HOW TO – Use “Furoshiki” (cloth gift wrapping) Craft & Design Home By Phillip TorronePhillip Torronecurrent: @adafruit - previous: MAKE, popular science, hackaday, engadget, fallon, braincraft ... howtoons, 2600... View more articles by Phillip Torrone @adafruit November 27th, 2006 12 The Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan has a guide (PDF) on using cloth as opposed to paper for wrapping gifts to cut down on the wasted paper usually used in gift wrap, great idea – Link. Thanks Lil! Related: Stitch and hem gift bags – Link. Tagged DIY Projects Holiday Projects By Phillip TorronePhillip Torronecurrent: @adafruit - previous: MAKE, popular science, hackaday, engadget, fallon, braincraft ... howtoons, 2600... View more articles by Phillip Torrone @adafruit Discuss this article with the rest of the community on our Discord server! ADVERTISEMENT Subscribe now to Make: MagazineThe official magazine of Maker Faire Related Articles from Make: From the Shed: New ArrivalsHuman SpikerBox$299.99Book: How Your Brain Works$25.95Human-Human Interface$299.99 Get Make: Magazine $19.99