Gift Wrapping with Tenugui, the Essential Japanese Cloth

Just in time for the holiday season, join us to learn traditional tenugui gift wrapping with Ruri Kippenbrock, founder of tenuguiretailer Wuhao New York. Derived from the words te, or “hand,” and nugui, meaning “wipe,” these charming cotton cloths are more than mere hand towels. Sturdy, beautiful, versatile and reusable, tenugui lend themselves to decorative as well as practical purposes. In this workshop, learn tenugui wrapping techniques for a variety of shapes, including boxes, bottles and round objects.











When: Tue., Dec. 5, 2017 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Japan Society
333 E. 47th St.
212-832-1155
Price: $40/$35 Japan Society members, seniors & students
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Just in time for the holiday season, join us to learn traditional tenugui gift wrapping with Ruri Kippenbrock, founder of tenuguiretailer Wuhao New York. Derived from the words te, or “hand,” and nugui, meaning “wipe,” these charming cotton cloths are more than mere hand towels. Sturdy, beautiful, versatile and reusable, tenugui lend themselves to decorative as well as practical purposes. In this workshop, learn tenugui wrapping techniques for a variety of shapes, including boxes, bottles and round objects.

Buy tickets/get more info now