How to Make an Origami Wine Carrier

Folding your wine bottles in furoshiki saves plastic waste and adds a touch of elegance.

Furoshiki is the Japanese art of cloth folding. A large piece of decorative cloth can be folded many ways to carry almost any item imaginable. The manner of folding the cloth is as much an art as paper origami. Furoshiki can be used instead of wrapping paper to give wine bottles as presents or used in place of plastic shopping bags at the grocery store.

Things You'll Need

• Large square cloth
• Wine bottle

Instructions

1. Spread the cloth on a flat surface with the pattern facedown.

2. Place the wine bottle upright in the middle of the cloth. Fold the two opposite ends of the cloth above the bottle.

3. Cross one end of the cloth under the other end to form a cradle. Twist each end of the cloth that remains above the bottle into a spiral. Tie the spirals into a bow.

4. Cross the remaining ends of the cloth around the body of the wine bottle in opposite directions. Tie the excess cloth into a bow at the front of the bottle.

Tips & Warnings

• Furoshiki can be folded for as many as two wine bottles as well as many other everyday objects.

• Furoshiki make excellent gifts because they are reusable and good for the environment.

References

• Government of Japan: Ministry of the Environment: How to Use Furoshiki
• OunoDesign.com: Wrap Your Bottle in a Furoshiki this Year

Resources

• InfomapJapan.com: Furoshiki: A Magical Cloth Can Be Used in a Multitude of Ways