I can't recall where I found the information but I do recall finding out (after I had made a couple with padded hems!!) that this wasn't done in our period....
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ErinK
tupan4
Jan 12, 2010 5:20 pm
I've heard you shouldn't use a washing machine for dying if you want to use it for cleaning later. But I have no personal experience on this front. With silk,...
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Audrey Bergeron-Morin
audreybmorin
Jan 12, 2010 5:26 pm
... Not a problem. Most dye manufacturers will recommend running a wash cycle with bleach before washing again with your machine, and, personnally, I make a...
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wodeford
Jan 12, 2010 5:33 pm
... Depends on the dye. Usually, running a cycle with no clothes in after you dye should take care of it. ... I wouldn't. The Tamale Pot Of Doom and Ginormous...
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Deb Strub
murakamitsuruko
Jan 13, 2010 3:08 am
Greetings, I don't use my washing machine for the dye process because I don't trust that I'll get all the dye out. However, after multiple rinsings I wash the...
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Deb Strub
murakamitsuruko
Jan 13, 2010 3:11 am
I agree, I don't recall seeing any examples of hem padded uchikake within our time period. Padded garments were worn in winter but they weren't hem padded...
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wodeford
Jan 13, 2010 3:59 am
From Liza Dalby's "Kimono: Fashioning Culture" (pp. 91-92 of the paperback edition I have). "Meiji [*1868-1912] kimono also differ from those of today in the...
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Audrey Bergeron-Morin
audreybmorin
Jan 13, 2010 2:14 pm
... I just ordered it for $8 on AbeBooks... very easy to find! I can't wait to read it, thanks for the tip :-)...
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Elaine Koogler
ekoogler
Jan 13, 2010 2:36 pm
Wonderful book...I've had my copy for many years. Kiri ... -- "/It is only with the heart /that one can see clearly; what is essential is invisible to the...
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tsukime_medb
Jan 13, 2010 3:09 pm
Thank you all, That's what I thought was probably the case. Do any of you have a source for fully-padded uchikake in period? Thank you - Tsukime...
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wodeford
Jan 13, 2010 4:55 pm
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jenzelofthefirst
jenzelofthef...
Jan 13, 2010 7:54 pm
... I daresay I am well out of my league here but it has been recommended to me that having your fabric wet before dyeing is essential in getting clean dye...
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Captain Zorikh
zorikh
Jan 13, 2010 7:56 pm
HI Folks. After all the advice I got from this and other message boards, I was unable to borrow more than a pair of helmets from Sir Tanaka (SCA) in NJ, so I...
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Solveig Throndardottir
drnostrand
Jan 13, 2010 10:32 pm
Saionji hime! Greetings from Solveig! ... I wonder whether any of the traditional geometric embroidery patterns weren't originally developed for this purpose. ...
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Andrew T Trembley
attrembl
Jan 13, 2010 10:48 pm
... IIRC sashiko embroidery originated as a way to strengthen fabric. andy...
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wodeford
Jan 13, 2010 11:08 pm
... It's also an Edo period development. (Aren't they all? Sure seems like it sometimes.) Saionji no Why Yes I've Been Asked This Before. West Kingdom...
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wodeford
Jan 13, 2010 11:18 pm
... I was told that to get really crisp results with shibori, one *should* wet the fabric before tightening threads and tying them off. I have dyed dry silk...
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JL Badgley
tatsushu
Jan 14, 2010 12:34 am
Great to hear! I wish we'd been able to help you more directly, but I'm glad you got stuff working :) -Ii...
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tsukime_medb
Jan 14, 2010 7:17 am
Excellent! Exactly what i needed! Thanks to all for your help! Heidi...
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wodeford
Jan 14, 2010 11:01 pm
Does anyone know how old the ever-popular carp windsocks/banners are? They're generally associated with Tango no Sekku (Boy's Day) or the birth of a male child...
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sekinakagawa@...
seki_nakagawa
Jan 15, 2010 8:30 pm
That's nice! To ask a question, may be a moments shame, but not to ask and remain ignorant, is a life long shame. In a message dated 1/10/2010 10:12:58 A.M....
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booknerd9
Jan 19, 2010 4:20 am
I've been using Norie for quite a while, but with the -e suffix from Effingham-dono's website[1]. However, I can't find the -e suffix in use anywhere else and...
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wodeford
Jan 19, 2010 5:01 am
... -e meaning "inlet, harbor or cove" appears on p. 151 of the 2004 edition of Name Construction in Medieval Japan. Saionji no Hanae West Kingdom...
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booknerd9
Jan 19, 2010 1:45 pm
Thank you! Do you know when it dates to?...
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Solveig Throndardottir
drnostrand
Jan 19, 2010 8:21 pm
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... The problem with name forming suffixes is that they were not uniformly used over Japanese history. Now then, -hime...
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booknerd9
Jan 19, 2010 8:50 pm
Ah well. Just Nori it is then. I'd feel weird changing the suffix on everyone again and chopping it off is close enough to how everyone sort of reads it...
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booknerd9
Jan 19, 2010 9:17 pm
Also, out of curiosity, when do we start to see suffixes like -e and -yo? Do you think it is just the natural mutation of names or because we start to get...
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Solveig Throndardottir
drnostrand
Jan 19, 2010 11:44 pm
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... Simply put, names evolve over time. Leaving off the suffix may not work for female names. There are a few female...
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booknerd9
Jan 20, 2010 12:13 am
Thank you! I really appreciate it! The reason I dropped -ko is that it was noted as being too highly used but also because my persona isn't a high ranking...
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Solveig Throndardottir
drnostrand
Jan 20, 2010 12:18 am
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! Well, I wasn't able to find the -E suffix prior to 1600 during a quick run through of History of Japanese Feminine Names....
