Post by Miura Suzume on Dec 15, 2018 18:26:30 GMT -5
みんなさん、こんばんは！
One of my favorite things about period presence in the SCA is not necessarily the lack of mundane items, but the methods by which mundane items are disguised. I've been searching for a way to disguise my cell phone in a manner that at least looks consistent with a Japanese persona. In particular, I have always adored phone and tablet cases that look like books. To that end, I am going to attempt to make a fukuro-toji four-hole book with a compartment carved into it for my phone to sit inside. I've yet to find much information on whether hako-chitsu folding boxes are pre-Edo period or not (the life, the blog, the saga...), but I love the way they look, so I may try to make one as well, as long as it doesn't increase the bulk too much.
Below is a very rough mockup, created with some envelopes I dug out of the recycle bin. I'm definitely going to need thicker thread than what my mother has lying around in the sewing room. Maybe I'll steal some of my father's fake sinew and use that for the final version?
Note to self: In future, when planning to display prototypes, use contrasting thread...
One of my favorite things about period presence in the SCA is not necessarily the lack of mundane items, but the methods by which mundane items are disguised. I've been searching for a way to disguise my cell phone in a manner that at least looks consistent with a Japanese persona. In particular, I have always adored phone and tablet cases that look like books. To that end, I am going to attempt to make a fukuro-toji four-hole book with a compartment carved into it for my phone to sit inside. I've yet to find much information on whether hako-chitsu folding boxes are pre-Edo period or not (the life, the blog, the saga...), but I love the way they look, so I may try to make one as well, as long as it doesn't increase the bulk too much.
Below is a very rough mockup, created with some envelopes I dug out of the recycle bin. I'm definitely going to need thicker thread than what my mother has lying around in the sewing room. Maybe I'll steal some of my father's fake sinew and use that for the final version?
Note to self: In future, when planning to display prototypes, use contrasting thread...
