There is something so sweet about these little baby "kimono". Amy Finlayson has generously posted a complete tutorial on how to make these on her blog Habitual.
If you want to see even more examples of her kimono, check out her set on flickr.More kimono fun:
Men's Kimono
Vintage Kimono
and, yes, even Blythe in Kimono
I learned from Nobu at Funabashi Daily Cell Phone that January 12 was Japanese Coming-of-Age Day. Here's how Nobu describes it:
It is a national holiday.( the second monday of January )
Today, "coming-of age ceremony" is held in every city(or town).
It is a ceremony for the people who reached ( or will reach ) 20 years old during current school year.
The women wear a type of kimoni called furisode. To see some pictures and read more see Nobu's post here.
Today, "coming-of age ceremony" is held in every city(or town).
It is a ceremony for the people who reached ( or will reach ) 20 years old during current school year.
The women wear a type of kimoni called furisode. To see some pictures and read more see Nobu's post here.
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4 comments:
Thanks for introduceing my article.
Thank you, Nobu, for helping me learn about Japanese life.
Dawn
Thanks to Nobu and thankyou, Dawn, for posting these lovely little kimonos! I still can't sew but we "inherited" a sewing machine and a dear friend will be teaching me some "basics" about the machine functions. I would LOVE to learn to make one of these kimonos for my daughter! I am going to check the sites you suggest right now. Thank you!
wow..so cute. Thanks for sharing!! ;-)
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