Kappa Kimono
I really love making these little kimonos, the pattern is from one my Japanese books ISBN 4834715809
This one is jade green, lined with a cotton print. I wanted to stamp the little kappa on the front with white fabric paint, but the white wouldn't show up dark enough so I made a little patch instead.
They cross over the chest and fasten with two ties
This one is white muslin lined with pink, with a little embroidered house. There is sashiko embroidery around the sleeves and neckline
Here is a close-up of the embroidery. The house and tree are wool felt, the rest is embroidered.
It took me forever to get good pictures of them. I have followed all sorts of advice, but I still don't really know what actually produces a good picture. I just have to take lots and hope at least one is okay.
posted by Donna @ 10:53:00 PM
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6 Comments:
The kimonos are lovely. I love the little patch, too. Thank you for sharing your work.
The kimonos are beautiful! You did such a lovely job on them. I have the same problem with photos, I don't know how to make a good one so I just take lots and hope. Your pictures look good! But I know how frustrating and time-consuming this method is.
I think your pictures are great - they certainly make me want to bust out the sewing machine and make something pretty!
The embroidered house is just gorgeous!
I just found you via Crafting Japanese and have really enjoyed looking at your work. Your finishing details are brilliant and now I'm coveting a baby kimona, I think your pictures are excellent.
you can get a really nice close up picture of your work if you use an ordinary flatbed scanner, i've tried it and it works really well.
Wow, the little white kimono is so adorable! Here is a link to taking good photographs that might be useful:
http://www.theswitchboards.com/articles_professionalphotos.html
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