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Post by Shimazu Masamune on Sept 24, 2006 19:06:36 GMT -5
All right, again with the annoying stupid questions... I've looked and looked and looked and I can't find any patterns for eboshi. Can anyone help me out and point me in the right direction?
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Sept 24, 2006 19:14:36 GMT -5
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Sept 24, 2006 19:22:04 GMT -5
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Sept 24, 2006 19:43:48 GMT -5
Doh. Shoulda known you'd have one.
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Sept 24, 2006 19:59:13 GMT -5
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Sept 24, 2006 22:06:58 GMT -5
Saionji: Otagiri-dono:
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Post by Shimazu Masamune on Sept 25, 2006 14:21:04 GMT -5
What type of fabric would be good for making one out of? I just purchased 6 yrds. of black linen, and I was thinking of making one out of any excess I had. Would that be good, or should I go and purchase some black silk instead?
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Sept 25, 2006 14:52:11 GMT -5
Do you want a floppy hat or a rigid hat?
Floppy eboshi are often worn by SCA bushi around the camp. It's easier than putting you hair up in a proper knot.
I doubt that you could get the linen stiff enough to stand up if you want a rigid eboshi. I am using a stiff synthetic I was lucky enough to find at Walmart that is somewhat translucent due to a very thin weave. I then spray it with polyurethane and black epoxy while it sits over a 'last' or 'form' which is usually a 2qt juice or milk bottle.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Sept 25, 2006 15:19:00 GMT -5
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Post by Shimazu Masamune on Sept 27, 2006 13:01:01 GMT -5
It's easier than putting you hair up in a proper knot. * Which leads me to another question... how should I wear my hair? I mean, there is the whole shave you head except the back thing, but I also have a life outside Shimazu's. What are some better alternatives? And also, what is a proper knot for an eboshi? * moderator fix of quote tag
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Sept 27, 2006 13:29:45 GMT -5
Which leads me to another question... how should I wear my hair? I mean, there is the whole shave you head except the back thing, but I also have a life outside Shimazu's. What are some better alternatives? And also, what is a proper knot for an eboshi? Yeah, well, I don't shave off my eyebrows either. And there are plenty of samurai movies where Toshiro Mifune has a full head of hair - he just has it tied up. www.vetinfo.com/michal/toshiro.jpgWhat you can do depends on how long your hair is. If it is sufficiently long enough, try tieing a ponytail at the top of your head, make a small loop with the part of the ponytail that's closest to the hair tie and tie it off again. Ideally that should make it lie like this. www.pbs.org/empires/japan/images/edo_img_8hair.jpgIf not, a neat ponytail will do.
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Sept 27, 2006 13:33:44 GMT -5
I just use a 'bow knot' (like tieing you shoe) for the eboshi knot.
When I put my hair up, I just use a modern elastic hair tie. I pull my hair up to the pate (top) of my head, loop the tie once or twice and then fold it over once and loop some more. The hard part is to get all the rest of the loose hair to lie flat. A little moose or water helps with that. It creates the 'impression' of a top knot more than actually reproducing one.
If I am feeling all formal, I pull my hair up to the top of my head and wrap the hair tie around it. Then I use a piece of lace to wrap the body of the hair into a tight 'cord.' The top of the 'knot' is left free. This is my poor attempt at a 'tea whisk top knot' which mostly fails because my hair is much thinner than most Japanese.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Sept 27, 2006 13:58:32 GMT -5
See? I knew you knew how. ;D
(For the ladies' horse-tail, I start with a hair elastic. The paper ribbon goes on top of that, secured with a bobbypin to the underside of the elastic.)
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Post by Shimazu Masamune on Sept 27, 2006 15:57:21 GMT -5
Thanks, that helps alot... I was trying to figure out how to do that... thank you soo much for all the help!
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Sept 27, 2006 20:45:57 GMT -5
A little moose or water helps with that.
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