Greetings, I'm working on project to create heraldic Surcoats/Tabards/Jupons for members of my group and looking to find a period correct version for each of...
Just got an ad for this company - http://www.kirikomade.com/products/ I'm sure most of us have better things to do with $80 or $130 than spend it on a cotton...
Konnichiwa to the List, Two questions: 1. Daimyo: would this be the proper title for a Landed Baron? 2. What is proper way to pronounce "Daimyo"? Dime- Yo? ...
Good morning, everyone. In my duties as moderator for a couple Yahoo Groups and as a private email user, I came home to discover several people had sent me...
So I bought some white linen and have started working on my Kosode. However, as I research fabrics and designs for my Hakama and Kataginu, I've run into a...
I've spent some time in the SCA and did the whole late period Scandinavian thing. But I lived for 3 years in Japan and really enjoyed the culture. I have an...
Hi ya group, My annual posting looking for anyone else in and around the Atlanta, Athens, or anywhere in North Georgia area. (heck even eastern Alabama, and...
Messages ________________________________________________________________________ 1a. Groups of Japanese Reenactors in Eastern Pennsylvania Area? Posted...
Good evening everyone. I've been lurking for a while reading the various articles and perusing the links here and figured I would post a search for fellow...
On 10/25/2012 7:26 AM, sca-jml@yahoogroups.com wrote: If your browser/email is set up for Japanese, google shows some hits for è·äººå°½å›³. Though per usual,...
In the book "Momoyama: Japanese Art in the Age of Grandeur", published in 1975 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and now available online as a free,...
I have found a couple of interesting books on Japanese living and carpentry thanks to my interest in Japanese reform (remodeling) shows. Just Enough: Lessons...
Fog laps at the hills Outside my window, one lone Crow chants his hoarse dirge. Throat raw, head muzzy, I wish Someone would bring me some tea. Saionji no Hana...
Hello, It has been sometime since I last shared a bit of period poetry. My life has been in a very negative state, and so tonight I decided to find my inner...
Greetings All, Hopefully someone here can help me settle a discussion that I am having about the use of gussets in the making of hakama. Did the Japanese use...
I thought this may be of interest, given questions I've often seen about Miko. I'm interested in the article quoted, and I'll have to see if I can find it. ...
Noble Cousins! Wayne Farris just posted a note to pmjs about hemp and cotton that will probably be interesting to people. Your Humble Servant Solveig...
Hi, I have a friend who asked me if I would be willing to try and make a hakui to wear with a hakama. Where would I find a pattern to make something like this?...
Now I need to know two things: what kind of cord is used to tie it on under the chin, and how is that cord arranged? And how is the veil attached to the...
Rashomon, by Akira Kurosawa, is probably the BEST movie ever made. It is required viewing for my students in philosophy, law and religion simply because of...
hi guys i am looking for information on Satake Hideyoshi. Unfortunatly all the info I have been able to find online is from wikipedia saying that he built...
I found this online: http://openlibrary.org/works/OL7655475W/Japanese_costume It's a multi-format digitized version of an old, public-domain English-language...
I'm looking at trying my hand at making some Japanese style furniture. I know the lacquer they used would be somewhat dangerous to use today, so what would be...
Sorry to bother the list with a subject just remotely related, but I figured there would be a lot of people who might be able to help me... I'll be in Tokyo in...
Could anyone tell me what was used for needles in period? Bamboo? Fish Bone? Also, where would I find documentation for such? Thanks for your time, Nagayori...
