Post by Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa on Nov 17, 2013 23:46:43 GMT -5
I've been dormant for a while, but just got some real progress on something that's been sitting on my projects for a while.
This will be a lined hitatare kamishimo, with the shell of navy blue tsumugi silk and the lining of black linen. The tsumugi silk is likely more casual than something like this would have been made out of in period, but it's close to waterproof and I am tired of making hakama out of absorbent silk. They get dirty so fast! This will be something that I could take camping if I wanted to and not worry too much about.
Lined hitatare shell sleeves by tomlapille, on Flickr
The sleeve braid and knot cords are white cotton from JoAnn. I did the braid with slits as opposed to button holes, which seems to be working so far.
Lined hitatare sleeve shell, slit detail by tomlapille, on Flickr
I was originally in disbelief about leaving the slits unfinished being viable, but I don't think I'm going to have a problem with it. I could have been more accurate with the cuts, as some of them aren't quite flat. I would have had no hope of doing this as accurately as I did without tiger tape, which is basically sticky measuring tape. I highly recommend it for doing slits on hitatare or suikan sleeves.
The hakama is already done:
Dark blue lined hakama by tomlapille, on Flickr
It's four panels, with two panels in front and two panels in back. Figuring out where to put all the material in back was a little bit tricky, but I'm pleased in the end with what I did. I've been wearing it with modern kimono to the chanoyu classes I've been attending, and it's at least good enough to blow away actual Japanese people when they discover that I made my hakama.
This isn't the most elaborate or tricky project, but I have never made a lined hitatare before, and I've also never done a hitatare with all the traditional embellishments in place. I think I am going to be happy with a simple but accurate end result. I'm also proud of the workmanship I have put into this, which has been its own reward.
This will be a lined hitatare kamishimo, with the shell of navy blue tsumugi silk and the lining of black linen. The tsumugi silk is likely more casual than something like this would have been made out of in period, but it's close to waterproof and I am tired of making hakama out of absorbent silk. They get dirty so fast! This will be something that I could take camping if I wanted to and not worry too much about.
Lined hitatare shell sleeves by tomlapille, on Flickr
The sleeve braid and knot cords are white cotton from JoAnn. I did the braid with slits as opposed to button holes, which seems to be working so far.
Lined hitatare sleeve shell, slit detail by tomlapille, on Flickr
I was originally in disbelief about leaving the slits unfinished being viable, but I don't think I'm going to have a problem with it. I could have been more accurate with the cuts, as some of them aren't quite flat. I would have had no hope of doing this as accurately as I did without tiger tape, which is basically sticky measuring tape. I highly recommend it for doing slits on hitatare or suikan sleeves.
The hakama is already done:
Dark blue lined hakama by tomlapille, on Flickr
It's four panels, with two panels in front and two panels in back. Figuring out where to put all the material in back was a little bit tricky, but I'm pleased in the end with what I did. I've been wearing it with modern kimono to the chanoyu classes I've been attending, and it's at least good enough to blow away actual Japanese people when they discover that I made my hakama.
This isn't the most elaborate or tricky project, but I have never made a lined hitatare before, and I've also never done a hitatare with all the traditional embellishments in place. I think I am going to be happy with a simple but accurate end result. I'm also proud of the workmanship I have put into this, which has been its own reward.
