Friday, July 24, 2015

Update-y-ness

I realized now why I neglected my blog for so long; I'm rather displeased with the photos I took to demonstrate the next part in my yukata tutorial. I said to myself "man, I should just draw some diagrams or something" and then BAM!!, a year passed.

But anyways, I plan to make another yukuta this summer so I'll make sure to get better sewing photos.

I really want to make it out of purple lace, with a teal obi.

And then I had this crazy idea.

I reeeealy like those white translucent "over kimonos" that are commonly seen on dancers (and similarly kimono dolls), like the ones seen below (I figured out it's called a karakoromo 唐衣) .

Tsuneyu, a geiko of Gion Higashi, dancing as a Shinto priestess for a plentiful harvest of rice in early spring. Japan. Photography by mboogiedown on Flickr



I wanna make something similar to wear over my purple and teal yukata.

But I dunno, maybe that might be bad? I don't know a lot about it, maybe it has quite a bit of religious significance. Maybe it's too formal to wear with a yukara. But damn, that would look cool.
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 9, 2015 at 1:57 PM

    Hello :) I just stumbled on your blog when I was looking up using western fabric for a yukata and was wondering if you would be able to give me some pointers on how to cut such a long pieces straight? Thanks! Your in progress graphics are a huge help btw, I never knew what the kurikoshi was for but now I know ^__^

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    1. FillasawfickleAugust 10, 2015 at 12:49 PM

      Oh boy my first comment!! ^o^

      ~composes herself~

      I'de *prefer* a large sewing table to help with making straight sides, but since I live in a tiny apartment, I use a large 36" drafters t-square and a 24"x12" sewing board on the floor. Sometimes I draw lines, sometimes I fold the fabric to as much as my scissors can handle in order to make less cuts.

      (I happen to be a drafter by profession so naturally I have a liking to rulers and tools but I can't stress enough how awesome drafting tools are for sewing).

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