In collaboration with the Seattle Consulate-General of Japan and the King County Library System, local residents learned ...

The Japanese gift wrapping technique is a quick and efficient method that allows gifts to be wrapped in under 30 seconds. This method eliminates the need for precise measurements and allows excess ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sonoma resident Megumi Lorna Inouye has written a new book about the art of gift wrapping as an expression of gratitude. Every summer, Megumi Lorna Inouye watched intently as her mother, Suzuko, ...

I’ve had a thing for wrapping gifts as long as I’ve had a thing for giving them. Thankfully, my style has evolved. Where once I spent hours cutting out bold figures from magazine ads and pasting them ...

You may have seen this super speedy gift-wrapping technique on social media lately—and we can totally see why it's trending! This folding method comes from a Japanese style of gift wrapping and, we ...

Basic knots -- Everyday wrap -- Hidden knot wrap -- Formal flat wrap -- Flower petal wrap -- Gathered wrap -- Pom-pom wrap -- Double knot wrap -- Bow corner wrap -- Pleated bottle wrap -- Paired wrap ...

Buoyed by the success of her book on Japanese-inspired gift wrapping, Sonoma resident Megumi Lorna Inouye will be offering a workshop for adults of all skill levels. As a first-time author, she never ...

A lot of wrapping paper, tape, and ribbons end up in the trash after the holiday season. But it doesn't have to be that way.