Imagawa Tomoe
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Post by Imagawa Tomoe on Aug 17, 2014 8:09:05 GMT -5
Hello, friends! Soooooo, I'd like to complete my first set of nagabakama by adding some braided cord to the belt, but I'm not really sure how that's done. It looks to me like slits are made into the fabric for the cord to be sewn through (and perhaps sewn around the edges so they don't fray), but I don't know for sure, and I'm having the damnedest time finding information online.  If any of you have advice or information on this subject, this girl would be so appreciative. |
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Aug 17, 2014 11:23:43 GMT -5
This is a detail from "Jidai Ishô no Nuikata" (a Japanese text to re-creating historical clothing) and it shows the top and back layers of the waist panel. It looks to me as though it's slit through the outermost layer (and I don't see any indication that it's finished to prevent fraying), then stitches appear to be placed through the cord all the way through to the inner waist panel so they won't shift.  Personally, it's a detail I never bothered with because it was going to be buried under so many other layers I never got around to doing it. And yes, that's the first and only pair I ever made WAY before my laurel.  |
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Imagawa Tomoe
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Post by Imagawa Tomoe on Aug 18, 2014 4:25:14 GMT -5
Cool! What sort of kumihimo braid do you think was generally done for this? Is there a website or book on kumihimo braiding that you would recommend? I have two really cool kumihimo braiding wheels that were gifted to me from Caid two Gulf Wars ago (I believe they were made by Baron Thomas Blackkeep), but sadly I haven't been able to put them to much use yet.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 7:23:45 GMT -5
What sort of kumihimo braid do you think was generally done for this? Is there a website or book on kumihimo braiding that you would recommend? I have two really cool kumihimo braiding wheels that were gifted to me from Caid two Gulf Wars ago (I believe they were made by Baron Thomas Blackkeep), but sadly I haven't been able to put them to much use yet. In my opinion, a flat braid would work best for this. There are multiple flat braids that would work. For getting started with kumihimo, I always recommend "Japanese Braiding; The Art of Kumihimo" by Jacqui Carey. It has lots of good instruction and plenty of photos. When you say "wheel", do you mean a foam disk type of thing, or a marudai round braiding stand (looks like a stool)? Braids on the disk are just fine, but the instructions are different. This is a detail from "Jidai Ishô no Nuikata" (a Japanese text to re-creating historical clothing) and it shows the top and back layers of the waist panel. It looks to me as though it's slit through the outermost layer (and I don't see any indication that it's finished to prevent fraying), then stitches appear to be placed through the cord all the way through to the inner waist panel so they won't shift. Any extant example that anybody I know has been able to examine is just as the Shonagon describes, careful slits in the fabric with no finishing. I also don't think those items were ever machine washed. If you're worried about fraying in the wash, maybe some fusible interfacing behind the slits because that would be nearly invisible folded inside the waistband. |
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Imagawa Tomoe
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Post by Imagawa Tomoe on Aug 18, 2014 14:28:50 GMT -5
The kumihimo disks are the portable ones. Not a marudai, sadly, but a really spiffed up version of the foam disks. Mine have been pimped to have a fancy wooden top.
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Post by Kagami Tomoko on Aug 22, 2014 0:30:18 GMT -5
Hello, friends! Soooooo, I'd like to complete my first set of nagabakama by adding some braided cord to the belt, but I'm not really sure how that's done. It looks to me like slits are made into the fabric for the cord to be sewn through (and perhaps sewn around the edges so they don't fray), but I don't know for sure, and I'm having the damnedest time finding information online. If any of you have advice or information on this subject, this girl would be so appreciative. Just out of curiosity, what did you end up using as the base material for your nagabakama? Did you end up going with silk? |
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Imagawa Tomoe
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Post by Imagawa Tomoe on Aug 29, 2014 10:02:58 GMT -5
Hello, friends! Soooooo, I'd like to complete my first set of nagabakama by adding some braided cord to the belt, but I'm not really sure how that's done. It looks to me like slits are made into the fabric for the cord to be sewn through (and perhaps sewn around the edges so they don't fray), but I don't know for sure, and I'm having the damnedest time finding information online. If any of you have advice or information on this subject, this girl would be so appreciative. Just out of curiosity, what did you end up using as the base material for your nagabakama? Did you end up going with silk? lol no. Since I'm fairly new at sewing, and this is my first project, I'm not ready to touch silk yet. I'm currently using medium weight linen for my underwear and most of the layers, saving silk for the top layer (satin, if I've been a good girl  ) If you'd like, I could post pictures of what I have so far. The linen actually looks really good if one doesn't have the confidence (or monies) yet to cut silk. |
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If any of you have advice or information on this subject, this girl would be so appreciative.
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