Comments on: Trying on various kimono

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 11 May 2007 01:44:56 +0000

I need help to find mens obi tying instructions before obon season starts here. I am interested in learning several types of tying methods :o) thanks

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 09 May 2005 03:14:31 +0000

to ben:
i’m not very sure about any websites, but your library most likely has some really great kimono dressing books!!! even if you can’t read Japanese, a favorite of mine for big, fancy furisode bows is a book called Furisode Kinenbi. (or you can get it from interlibrary loan). also, the Book of Kimono has men’s heko and kaku obi instructions, plus a basic otaiko for the ladies, and 1 fancy bow with a new gadget called “magic obi aid”. happy hunting!

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 03:32:22 +0000

Hi,
I’m looking for a good source for. obi tying instructions. Maybe you could help. I want to collect both mens’ and womens’ stuff. I also want to be able to tye mens’ and womens’ obis. that way, I could help my friends tye their obis as well as my own. I have a heko obi and have been guessing on it for a yaer now. I also grabbed a fukuro obi for a furisode I have and the only instructions for obi tying I’ve found yet are for folding a fukuro obi in half lengthwise and doing a bunko bow with no obi-jime or obi-ita or whatever. I wanna know how to do the huge, extravagant bows I see in Japanese wedding pictures on webshots.com. I think the obi (like the kimono) is an art form. not only in itself, but the proper wearing of it. (like the extravagant obi bows). So, If you could point me to a site where I can do heko obi and kaku obi for myself as well as the big stuff like maru obi and fukuro obi, I’d appreciate it alot.

Thanks

By: Rach

Rach — Sun, 30 Nov 2003 13:05:59 +0000

Ah! Ask Ichiroya! Now why didn’t I think of that? ^_^

That Kimonoyasan shop also looks interesting.

Arigatou gozaimasu

By: anna

anna — Sun, 30 Nov 2003 13:05:02 +0000

Rach - for the makura, I asked my favorite sellers :) Ichiroya. They could probably help you find some han eri too, if you have a good idea of what you want. Otherwise there's this store that sometimes has formal han eri: Kimono Naomi, or you can make your own. I wrote an article on how to do that recently: How to make a han eri If you speak Japanese, Kimonoyasan is a nice store for accessories.

By: Rach

Rach — Sun, 30 Nov 2003 13:04:30 +0000

Wow, you look beautiful in hikifurisode.

Just where can you find this different obi makura? And while we’re on that topic, do you know anyplace that sells nice han eri…I can’t seem to find any place!
Thanks!
Rach

By: anna

anna — Sun, 30 Nov 2003 13:04:03 +0000

Ahhh, a different obi makura - I see what you mean. I’ve got a makura like that, but haven’t used it yet (haven’t done advanced enough musubi :) ). So it would give volume to the tesaki instead of pushing it up like in the “furisode encyclopedia”, that makes sense.

I’ve got a “new” vintage juban that I can put a flower haneri on :) I found it on ebay France, the seller didn’t know what it was….!! A pretty early Showa nagajuban with giant red, white and pink chrysanthemums.

By: Axia

Axia — Sun, 30 Nov 2003 13:02:35 +0000

Wow! Those kimonos are SO pretty! I didn’t really like tatewaku before…but now I think they’re neat and I want one, too! I think your kitsuke looks really nice on that one, too :)

My first bunko/darari musubi with a fukuro-obi looked like that, too (and that was after like 3-4 tries:P) Some of my kitsuke books show a different obi makura for the darari (it looks like a roll cake, or a sausage…)It goes under the tesaki.

You just HAVE to get some flowery fabric for your haneri for the takewaku kimono :) It’ll look so Taisho and cool! Ah well…I should get back to work :)