Gift Wrapping: Creative Ideas from Japan

Gift Wrapping: Creative Ideas from Japan

by KunioEkiguchi (Author)

Synopsis

This work offers simple instructions, photographs, and drawings and ideas on how to make an ordinary gift memorable. Much care and thought go into gift giving. And the way a gift is wrapped can say a lot about the care and thought that went into its selection. This easy-to-follow, idea-packed volume draws on traditional forms and techniques of Japanese wrapping to create unusual, attractive, and surprisingly simple ways to wrap presents of all shapes and sizes. The Japanese combine a love of ceremony with an equally strong fondness for giving and receiving presents. They have

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 124
Edition: New
Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc
Published: Nov 1986

ISBN 10: 0870117688
ISBN 13: 9780870117688

Author Bio

KUNIKO EKIGUCHI has a successful and varied background in such traditional Japanese crafts as doll making and paper craft. His extensive knowledge of traditional Japanese papers and his talent for combining the classic with the modern are prominent in Gift Wrapping. He is the author of The Book of Boxes, The New Book of Boxes and Japanese Crafts and Customs. He is also the designer of the stylish Christmas arrangements featured in Origami for Christmas.