Phew. I have finally completed an article for The Quilter magazine following my trip to Japan (one of the conditions of receiving the bursary from the Quilters' Guild). It was so difficult to sum up the Japanese Textile Study Tour into a few words and pictures but still get across the wonderful experience that it was. I hope I have managed it. Of course I can't copy the article here but I will let you know when/if it is to be published. I titled it "Studying at The Bext Exotic Indigo Hotel", I wonder whether QGBI will use my title. I did enjoy revisiting the Tour and now I am going to create a photo album for myself. It's wonderful to have hundreds of photographs on my computer or in a cloud or whatever but I don't think you can beat having an album of printed pictures that can be enjoyed easily and without electricity and cables!
Here's a picture that I haven't shared before. It's from the Amuse Museum in Asakusa and shows
tattsuke, underwear for women that covers the legs. The tattsuke is made of layers of old cotton textiles and then embroidered with sashiko stitches in a design only recorded in the Nanbu district of the Aomori prefecture in Japan.
love that underwear. sure looks like it would keep one warm. i'm sure all will enjoy your writings of your adventure.
ReplyDeleteHi Lis,do you think the gusset was added later,as thy look like my grandmothers old bloomers ( no gusset )just two legs joined at the waist with a cord to tie them.
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Those Nanbu hishizashi tattsuke are lovely. They're like mompe really - but the legs are narrower and would have shown when worn. Because they're work clothes, the gusset is part of the original design. I've got a couple of pairs in ordinary sashiko. I love the look of Koginzashi and esp. Nanbu hishizashi, but it's a lot more time consuiming than sashiko!
ReplyDeleteI am like you, thinking of printing some of the pictures of our Japanese experience (but I haven't done it yet...oh procrastination!).
ReplyDeleteThe trousers are beautiful they look so comfortable, I would love to have a pattern and use them as pijamas.
That's one amazing pair of drawers! Don't they look wonderful? Well done on completing your article. x
ReplyDeleteThat's a cool pair of pants. I found a pair in ZZ, but only in plain colour (cream) so, I might have to dye them! Congrats on completing your article. Will we get to read it too? Hugs Nat
ReplyDeleteAlways good to finish writing and feel happy you've done a good job as I'm sure you have, Lis!
ReplyDeleteWere your ears burning yesterday? Amy Katoh and I were recalling your visit.
ReplyDeleteOh, those 'bloomers' bring back memories! Warm and comfortable, why don't we wear trousers like these any more?
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