Flower Wrap

花包み hana tsutsumi

Use a small, medium or large furoshiki.

1. Lay the furoshiki wrong side up as a diamond (one corner pointing at you).
2. Place the item in the centre.
3. Lift the near corner and the far corner straight up above the item.
4. Grip both corners together at their base, just above the item.
5. Bring the left corner behind your gripping hand.
6. Bring the right corner behind your gripping hand, crossing it over the left corner.
7. Bring both side corners round to the front of the gathered base.
8. Tie the left and right corners in a square knot at the front of the base. You should now see a flat knot at the base with A and C standing straight up.
9. Open the near and far corners apart to find the hole in the centre.
10. Pinch the near corner about 5 cm from its tip.
11. Push that pinched point down into the centre hole to make the first petal.
12. Repeat with the far corner to make the second petal. You should now see two loop petals, one each side, with the knot ends between them.
13. Fluff the petals and side ends to finish.