Bogaji wrapping

Furoshiki ~ Japanese technique to wrap just about any gift with fabric! (Link to fold other things like a boss to)

Bok Hee Lee, Yellow Wrapping Cloth, 2009. Linen. Ever since I found the exhibit on Korean bogaji wraps at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco last summer, I've been planning how I can wrap our Christmas presents this year using fabric that the receiver can use. If you're not familiar with bogaji, see this past post here. I love the idea of gift wrap that, depending on the size, can be used as a shawl, scarf, or even linens such as napkins! Bogaji can be made from most any type…

For this, my second pojagi panel, I used two colors of shot cotton, a magenta and a peach... Neither are colors that I am currently drawn to, but I thought they would work well in this venue. Using 2 colors instead of 1 allowed me to play a bit more with the stained glass effect that this type of patchwork offers. The piecing is all improvised, (I'd go insane if I had to sew something like this from a pattern!) The seams on this panel were done differently then on my first panel, (which you…

Pojagi is a traditional Korean form of patchwork used to make wrapping clothes and ceremonial items. It is pieced using a special technique than encloses all raw edges so that the finished item is lovely from both sides. This patchwork is not layered with batting and back and is not quilted. When placed against the light, which highlights the seams, this type of patchwork is especially beautiful. Although traditionally pieced by hand using a variety of stitches and methods, I've tried my…

Japanese Traditional wrapping, Furoshiki

I got this book from my mom awhile ago. I have always wanted to learn the art of fabric wrapping, also known as furoshiki, in Japanese. This book is a Korean book. Although my Korean skills are not…

Bojagi for Bottle: bojagi is adapted to all kind of shapes...this time is about wrapping a single bottle with 2 different ways.

I've just discovered bojagi - or pojagi - a Korean patchwork technique that produces a beautiful stained glass effect. The cloth was traditionally used to cover food, to wrap gifts or to carry items.

Bojagi (보자기) is a Korean word meaning cloth for wrapping. It is an old Korean tradition where the cloth wrapping signifies blessing and good fortune. Since then it has transformed its uses into everyday Korean life, as a cloth to carry and cover your food or belongings and as a gift wrap, using various ways of tying