a bit of kimono

◇Song of the day◇

♪Birthday Cake
⚫Circa Waves


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A blouse with frils using a raised fabric, with a leftover kimono fabric, hand-sewn.

used this rolled fabric(material for japanese traditional kimono )

◇used a pattern from this book
リネンの服、ウールの服

(borrowed from the city library )

◇by
香田あおい さん

◆arrange
length-13cm

kimono-like

◇Song of the day◇

♪M180
⚫Mint


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Made out from partly damaged japanese traditional Kimono, hand-sewn.

This collar is a little bit like kimono. So I made a kimono-like clothes out from kimono.

from this kimono

◇used a pattern from this book
長く着られる大人服


(borrowed from the city library )

◇by
香田あおい さん

◆arrange
length−10cm

replicated

◇Song of the day◇

♪Hostages
⚫The Howl & The Hum


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I bought this cardigan nearly 10 years ago. It’s worn out but I really liked its form.


So I cut them in pieces, copied their form.


And replicated!


Used a bit of leftover kimonos


from this kimono


These bottons are from the worn out cardigan.


I think it went quite well. I might try this way of making clothes again.

◇fabrics from
布もよう
https://nunomoyo.b-smile.jp/

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◇Song of the day◇

♪Banana Skin Shoes
⚫Badly Drawn Boy

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Made out from partly damaged japanese traditional Kimono, hand-sewn.

The toothbrush case I’ve been using for my trip is worn out so I made this one from Kimono.

from this kimono

◇used a pattern from this site
(written in Japanese)

◆arrange
added lining cloth

normal fabrics

◇Song of the day◇

♪Golden Web
⚫Howling Bells

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I’ve been making clothes out from partly damaged japanese traditional Kimono for 2 years. Fascinated to the beautiful patterns of thoes fabrics.

Now, It’s not like I’m tired of kimono fabric but I started to feel like I’d like to use “normal” fabrics, too. So from now on, I’m going to use leftover kimonos for a part of the clothes.

here’s the kimono part

from this kimono fabric

◇fabrics from
布もよう

◇used a pattern from this book
ワンピースがいちばん

(borrowed from the city library )

◇by

茅木真知子さん

◆arrange
onepiece→tops

Face maskes

◇Song of the day◇

♪NOISY
⚫Put A Record On


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Face maskes made out from partly damaged japanese traditional Yukata(kimono for summer), hand-sewn.

From these Yukatas

To these face masks


I love sewing but for some reason I was not very keen on making face masks when they are tons of patterns online right now.
I’m now in the middle of 2 week self-isolation because I visited UK (that’s the rule in Japan).
I can’t go out if it’s not necessary, I decided to do a major housecleaning and found some scrap of clothes, and thought, okay maybe it’s a time to make my own face maskes.

I’ve tried some of the patterns but they didn’t look okay on my face (let’s forget that I don’t have a pretty face). After many attempts, I think I custom-made my own face mask.

◇used this pattern as a base from this site

【大人用】「顔がシュッと見えるマスク」の無料型紙と作り方

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length -1cm
width -4cm each from left and right

I used old T-shirts instead of elastic cord

Compact

◇Song of the day◇

♪Joy
⚫MOSES

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Card case made out from partly damaged japanese traditional Kimono, hand-sewn.


I put notes in one of the pockets, combined with a coin case=compact wallet/purse.


From this Kimono

◇used a pattern from this site

https://ameblo.jp/koharubiyori0627/entry-11526118484.html

still hot

◇Song of the day◇

♪Van Horn

⚫SAINT MOTEL

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Made out from partly damaged 羽織
(haori–japanese traditional Kimono jacket)
, hand-sewn

It’s almost September,
but still too hot here in Japan.
This outfit is just perfect for this weather.

from his kimono jacket

◇used a pattern from this book
大人だから、甘い服

Continue reading “still hot”

#149 they call us

learn english from song#No.149

[thug ]=悪党、乱暴者、凶悪犯

♪Thugs

⚫Kid Kapichi

From the song
—And every time we kick up dust
every time we cause a fuss they call us thugs—

in my spotify playlist

(my cup of tea’20)

※No.1~95 is on instagram
@mic.mimic

(Wo)men in black

◇Song of the day◇

♪Heat Seeker
⚫DREAMERS, grandson

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Made out from partly damaged japanese traditional Kimono, hand-sewn.

I used to not wear black tops, because black colour is too strong. Since I changed my hair to bright colour, I noticed black tops suits to my hair colour, started to like black tops.

I didn’t put facing because this is sheer fabric, instead I covered the edge with the same fabric.

From this kimono

◇used a pattern from this book

フォーマル&リトルブラックドレス

(borrowed from the city library )
◇by

月居良子さん

◆arrange
One piece →tops