u/bebetaian

A collection of summer outfits for inspiration. Some of these photos are very dark or very old, as a few of my antique summer kimono are a bit fragile and I don't tie them often. <3 Sorry, I'm really really short on time, so I may come back by 6pm EST to edit this.

I know I have many more. I just don't think I have any photos...

I typically use a synthetic ro juban and simply change the collars. I need a new set of komono so they are all summer weight, but it is what it is.

- Summer sha with ro obi, ro obiage, open weave obijime.

- Hitoe wool with hakata obi, ro obiage, open weave obijime. I prefer Nikko geta, which are "snow geta" but the feeling of snow during summer is so welcome.

- Synthetic sha kimono with open weave obi, ro obiage, open weave obijime. The collar shown is an easy collar I made which keeps the juban from being pulled at the neck. Tie it on over undergarments at the height you want, then drape the juban and kimono over it.

- "Orochi" outfit; I made the susoyoke, a dragon scale reference to the great Orochi. Antique summer obi with very old obijime (another reference to antiquity, the "long ago" feeling) and lacquerware geta.

- Yukata over juban with Fuujin/Raijin hakata obi. Summer obijime only.

- Antique sha kimono with summer hakata obi and ro obiage, vintage uchiwa. Modelled after an outfit from ukiyo-e.

Well. Whenever Eris lets me.

I picked up the juban project again. Sewing these lines by hand takes hours. I tried to make sure the folds were straight in advance but ... I guess not.

Plus, the pattern seems to have been printed *slightly* off. So although I matched the pattern up and went from that, one side of one sleeve is just 1.5cm ish longer than the other.

Kind of infuriating. The ADHD part of my brain wants to put it down forever, but then I won't have the matching sleeves to the susoyoke.

Anyone else have Fun kimono-related sewing adventures?