Kimono making in Japan is a dying art. For centuries Japanese have worn beautiful, hand-crafted kimonos, but soon there will be no one left with the skills to make one of the nation's most enduring cultural symbols, say craftsmen. Kimonos made in the old days were handmade with strong cotton. Handprinted and embroidered panels of 37cm were handsewn together with large stitches. They were made of hemp, linen, silk, silk brocade and satin weaves. Nowadays they are machined panels of polyester mixes and lack the quality and class of the vintage. These photos are from an unpicked, handpainted in graduating colours, vintage kimono. Some chrysanthemums have been painted and some flowers embroidered with gold thread. The fabric is a silk crepe called chirimen. How lucky am I to have been given this! I'm going to try and make a dress for a 10 year old and may put it into my Etsy shop creatifbitsnpieces. Gambatte o kudasai!
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My name is Catherine Rowe. I live in Australia.I'm busy producing new creative items for my Etsy shop called Creatifbitsnpieces. Fashion is becoming more artistic don't you think? It's now a challenge to think of new things. Archives
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