We are going to make it!
Gomachan
This is an "orikata" for wrapping a calligraphy brush. Also, it's beautiful for wrapping pencils or other stationary, or chopsticks!
Prepare a piece of A4 Japanese paper.If you don't have Japanese paper, any kind of paper will do. For people who aren't familiar with orikata, please use the practice template below.
How to fold
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Point! Don't align the folds.
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Point! Don't align the folds.
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Reference: Araki Makio, Shiki wo Yosoou Orikata Oru Tsutsumu Wa no Kokoro (Decorating the Four Seasons, Folding, Wrapping, The Japanese Heart) Tankosha Publishing, 2004
Gomachan
Do you know about "orikata", which has been around in Japan since long ago? "Orikata" is a way of wrapping Japanese paper when giving a present. Now in Japan, the amount of people who know about "orikata" is very small I, too, just recently learned about it.
Everyone, why don't you try the traditional Japanese way of wrapping as well?