Bogaji wrapping

Bok Hee Lee, Yellow Wrapping Cloth, 2009. Linen. Ever since I found the exhibit on Korean bogaji wraps at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco last summer, I've been planning how I can wrap our Christmas presents this year using fabric that the receiver can use. If you're not familiar with bogaji, see this past post here. I love the idea of gift wrap that, depending on the size, can be used as a shawl, scarf, or even linens such as napkins! Bogaji can be made from most any type…

Bok Hee Lee, Yellow Wrapping Cloth, 2009. Linen. Ever since I found the exhibit on Korean bogaji wraps at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco last summer, I've been planning how I can wrap our Christmas presents this year using fabric that the receiver can use. If you're not familiar with bogaji, see this past post here. I love the idea of gift wrap that, depending on the size, can be used as a shawl, scarf, or even linens such as napkins! Bogaji can be made from most any type…

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Korean quilts use a different technique than French seams, so pojagi seams have the raw edges "trapped" inside the seam. As a result, the seam is thicker and more finished than a normal quarter-inch quilting seam. Most often, free-form squares and rectangles are pieced together in Korean quilting. Seen in finished quilts and smaller decorative panels, pojagi piecing is reminiscent of the Gee's Bend quilts. | See more about Korean traditional, Fiber art and Fiber.