We finished some new items at the end of 2021, but but the new year has just began, we'd like to introduce the new year's decoration from up cycled Kimono and Obi.
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The Fukuro Obi or Nagoya Obi are generally 30 cm width. "Kobukuro Obi" which we used for this bag has a half width of typical Obi's width. The Obi is made in Kyushu island in Japan and this kind of "half sized" Obi was very popular in Showa period (around 1960).
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The more you learn about the Japanese traditional clothes, the more you'll like it. We'd like to introduce the Sukiyabkukuro made from Shiozawa Tsumugi which was never worn.
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We used the flannel kimono for the handbag. The finished item is timelessly beautiful. You can't even imagine that the kimono is about 60 years old.
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The beauty of upcycle is that there is no fixed pattern. You may create whatever you like with any kind of materials.
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