Furoshiki

Just couldn't get enough of double weave so for my third semester weaving class final project I designed a piece of double weave fabric with a pick-up design for making a Japanese furoshiki.  I was careful to design it so that the stripes matched up when the lash-joining was complete.  To make this bag, I wove a piece of fabric three times as long as wide.  I folded it in thirds, like a "Z",  lengthwise and stitched two of the "thirds" edges together and then, on the opposite side, stitched together the middle and the other "thirds" edge.  See my diagram attached.  When you grab the two unattached corners and flip it, it turns into a bag.  To my chagrin, the pick-up design turned out so hideously that I am not including a picture.  Note:  While the furoshiki is a REALLY interesting concept and one that I will do again, it should probably be done in a thinner-than-doubleweave fabric.  The bulkiness of this one makes it hard to tie the two ends into a knot.