Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts

Monday, July 9, 2012

Girl's Cute Bag for Summer Kimono Tutorial 女の子用かわいい浴衣バッグ作り方

子どものかわいい手作り浴衣用バッグ
子どもの、手作り浴衣用バッグです。
 
姪に浴衣を作った時に、余った生地で作ったもの。

 
裏なしで簡単だけどかわいいです。ゴムでギャザーが自然にできて、いちいち紐で開け閉めすることなく中に入れたものも取り出しやすい、その上中身が落ちたりしません。巾着バッグは子どもには使いづらいです。1時間でできます。
材料
  • 両端を折った状態で幅2.5センチのバイヤステープ、または幅2.5センチのリボン
  • 平ゴム

余り布で適当に作ったので、サイズは写真を参考にしてください。

  1. 布を中表に縦に半分に折り両端を縫う。
  2. マチを付けたければ底の部分を広げて1で縫った縫い目と直角に縫う。
  3. バイヤステープ(或いはリボン)を置いてまち針でとめて、両端を縫う。ゴムを通す口を開けておいてください。
  4. 持ち手を作り本体に縫い付ける。
  5. 飾り用にバイヤステープを半分に折って紐状にする。フワフワしたお花のような飾りはロックミシンで出た切りはしです。切りっぱなしのまま丸めて真ん中を糸を通した針でくるくると縛り、そのまま糸は切らずに、紐を持ち手に通してクロスさせたところに縫い付ける。
  6. 3で縫ったバイヤステープに平ゴムをゆるめに通す。
Materials:

  • Fabric, I used cotton.
  • Bias tape, 1" wide when folded, or ribbon with same width
  • Sewing elastic
How to make a Bag for Kimono:

  1. Fold the fabric and stitch the both edge.
  2. If you want to add gussets, sew horizontally near the bottom of the edges.
  3. Place a bias tape or a ribbon on the bag, pin it and sew the both edges, not laying over the end each other for sewing elastic.
  4. Make handles and sew them on the bag.
  5. For the hanging charm, fold another bias tape or a ribbon into a half and stitch edges. The pompon piece is the residual of cut out fabric from overlock sewing machine. Crumple it and tie in the middle and attach the string.
  6. Put a sewing elastic into the bias tape or ribbon set at #3. Enjoy!
No need to loose strings to open and things do not fall from the bag due to the elastic. Sorry there is no precise size since I didn't use a pattern and just made it following my imagination. It's easy and no lining and may take only one hour.

浴衣です。市販の型紙でリップルで作りました。姪に試着させたときの写真です。もうちょっとちゃんと着せればよかった。帯は私の長いコットンスカーフをとりあえず巻いたものです。

浴衣用の反物より服地のほうが安いので、2年前に市販の型紙で生まれて初めて浴衣を縫いましたが、私には大変でした。浴衣は反物で作るべきだと悟った次第。

なぜなら、生地を長~く切るのも大変。生地を広げて切れません。着物って肩に縫い目がない(だから綺麗に自然なドレープができる)、袖もそう、襟も、おくみも。その長~い生地を延々と縫う、だけじゃなく、両端の始末をしなくちゃならないんです。反物なら最初から生地幅の両端にミミがあり、端ミシンなど不要。服地だとロックミシンでガーっと縫うものの、その長いこと長いこと。やってるうちに飽きてきて楽しさはなくなり、段々嫌になってきます。ジグザグミシンだともっと大変、私には想像できないです。

こうやって、学びながら段々と利口になっていくのですね。今年は反物で和裁の先生に習いながら縫っています。和裁って驚くほど合理的なんです。出来上がったらアップしますね。

2度と使わないと思うけど、使った型紙はこれです。

 

バッグを作ってもまだ余ったので、従姉妹の1才半の子どもに甚兵衛を。本から型紙を作りました。

Baby's Jinbei for my relative's 18 months old girl.

 

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この作品を作りたいけど自宅にミシンがない、作り方がわからない方へ

自宅でミシンカフェならぬ、ソーイング・カフェを開いています。お教えしますので、お友達と一緒に作りませんか?

お問い合わせはプロファイル頁にあるアドレスにメールでお願いします。日程や時間帯はご相談に応じます。働いている方も是非手作りを楽しんで欲しいです。ミシンとロックミシンは揃っています。手作りを一緒に楽しみましょう。

お問い合わせはこちらのプロファイル頁の左側、メール欄からどうぞ

 

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Obi Display by My Sister After Our Obi Shopping

After a day shopping of Obi, she went back to home overseas and sent me photos. Our shopping guide page how to budget and choose is here. She placed one of Obi in the center of the table.

obi display
The obi was narrower than usual so a black long fabric was placed underneath.

Gold, red, and black match each other. I think it is elegant.

The other Obi we bought. Already the very left one was given as a birthday gift to her friend, a Scottish interior decorator.

Some of them may need ironing.....

 

Kimono and Obi shopping in Tokyo is here.

 

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Fabric Shopping in Nippori Fabric Town, Tokyo: An advice based upon my own experience

 

Nippori is famous for the good price and variety of fabrics with so many, more than 60, shops. However, only if you meet the following conditions, you should go to Nippori. Otherwise you may end up a day terribly exhausted with a poor bag. You'll find better hunting in ordinary fabric shops in other places in Tokyo.

