Butterfly

蝶 chō

Butterfly

Renewal, transformation and immortality; the sound chō also evokes 長, long life.

China and Japan

Valued for its metamorphosis from chrysalis; also linked to souls and the arrival of spring.

Technique catalog · draft for review

Every way to wrap, carry and wear a furoshiki.

The furoshiki.com archive, sliced into annotated steps with plain directions, plus techniques found in research.