Tsugasa....

[tamayori]

I have been looking for a Tsugasa hat for awhile now.

I notice that some members of Clan Kaminari have them, tho they look smaller in diameter than I remember.

I know there is a site called shopjapan that sells them and the ichime-gasa. But I think my persona would be Momoyama, rather than Heian...tho I prefer wearing hakama for sca-because running around in kimono is not very conducive for speedy travel. (or going to the bathroom)

anyways-could someone showme another place to get tsugasa?..Shopjapan is nice-but my funds are tight-and I would like to see if there are other options out there.

Unless someone has figured out how to make one...I think i know the basics, but getting bamboo out here is hard.(tho i can get bamboo leaves-tho i think i'd have to steam them to become pliable enough to sew)

of course i would make the sheer panels that hang down....

[Saionji Shonagon]

Mine came from Bokunan-do, the "shop Japan" site you're referring to. I couldn't find one anywhere else either, so I saved up for it, then ordered one when it was in the budget.

www.wodefordhall.com/windyday.jpg shows me in mine, with "curtains."

Saionji

[Otagiri Tatsuzou]

Tsugasa, mi kasa.

[Abe Akirakeiko]

admin said:

Tsugasa, mi kasa.

*commits seppuku*

[Saionji Shonagon]

Tsugasa, mi kasa.

Who are you and what have you done to the man who was ordering fabric for kasane in such tasteful colors?

Besides Mikasa cereal bowls make LOUSY hats.

On second thought, I sat through a court in high summer in that hat. I had lovely shade and the veil was better than sunglasses for glare. It was like having my own private little "house."

Saionji