Saturday, April 26, 2008

Mottainai Furoshiki



I already wrote about me trying to avoid all kinds of plastic carrier bags. And this idea is great:

Furoshiki (furoshiki) are a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloths that were frequently used to transport clothes, gifts, or other goods. Mottainai comes from the Buddhist term meaning “to indicate regret at the waste or misuse of something sacred or highly respected”.




Read more about it here!

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