七転八起 Nanakorobi Yaoki The name of this furoshiki is 七転八起 Nanakorobi Yaoki – ‘Fall seven times, stand up eight (times)’. It means never give up. One of Japan’s lucky charms is ‘だるま Daruma’ which are featured and you can wish for luck for your friend by gifting this furoshiki! How can you use it? Watch this video ‘How to make a basic knot – Mamusubi’ and take off the knot. -Wrap a bento/lunch box – Watch video 1 | Watch video 2 -Gift Wrapping – Watch Video 1 (easy) | Video 2 (book) | Video 3 (hard) -Wrap a tissue box – Watch video -Book cover – Watch video -Hang on a wall – you can frame it too! -Make a bag/pouch – Watch video (pouch) Watch Video (in Japanese) | Watch Video (in Japanese, hard but neat) Check out how to make many ways of wrapping from here. New to Furoshiki? Read the history of Furoshiki and more from here.
