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You Will Need

- 1 squarish piece of Fabric (size depending on what you're carrying)
- PROJECT BUDGET
- Free

Furoshiki Bag For Groceries And Such

any square of fabric becomes a chic handbag in seconds!

Furoshiki is the Japanese art of folding fabric - primarily to carry objects such as a bottle or bento box, or to wrap a gift. To learn how to wrap just about anything that will hold still go to furoshiki.com and see what Japan's Department of the Environment has to say on the matter!

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Start with a square of cloth. I almost always use this silk scarf that was given to me ages ago, but have also used leftover fabric squares, banadanas, and cloth napkins.
Fold a triangle. This is where having a very square cloth comes in handy! If there's a "right" side to your fabric, fold it wrong-side-out for now.
bring the tips of the long side up to the top of your triangle. This does not have to be exact by any means!
roll each of your tips into a rope down to where the last stage of folds began. This is hard to explain and I hope the picture helps! Basically you're just twirling until you get about halfway down.
tie a knot at the base of the tail you just twirled. again, I hope the picture helps. Do the same on the other side.
I can't take enough pictures to explain this step. Bring the two tails together and flip the whole thing inside out so that the tails tuck inside. Tie the two remaining corners into a square knot at their tips. Shaking it a little will help the bag take shape.
You're done! What can you carry in your stylish new bag? How about all of this?
Yup! It all fits! Imagine how many groceries you could carry without ever using a plastic bag again!