Hey all I wanted to double check on this topic. I am not nearly ready to start in on learning shibori yet but I definitely want to. I wanted to double check...
... Quite probably, but I'm still researching this myself. Get your hands on a copy of "Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing," by...
Greetings All, One of my group's members has asked to use "inazo" as his given name. The trouble is, the only reference to it I can find is Nitobe Inazo ...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... Sounds a bit modern to me. Incidentally, it's Inazou not Inazo. Yes, I know that you can even find it written with an...
Greetings Solveig-hime, ... Not quite sure what happened to my version of the original message, but I had included "Inazou" in brackets after "Inazo", as I was...
this account was hacked.....so ignore any e-mails from this address for at least a few days while i reset security features..... sorry Jake [Non-text portions...
Noble Cousin! ... Greetings from Solveig! If you look me up at Pennsic, I can try to help decode those books you have. Your Humble Servant Solveig...
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I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you all to a Japanese-themed children's event I am running in the Shire of Eisental. The event is called...
It is with great pleasure that I share this news, Ashikaga Hiromoto and Ashikaga Kimiko are the new Prince and Princess of Gleann Abhann! Sugawara no Naeme...
I agree with Ii-dono, Congratulations to them! This does bring up a question I have had on my mind recently: How can, or should, imperial naming practices be...
... Very interesting question! I don't know of anyone who has done this, but I've given some thought to the idea not of using an alternate name when on the...
I am under the impression that kariginu-mo became official court-wear for women during Heian and remains so now. Correct? I'm also slightly uncertain about...
Karaginu mo is the most formal court wear. It continues to be worn by members of the Imperial family on formal occasions (not to mention crazy people like me)....
Thank you for catching my typo. You're not the only crazy one, I'm there with you, moth eyebrows, black teeth and all. I should know, after mostly lurking for...
... As kuge, she would probably go the karaginu-mo route, especially if he dons the hoeki-no-ho. However, if they are running it more on the level of local ...
Wasn't there a book on the Jidai Matsuri published? Perhaps that could be a useful source of information. I do know that wearing a kimono on the head is...
Greetings all, I have a scribe who asked me for assistance in getting a Japanese translation for a scroll. If anyone has the skills to assist, and is willing...
I'm in on that action also. Maybe you could post the scroll texts sans names in case anything like a recipient were also on the group. [Non-text portions of...
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 1:37 AM, sugawara_naeme ... My favorite Muromachi books are probably: "Japan in the Muromachi Age", ed. by John Whitney Hall and Toyoda...
I dug through my bookcase and this is all I could find that touched the 14th century. There are some books concerning later in the Muromachi period--if you are...
Greetings, This is the first time posting to the list and I'm extremely new to making Japanese clothing. I am in the process of making a Hoeki no ho for my...
... The ran actually goes around the entire bottom hem, so the garment actually flares out with the ran being the actual hem. This may help (hopefully). This...
