My flexible furoshiki two handled bag

And here are the links to the instructions for the other bags shown: grocery bag, loop handled bag, ring handled bag, summer purse and the drop bag, plus some ideas on different fabrics to use. Happy wrapping!

My flexible furoshiki loop handled bag

And here are the links to the instructions for the other bags shown: two handled bag, grocery bag, ring handled bag, summer purse and the drop bag, plus some ideas on different fabrics to use. Happy wrapping!

My flexible furoshiki summer purse bag

And here are the links to the instructions for the other bags shown: two handled bag, grocery bag, loop handled bag, ring handled bag and the drop bag, plus some ideas on different fabrics to use. Happy wrapping!

Super cute kawaii

Super cute kawaii is the place to go for a daily dose of handmade cuteness and Japanese kawaii so I was really pleased to see that myfuroshiki been featured there.

Thank you, Claire & mar-c et merci Monsieur Le Bun!

easy peasy lemon squeezy

Am off to a 1st birthday party with Lily & George, so thought I'd show the wrapped presents that we're taking along. A little something for birthday boy's older brother - a dinky toy car wrapped in a mini fish furoshiki, using a 1 knot basic wrap. For the main man's present - a book, a Thomas the Tank Engine toy & a card wrapped up in a medium lime crinkle furoshiki, using the 2 knot four leaf wrap. Total wrapping time about 2mins - no sticky tape, no tearing, no scissors, no waste. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!!

Looking forward to tea & cakes.

Olivia :)

... and finally ...

Well, it's taken a while but I've finally listed two of our knitted flower corsages in our Folksy shop together with some more flexible furoshiki bags. More to follow ...

fluffy furoshiki

Everyone needs a little fluffiness in their lives now and then, so here are some fluffy furoshiki sets - beautiful, textured fabric squares to wrap those special gifts and a handmade fabric pom pom for an original finish!


The furoshiki can be used individually or together to create a multi-petalled effect and the pom pom would also make a lovely hanging decoration (thinking ahead a bit here:) )

(The sets are available on Folksy and Coriandr.)

Brighten your day

It's getting colder and darker here in the UK but, I hope, these flexible furoshiki bags should lift a few spirits (all available on Folksy):

What's a patchwork pocket furoshiki?

Well it's a new addition to the myfuroshiki range with which I'm quietly quite pleased and I hope everyone else will like too. It's:

• an unusual design - not a style of furoshiki that I've seen anywhere else before
• patchwork - a carefully chosen mix of fabric for a cheerful shabby chic look
• pockets - this is the neat bit! The patchwork is stitched across the diagonals onto a larger, calico backing so when tied it forms outer pockets on the furoshiki bag, handy for all the little bits and bobs of life
• green - not just in shading but also because it makes use of those pieces of fabric which are too small for a furoshiki but too nice to waste!
• multipurpose - mainly intended as a bag but like any furoshiki has multiple uses: gift wrap, cushion cover, small table cloth ...

This is one that I've just listed on Coriandr, with a few more to come on Coriandr and Folksy. What do you think?

Cute canvas prints

Some news from Down Under - sorry, it's been a while since my last post. I am on the countdown to the baby's arrival - only 4wks to go!! Decided it was probably time to de-pink the room from when Lily had it as a nursery, so have hung some of our screen printed animal prints on the walls (you can buy small canvases at most craft shops and all you need then is a staple gun to secure the furoshiki to the back of the frame). The finished pictures are very lightweight, so a simple plastic picture hook will suffice, no need to add wire, etc to hang, just balance the frame directly on the hook. Easy jungle fun for everyone!