ISOTK Round 2 1st Stop: Iink, Sukabumi

So this time, the kimono of Indonesian Sisterhood of Traveling Kimono was visiting Iink from Sukabumi. She posed with her daughter. How lovely was that :D.

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Kitsuke November 2013: Mangafest and Himeji

My partner in crime, Sabi Sabishigaru, attended Hello Fest 9 (HF9) at Jakarta. At first, I wanted to participate physically, and morally but I couldn't T^T. So I decided to support her with anything I could: paper administration and some ready-stock kinchaku. I didn't have lot hand made items nor representable amoount of kimono related items. Sabi-san sold a lot of kanzashi, she herself is a kanzashi maker and crafter ^w^. Gotta love her work.

I was dishearten a lot since I couldn't go to HF9 this year, but some advertisement about Mangafest 2013, the local matsuri event in Yogya cheered me up :D. I thought about going to the matsuri but ended up renting a booth there :P. My booth was renting yukata one. I asked help from one of my community friend. The matsuri was cramped with people ^w^. The matsuri was conducted on 9-10 November 2013 at Fakultas Ilmu Bahasa (FIB) UGM. For further review about the matsuri and my booth, please go to this link here ;). 

I wore kimono for both day. But, due to lack of human resources, I didn't have decent picture of my own kitsuke T^T. I should really really start to take my picture just about I finished my kitsuke session. Sowwie for the blurry, overexposure, weird angle and disheveled pictures.

Day 1

I wore my home-made komon. The colour is thick purple - I always wanted to have a royal purple kimono, but this komon wasn't that colour I want :P. I paired it with my flower hiraki nagoya obi, pink-white obiage, pink-white obijime, white based polkadot kantan eri and really wide lace for my collar. I wanted to try that kind of ensemble - I guess the inspiration was from kimono hime style and Mamechiyo. I wore white tabi and geta (present from hubby). I know I suppose not wearing tabi with geta, but I just love socks! I can't get enough socks~ Oh...I only wear kantan eri since it was going to be a really hot day.

Day 2

I wore my checkered red komon and paired it with my self made informal fukuro obi. Gee I didn't know about much obi back then and decided to made obi. Actually, the taiko part has embriodered patch of bunny and bear; ohh! also black lace near both taiko border (what is the term for that? :O). I still wore the same kantan eri and tabi :)). For both day, I didn't wear any juban since I would strike with prostrate heat if I did so. Got the experience from the last matsuri at Solo part 1, part 2 :)). It was raining hard by the end of the day. But I didn't disheartened at all. This was a great experience!

They were cosplayers waiting for the result and brave enough to try two of my yukata. They are bishonen in real life.

How to Fold Haori

This pictorial will show us how to fold a haori. I think michiyuki can also be folded in the same way.