If you want:

  1. To look for getting INSPIRED by unusual fabrics;
  2. To look for fabrics for your particular projects which require relatively large amount of fabrics;
  3. To eager to spend a day anyway.
Why unusual fabrics are there:

Nippori was Whole-sellers Town historically although they have been shifting to target individual consumers. It seems they still have strong connections to both fabric makers and garment manufacturers. I believe that is the reason that they have unusual fabrics of a) overstock from fabric makers, and b) leftover fabrics from garment manufactures or interior makers. This also makes the price lower.

 

Suggestion to condition #1 Inspiration Seeker

  • First, you must go to Tomato Arch (Map#48) next to Tomato Main (Map#49). Go into the right door and don't look the left side. Around the entrance of the bldg., along the right wall there are a lot of 100 yen/meter fabrics. They are mostly unkown materials so judge on your own. Go deeper and down the steps and you'll find unusual materials on bargain. Sometimes it's thick Chinese silk brocade used for chairs or couches at 300 yen/m, synthetic coarsely woven fabrics in bright colors (what is it for? I don't know but I got it to make a beach mat), or a cotton printed of a sumo wresler's name in Kanji.. Don't ask me what it is for! I bought a synthetic python leather at 350 yen/m Tomato Arch months ago to make a bag and I found the same one was sold at 2300 yen/m at Tomato Main a week ago. It is a treasure hunting and each time things are different due to their incoming fabrics from their networks and probably the timing of inventory control.
  • Then you can go to any other shops. If you look for something Japanese, go to the 4th floor of the next bldg., Tomato Main.
  • Other unusual fabrics may be found at Zak Zak Main(Map #64).
 

Suggestion to condition #2 Particular Project Holder

The following shops are my favorite ones for their good quality.

  • High-end and designer brand fabrics for dress: Elegance (Map#31) Many designer brands - Valentino, Pucci, etc. ; Alon(Map#68)
  • Wool: ARAI FABRICS (Map#23)
  • Knit and stretch fabrics: Momo (Map#59), NAGATO 2ND (Map #32)
  • Lace, velvet, embroidered fabrics: MIKI (Map#56)
  • Linen: Yasuda Shoten (Map#69)
 

Suggestion to #3

Enjoy each shop as you go around!

 

Notes:

Tea time:

If you like Japanese sweets and tea, go to Habutae Dango, established in 1819(!), which is shown in the official map, near Nippori Station. I recommend the main store among two where you can enjoy Habutae (meaning smooth silk - implying it's smooth texture) Dango in a well coordinated atmosphere. Read this English page for more information.

 

 

 

Pleas refere to my other page, Kimono and Obi shopping in Tokyo for those who don't know how to budget and how to choose.

Good luck!

 

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Kimono and Obi Shopping in Tokyo: From Japan with Love

Vintage Kimono and Obi (belt) are the best things to buy in Japan. Kimono Underwear which is same shape with Kimono without lining is a lot cheaper and good for a robe. Obi can be displayed on your wall or table. You might not know the price range and how to choose so I will share some ideas for your shopping.

  1. Recently I went to Obi hunting with my sister. She came back from abroad and wanted to buy Obi to take back. There are many used Kimono shops in Tokyo. The price range varies but it starts as low as 1000 yen, or $12. If you cannot find that price in the shop, the target clients must be people actually wear Kimono so that the products are in super good condition to wear.
  2. Obi less than 1000 yen is a junk usually but if you want to cut it in pieces for recycling or upcycling, go for it. The length of Obi is 13 feet, and is silk! You can make something like bags or placement mats using a part. There are some Obi not made out of 100% silk so ask about the material to the shop owner.
  3. The shop we went is located in Nippori which is Tokyo's fabric town. In front of the famous Tomato , the largest fabric shop in the town, there are 2-3 used Kimono shops. I may write about Nippori in this blog in future. (I wrote! Please see the link at the bottom.)
  4. Some may have creases because the interfacing got shrunk in the long time. You can iron it over a cloth with low temperature with no steam but I can't fully guarantee the result as the inside of Obi, interfacing, may not stretch anymore.
  5. I recommend buy Fukuro Obi, not Nagoya Obi. Nagoya Obi is not flat shaped, sewn in the middle in order to wear it easier so it cannot be flatten on your wall or table.
  6. We budgeted 1000 yen to 3500 yen, $12 - $40, approximately. Oh, I just found a good English tutorial page of how to display Obi. Here is the page. One of their pictures is this. Beautiful!
Our result of Obi hunting is here.

My favorite is the middle one, midnight blue base with silver and gold flowers. I am always amazed by the free spirits and a great sense of design of our ancestors.

This Obi was 1000 yen or $12. Gold cranes facing each other, probably worn by a wedding guest as cranes are thought to live 1000 years thus good fortune is indicated. It would be gorgeous to hang on a wall.

If you have any questions, please ask me through the comment box.

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Free paper craft templates in Japan: From Japan with Love

To English Readers:

I have been enjoying many English blogs and websites. To show my appreciation, I would like to introduce some of the Japanese web or blogs. No need to worry even you don't read Japanese. Pictures are always the best universal language and I'll try to explain as much as possible.

All you have to do is click and download these templates from the original website. How to build them? Instructions in their websites include pictures!

Everything above is paper craft. The web site is here.

Click and download the printable templates you like.
Above is the basket's template.

Another ones..

I would like to show another website where you can find things above. They are alphabetically categorized in English. Easy to follow.

The website is here. Hope you enjoy.