Japanese Fabric

I've had the urge, lately, to get back into stitch meditations, so I ordered these squares of Japanese fabric to add in with what recycled fabric I already have. However, it's so pretty that I don't know whether I can cut/tear it up into smaller pieces. All of them have gold metallic accents in them, making them kind of special and hard to use. However, I'm going to! At least one of them may end up as a handmade journal cover, but the rest will adorn new stitch meditations...soon.