How to make gojuhimo

How to make gojuhimo

Sanjuhimo consists of a piece of fabric tape and triple elastic bands to secure a shape of obi. It is very useful and gives us easy tying obi and decorative shapes, especially for furisode. Today, I will introduce how to make gojuhimo which has 5 bands. 

How to sew kasane-eri on kimono

How to sew kasane-eri on kimono

When women wear formal kimono, they often wear a different collar called kasane-eri or date-eri to upgrade their neckline. You look gorgeous when you wear furisode with the collar! It is not so easy to put on furisode by yourself, so you need to be well prepared. This 

How to tie obijime and obiage

How to tie obijime and obiage

Obijime is a decorative cord to hold obi in place. By firmly tying, obi shape is fixed. Obijime has two types, such as round and flat. The flat type has two sides. So please be careful not to be upside down when you tie it. Obiage 

How to sew haneri on juban

How to sew haneri on juban

Haneri or a decorative collar is a piece of fabric. It’s about 15 cm x 80 cm. The decorative collar protecting from dirt cannot be seen much, but it plays a very important role. By changing the color of the neckline, you can add your originality 

Padding for wearing kimono

Padding for wearing kimono

What is hosei? Hosei means smoothing your bumpy body line. Kimono looks like one sheet of cloth because all rectangle pieces are stitched straight. There are no buttons and zippers, so you use a few strings and sashes to put it on. The bumpy body line 

Kimono accessories

Kimono accessories

You need many accessories to wear kimono because it doesn’t have any zippers and buttons. So usually use cords, belts and sashes. Those kimono accessories have unique names.