Instead of struggling with wrapping paper this holiday season, get yourself some cloth. The Japanese Furoshiki technique can wrap anything easily and make it look good. Traditionally, Furoshiki is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Furoshiki cloth can be used as an eco-friendly alternative to wrapping paper that can be reused many times. (Getty Images) Save ...

Wrapping paper – that thing that makes our holiday gifts look so festive – has a landfill problem. If it's shiny, metallic, or glitter-encrusted it's not recyclable. And even recycled paper isn't ...

Furoshiki is the Japanese tradition of wrapping objects in cloth to cover or transport them. Some are turning to it as a more eco-friendly way to wrap presents without wasting paper. Much of the paper ...

Much of the paper that wraps holiday gifts is not recyclable. Unless you choose to save and reuse it, it probably winds up in a landfill. An eco-friendlier option is an ancient tradition from Japan ...

Furoshiki is the Japanese art of aesthetically folding square-shaped material for practical purposes, such as gift wrapping, transporting daily items or even decoration. Incorporating traditional ...

Christmas is a time of goodwill and cheer but it can also be a time of creating massive waste, especially wrapping paper. In Australia we use approximately 8,000 tons of the stuff every year. Loading ...

The trend in gift wrapping this holiday season is toward jazzy yet sustainable options. Consider beautifully folded fabrics or understated, brown or green masking paper topped with colorful washi tape ...

VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will organize an exhibition on Furoshiki – Japanese wrapping cloth at the center, 27 Quang Trung Street in Hanoi from ...