The Furoshiki Handbook Contributor(s): Yamada, Etsuko (Author) |
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ISBN: 4416715145 ISBN-13: 9784416715147 Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: May 2016 Click for more in this series: Japanese-English Bilingual Books |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | Asia - Japan - Crafts & Hobbies | Decorating |
Series: Japanese-English Bilingual Books |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 8.2" L (0.50 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Features: Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth, and recently it is very popular among international tourists as a souvenir. Furoshiki has a place not only traditional Japanese-style living, but also in modern, Western-style living as well. 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. Once you learn the basic ways of tying in this book, you can tie furoshiki in all different kinds of to suit the size and shape of the contents within. This lavishly illustrative book shows you how to wrap a bottle, a book, a bento box and more as well as how to tie like a flower, a dewdrop, a tote bag, and a scarf. This book will surely give you new ideas of gift wrapping. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yamada, Etsuko: - After career as a textile designer and table coordinator, Etsuko Yamada currently holds the position of PR manager at the official shop of Yamada Sen-I, a Kyoto-based furoshiki manufacturer and wholesaler, named "Kyoto Wabunka Institute MUSUBI" and she regularly gives lectures both in Japan and abroad to teach people about the beauty of Furoshiki. As well as being involved with the latest in product development, she is also active in introducing people to how Furoshiki can be used in everyday modern life. |
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