Post by Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa on Nov 20, 2010 0:02:38 GMT -5
The quest for period-correct armor clothing moves one step forward...
Gusoku shita by tomlapille, on Flickr
This is navy blue linen from fabrics-store.com. I chose to go with linen rather than something more decorative mostly because I want clothes that I am going to fight in to breathe. I could have used something else, but I did not find anything I liked that was both natural and period.
I used the kosode instructions from Saionji-hime, attached a button, made a button hole, and attached a tie. The body is too long right now; I intend to hem it further once I finish my armor hakama. I want it just long enough to cover all of the hakama slit and not much longer, but I haven't made the hakama in question yet.
Gusoku shita himo attachment by tomlapille, on Flickr
The only picture on the internet I could find of this object is from Effingham-sensei's site, and that picture does not show how the integrated himo is supposed to be attached. I wanted it to tie in back so that the dangling belt ends could be hidden underneath the hakama, so I chose to attach it in front and make it just long enough to tie in back. I attached it along the seam that connects the okumi to the migoro to minimize visual impact. That seam is triple-stitched, and I'm hoping it stands up to combat.
Gusoku shita collar by tomlapille, on Flickr
I didn't find any research on Japanese buttons, so I used a random black button I had sitting around. (I pondered some more ornamental wooden ones, but then discovered that none of them were machine washable.) The collar is machine-stitched down rather than hand finished because I didn't want to trust my hand stitching on a piece of combat clothing.
Now to start the hakama....
Gusoku shita by tomlapille, on Flickr
This is navy blue linen from fabrics-store.com. I chose to go with linen rather than something more decorative mostly because I want clothes that I am going to fight in to breathe. I could have used something else, but I did not find anything I liked that was both natural and period.
I used the kosode instructions from Saionji-hime, attached a button, made a button hole, and attached a tie. The body is too long right now; I intend to hem it further once I finish my armor hakama. I want it just long enough to cover all of the hakama slit and not much longer, but I haven't made the hakama in question yet.
Gusoku shita himo attachment by tomlapille, on Flickr
The only picture on the internet I could find of this object is from Effingham-sensei's site, and that picture does not show how the integrated himo is supposed to be attached. I wanted it to tie in back so that the dangling belt ends could be hidden underneath the hakama, so I chose to attach it in front and make it just long enough to tie in back. I attached it along the seam that connects the okumi to the migoro to minimize visual impact. That seam is triple-stitched, and I'm hoping it stands up to combat.
Gusoku shita collar by tomlapille, on Flickr
I didn't find any research on Japanese buttons, so I used a random black button I had sitting around. (I pondered some more ornamental wooden ones, but then discovered that none of them were machine washable.) The collar is machine-stitched down rather than hand finished because I didn't want to trust my hand stitching on a piece of combat clothing.
Now to start the hakama....