful scarf it's wrapped in! Whether you use a vintage silk scarf or create your own fabric with patchwork, piecing and dyeing techniques, or reuse unwanted items to make quirky gift wraps - this collection is packed full of ideas for reducing waste. Other ideas include how to make present toppers made from unwanted fabric and yarn scraps to finish off your gift wrapping with a flourish.

Furoshiki
Furoshiki

Author: Aurelie Le Marec

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2022-05-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1800920261

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Learn the art of furoshiki bag making, gift wrapping and clothing wraps in clear and simple steps. Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth, and it is used for may purposes: to wrap gifts, to knot into different types of bags, to carry items from one place to another and even to knot into clothing. Furoshiki has a place not only in traditional Japanese-style living, but also in modern, Western-style living. The ties in furoshiki represent the ties between people and using them to wrap things is a way of wrapping up and presenting our feelings, making furoshiki a fantastic communication tool. Here, the author shows us how to make beautiful bags, cushion covers, halter-neck tops, a bottle carrier, a laptop bag, and even how to wrap a guitar. Once you learn the basic methods of tying, you can tie furoshiki in different ways to suit the size and shape of the contents within.

Software Technologies for Embedded and Ubiquitous Systems
Software Technologies for Embedded and Ubiquitous Systems

Author: Roman Obermaisser

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-09-17

Total Pages: 575

ISBN-13: 3540756647

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 5th IFIP WG 10.2 International Workshop on Software Technologies for Future Embedded and Ubiquitous Systems, SEUS 2007, held in conjunction with ISORC 2007, the 10th IEEE International Symposium on Object/component/service-oriented Real-time Distributed Computing. Coverage includes ubiquitous computing frameworks, validation of embedded and ubiquitous systems, and ubiquitous computing applications.

Wrapping Culture
Wrapping Culture

Author: Joy Hendry

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780198280286

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Wrapping Culture examines problems of intercultural communication and the possibilities for misinterpretation of the familiar in an unfamiliar context. Starting with an examination of Japanese gift-wrapping, Joy Hendry demonstrates how our expectations are often influenced by cultural factors which may blind us to an appreciation of underlying intent. She extends this approach to the study of polite language as the wrapping of thoughts and intentions, garments as body wrappings, constructions and gardens as wrapping of space. Hendry shows how this extends even to the ways in which people may be wrapped in seating arrangements, or meetings and drinking customs may be constrained by temporal versions of wrapping. Throughout the book, Hendry considers ways in which groups of people use such symbolic forms to impress and manipulate one another, and points out a Western tendency to underestimate such nonverbal communication, or reject it as mere decoration. She presents ideas that should be valid in any intercultural encounter and demonstrates that Japanese culture, so often thought of as a special case, can supply a model through which we can formulate general theories about human behavior.

The Rotarian
The Rotarian

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1977-12

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.