work room and kitsuke

[aimeekitty]

Please see my previous post regarding my book! :)



more kitsuke practice! (ignore nappy hair, I'm getting a haircut tomorrow and it won't obey me)
I'm getting better at it! I'm going to start making my maiko hadajuban, etc. soon.


for my maiko juban... most often it's a white pattern (usually flowers) on a red base. Technically for the outfit I'm doing, the fabric should be a ro-weave (open) silk. However, it's impossible to find that in what I need...
Soooo, considering that if this shows at all, it will be showing when I walk around, at the "skirt" part of my kimono (left forreference photo).
Should I use a cotton, like this? or should I use a chirimen rayon like this? ... or something else entirely?

I finally got the chandelier (yes it's pink) installed in my downstairs work room,... and I got my new portable animation desk in, and finally organized all my (well most of) my buttons and lace that were lying around! (I also put my Angelic Pretty dress on the dressform (which I still need to pad out, but oh well)...
Now I just have to put up picture frames, put up the mirror... and possibly add some shelves.
It's really getting there! :)

Comments

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

well, there are some kimono that are acceptable for multiple seasons too. One of the best things to get that you can wear with almost any obi (so the obi changes the color scheme and season) is:

--- iromuji (all one color kimono)
--- a regular komon kimono (small patterns all over the kimono, like dots or small florals)

both of these are often less expensive and are extremely versatile.
examples:

komon:
http://www.aimeemajor.com/kimono/fpinkbolt2.html (since it's kind of a stripe/plaid, it would go with almost anything. I could wear it with an obi with blue, pink, white or black...)
more komon:
http://www.aimeemajor.com/kimono/bluecho.html
http://www.aimeemajor.com/kimono/greypink.html
http://www.aimeemajor.com/kimono/blackcho.html
http://www.aimeemajor.com/kimono/rochopink.html
http://www.aimeemajor.com/kimono/kimonostar.html (this one is extremely versatile!!)


this one:
http://www.aimeemajor.com/kimono/greycloud.html
since it's monocromatic and doesn't have any seasonal motif, you could wear it with almost anything...

and then iromuji:
http://www.aimeemajor.com/kimono/iro2.html

it isn't a cheap hobby though. :....(

older women who aren't married still often start wearing non-furisode. so it's really up to you what you'd like to wear.

certain muted colors (like a muted light blue/grey) are for older women, just fyi... but you probably shouldn't worry too much about that. Just that since you are younger, slightly more cheerful and brighter colors are generally more desired.

alot of the stuff in this set you can use for any season:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Yukata-kimono-accessories-set-hadajuban-himo-obi-ita_W0QQitemZ170104494592QQihZ007QQcategoryZ29452QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

try that sellers kitsuke section,... :)

yes, furisode is the really really long sleeves (and often bright patterns)

I'm 27, when I've asked people they seemed to think it was fine for furisode, but I'm guessing come 30 I should probably stick more to other kimono.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

ps, once you learn about the seasons, you can spot w hich ones are multiseason (like some kimono have flowers from all four seasons... which makes it usuable at anytime)