This method may be ancestral, but it is gaining more and more followers in our modern world with the rise of zero waste. It is enough to have a piece of fabric at our disposal, long enough to tie around boxes and other forms of gifts. While any textile can do, there are designers who have created ones specifically for furoshiki.
This is the case of Pascale Faubert, textile artist from Rimouski, who imagined sets of furoshiki fabrics a few years ago. It was one of her friends, a great traveler, who managed to convince her to develop her own range of fabrics to make these Japanese packaging, says the designer, joined by telephone.
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PHOTO JULIE HOUDE-AUDET, PROVIDED BY PASCALE FAUBERT
The furoshiki turns very easily into a bag. Pascale Faubert has carefully chosen her fabric so that the loop holds well once tied.
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PHOTO JULIE HOUDE-AUDET, PROVIDED BY PASCALE FAUBERT
Simply opened, the furoshiki will make a beautiful tablecloth, for picnics or simply at home.
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She thus created a pattern that she reproduced in four shades, printed by hand in screen printing in her studio. The idea behind these fabrics is that they can be used during the holidays, either, but not exclusively, she specifies. They will prove useful on many occasions, because she has designed them in a versatile way so that they can also be used as a tablecloth or even a bag to carry around her lunch!
“That’s why my furoshikis, I didn’t want them to look too Christmasy,” says Pascale Faubert. Finally, I went with something classic that will work all year round. »
In fact, its motif is mainly inspired by nature, the river and more specifically the Reford Gardens in the Bas-Saint-Laurent. “Each time I went there, I thought to myself that there was so much graphic potential, in all the species found there, to make a beautiful textile pattern,” she recalls.
Sometimes, chance does things well, since it was ultimately Alexander Reford, current director of the Gardens and great-grandson of the site’s founder, Elsie Reford, who approached her to create a collection. This is how the pattern was born, which is a tribute to this woman and the love she had for nature.
The fabric collection can be found in Pascale Faubert’s online store, but also on Simons’ Fabrique 1840 site, which brings together the creations of local designers.
Wrapped up by the idea? All you have to do is find a tutorial on YouTube to understand exactly how to tie the pieces of fabric, and you’re done!