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If you can tie a knot you can make this furoshiki bag, all you need is square fabric. After creating a bag with hand-printed furoshiki you can continue to repurpose the fabric - it can be folded to create an endless number of useful items (from gift wrap to wine bags).

Check out the folding instructions below and see how to easily create this furoshiki bag with a square piece of fabric and leather or canvas carry strap. The amazingthing about furoshiki is that you can endlessly repurpose the hand printed fabric to easily create scarves, handbags, grocery bags, wine bottle wraps, and even gift wrap ! No scissors or tape involved!

Do the environment a favor and choose beautiful reusable fabric over plastic for shopping. The fabric can then be repurposed to create almost anything else you see in this Instagram account

Hand-crafted copper rings courtesy of the talented Pittsburgh, PA based @studebakermetals and available on our website. Created with nothing more than a hammer , anvil and . Makes such a cute furoshiki bag!

ORU is proud to have partnered with ayzh (pronounced eyes), a socially conscious charity in India that designs healthcare products that both improve and save the lives of women and infants. We donate to ayzh with each fabric that’s purchased. Zubaida Bai, ayzh’s founder and both a mechanical engineer and social worker, has an incredible TED Talk, you have to check it out!

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Getting creative with gift wrap...

Looking for a special way to gift a bottle of wine? Wrap it in fabric! Check out the fancy wine wrap video tutorial on our website to recreate this wrap...

Did you know that 275 billion plastic bags were produced in 2017, less than 1% are recycled, and 18 billion pounds of plastic waste flow into oceans each year? US shoppers use almost one plastic bag per resident per day, while Denmark shoppers use only 4 per year - we can do better! Let’s try to help our oceans and marine life by taking a reusable shopping bag for all of our shopping trips. Want to make your own? Use any of our large (35.4) fabrics and watch our farmers market and carry all bag video tutorials.

If your gift wrap skills leave something to be desired, try wrapping with fabric! No scissors, tape, or creative talent required!

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Curious about wrapping fabric (furoshiki) and want to learn more? Check out this blog post! https://oruwrappingfabric.com//02-how-furoshiki-is-made-st