Meeting up with Yarnies

At Yarnies today, I learned a little bit about the Japanese way of wrapping presents in fabric, (Furoshiki). This is the simplest style, wrapping a cuboid in a square of fabric. 

I have about 2.5m of the embroidered fabric, and about the same of plain. My plan is to make as many large squares as possible, and use the remnants to gift bags. 

When a friend was showing the technique to me, she explained people are much less likely to want to keep a square of fabric than a gift bag. She finds gift bags are often kept, but fabric squares and handed back.