Comments on: Gift-Wrapping, Japanese Style http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/ handcraft in a hectic world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kath_redhttp://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-1106111 kath_red Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:05:14 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-1106111 This is an old post and the link has changed This is an old post and the link has changed

]]> By: Jun-Yihttp://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-1104358 Jun-Yi Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:47:16 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-1104358 Oh, oops, I just saw this in the comments... sorry! :) Oh, oops, I just saw this in the comments… sorry! :)

]]> By: Jun-Yihttp://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-1104357 Jun-Yi Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:46:47 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-1104357 Thanks for the post! Unfortunately, I tried the link to 'diagonal wrapping' but it's broken. Any idea how to get to that page? It would be so useful! Thanks for the post! Unfortunately, I tried the link to ‘diagonal wrapping’ but it’s broken. Any idea how to get to that page? It would be so useful!

]]> By: Kateshttp://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-314033 Kates Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:50:01 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-314033 I found the pages from the company, SHIMOJIMA. The company must have simply restructured their website.The more detailed Japanese site: http://www.shimojima.co.jp/wrapping/clip/index.html The English site: http://www.shimojima.co.jp/eng/wrapping/index.html I found the pages from the company, SHIMOJIMA. The company must have simply restructured their website.

The more detailed Japanese site: http://www.shimojima.co.jp/wrapping/clip/index.html
The English site: http://www.shimojima.co.jp/eng/wrapping/index.html

]]> By: junhttp://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-51243 jun Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:46:28 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-51243 The link has changed, could someone email me a print out?thanks heapsy_jtan@yahoo.com The link has changed,
could someone email me a print out?

thanks heaps

y_jtan@yahoo.com

]]> By: Claire Shimamotohttp://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-48748 Claire Shimamoto Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:05:20 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-48748 Hi! I have been trying to get the page on diagonal gift wrapping but page has changed. Is it possible to get a print on my e-mail? Thanks so much.....Claire Hi! I have been trying to get the page on diagonal gift wrapping but page has changed. Is it possible to get a print on my e-mail? Thanks so much…..Claire

]]> By: Charleshttp://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-42539 Charles Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:02:21 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-42539 Links have changed. Could anyone e-mail me a copy of the print-outs? Thanks. davies.cm@gmail.com Links have changed.
Could anyone e-mail me a copy of the print-outs?
Thanks.
davies.cm@gmail.com

]]> By: Adrianahttp://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-41342 Adriana Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:15:56 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-41342 Hi ! the link has changed. Does any one have a print-out that you could send to me? aerodi@yahoo.com Thanks Hi ! the link has changed.
Does any one have a print-out that you could send to me? aerodi@yahoo.com Thanks

]]> By: Avalonhttp://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-41340 Avalon Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:05:40 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-41340 As a half japanese person and someone who has been to Japan, I am a big fan of Japanese style wrapping. When my mother went to buy a gift/food set for a funeral memorial service (they have a ceremony to commemorate someone's death for a certain number of years afterwards) they wrapped it the opposite way around. Apparently there are loads of rules about how to wrap things depending on the occasion. There's more protocol to Japanese wrapping than the British Royal family. The fabric wrappings are traditionally used to wrap gifts that you bring to someone when you visit them (the Japanese are very into giving gifts every time you see a friend or relative you don't see often). Then the person who you gave the gift to would return the fabric later (when they unwrapped the gift) to you for using again. The fabric wrappings are quite an old-fashioned tradition and are, for the most part, out dated in Japan. However, I imagine they are making a come-back for environmental reasons.Furthermore, for the westerners who can't sacrifice giving a lovely piece of cloth away to someone who doesn't understand Japanese tradition and won't give you your fabric back; I suggest using an old shoe-box painted up and tied with old ribbon or string. As a half japanese person and someone who has been to Japan, I am a big fan of Japanese style wrapping. When my mother went to buy a gift/food set for a funeral memorial service (they have a ceremony to commemorate someone’s death for a certain number of years afterwards) they wrapped it the opposite way around. Apparently there are loads of rules about how to wrap things depending on the occasion. There’s more protocol to Japanese wrapping than the British Royal family.
The fabric wrappings are traditionally used to wrap gifts that you bring to someone when you visit them (the Japanese are very into giving gifts every time you see a friend or relative you don’t see often). Then the person who you gave the gift to would return the fabric later (when they unwrapped the gift) to you for using again. The fabric wrappings are quite an old-fashioned tradition and are, for the most part, out dated in Japan. However, I imagine they are making a come-back for environmental reasons.

Furthermore, for the westerners who can’t sacrifice giving a lovely piece of cloth away to someone who doesn’t understand Japanese tradition and won’t give you your fabric back; I suggest using an old shoe-box painted up and tied with old ribbon or string.

]]> By: Leahhttp://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-39259 Leah Wed, 03 Jan 2007 06:09:35 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/12/21/gift-wrapping-japanese-style/#comment-39259 I loved this link. I rushed right out to buy 12 yards of fabric which we used to wrap all our family gifts. My dh wrapped most of the gifts, and not following the suggested guidelines, cut the pieces as if they were paper, ie: too small for furoshiki. I was able to salvage enough fabric to wrap my gifts using the furoshiki techniques and loved how they looked. After all the debris from Christmas was cleared, I gathered the scraps of small fabric and sewed them together, crazy quilt style. I made ten new large squares with only a little bit left over. thanks for the great tip! I loved this link. I rushed right out to buy 12 yards of fabric which we used to wrap all our family gifts. My dh wrapped most of the gifts, and not following the suggested guidelines, cut the pieces as if they were paper, ie: too small for furoshiki. I was able to salvage enough fabric to wrap my gifts using the furoshiki techniques and loved how they looked. After all the debris from Christmas was cleared, I gathered the scraps of small fabric and sewed them together, crazy quilt style. I made ten new large squares with only a little bit left over. thanks for the great tip!

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