PuchiMaiko & ImmortalGeisha ([info]alustrialcrafts) wrote,
@ 2005-05-22 10:51:00
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crafts: Bingata Kinchaku!
I finally finished my bingata kinchaku last night! For those who don't know what bingata is - it is a rather unique and vibrant traditional dying technique from Okinawa - it contains a lot of traditional Japanese patterns, but, is highly influenced by the various islands and countries surrounding it also giving it the unique flavour that it has... I have written about bingata in a previous post of mine here.

Anyhow - I've had the fabric cut out to sew this for months and months - I just never got a chance to do it until last night. This kinchaku would be perfect to be used with kimono or yukata - or even contempoary clothing. It measures around 7inches across the bottom and 7 inchs tall...and 3 inches wide at the base. Both the outside and inside is silk. I'll be putting this up on my website later today I think.




Lining:


Flat View:


Bottom View:


I also made this kinchaku early last year - just never got a chance to post it...it has a basket bottom and is lined with purple cotton. The outside fabric is a soft pink silk with this awesome metallic woven floral pattern.



And last, but not least - I made a tiny green shibori frog last night:


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[info]kumin
2005-05-22 11:41 pm UTC (link)
Gorgeous!
Really wonderful work.

I love Okinawa, and I also love Bingata.
I'm surprised that you know so much about Japanese things.
Sugoi-ne.

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[info]alustrialcrafts
2005-05-23 03:43 am UTC (link)
Kumi-san, thank you for your kind words!

One of the members of my taiko group, Naomi-san is from Okinawa and she talks to me about bingata because she knows I like it! :]

I have many books about traditional Japanese culture and arts - I particuarly find Japanese textile arts to be very beautiful and unique :]

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[info]kumin
2005-05-23 06:24 am UTC (link)
Wow, you play taiko?
Big one?
My daughter loves the sound of taiko.
As soon as she hears the sound, she starts strange dancing.
It's so funny :)

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[info]alustrialcrafts
2005-05-23 12:20 pm UTC (link)
Good morning Kumi-san!

That is so cute your daughter loves the sound of taiko! I bet she looks real cute dancing!

I do play taiko - but I am still just a student with my group - my husband is a performer and plays in many shows. Here is a picture of my husband and me (I am in kimono) in front of o-daiko! This was from Hatsume festival in February =) I love playing taiko but it is hard work!

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[info]kumin
2005-05-24 12:26 am UTC (link)
I didn't know any American playing taiko.
That's something new to me!

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[info]alustrialcrafts
2005-05-24 01:26 am UTC (link)
Taiko is very popular in America! My group was started by a Japanese lady living in South Florida, Yoshiko Cane - but, we have people from all over the world in the group also :]

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[info]thea_superstarr
2005-05-23 12:14 am UTC (link)
gorgeous gorgeous!!! i have family from okinawa so i appreciate bingata. i love the little frog too.

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[info]alustrialcrafts
2005-05-23 03:44 am UTC (link)
Thank you! And Okinawa and bingata rocks! I have a friend in my taiko group from Okinawa, so we always talk about bingata and other cool stuff!

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[info]bebemochi
2005-05-23 04:15 am UTC (link)
What I love in particular about the bingata kinchaku is its shape! The pattern is beautiful, of course, but the shape is just perfect! Elegant and unique. I've never seen one like it. Did you follow a pattern or make it up yourself?

The basket kinchaku is great, too. I've been looking for a good basket to make one of those myself.

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[info]alustrialcrafts
2005-05-24 01:28 am UTC (link)
Ah - I cannot claim credit for the shape :P It was a pattern from one of my Japanese craft books - I'll try to get the ISBN number for you if you like? It is one of my favourite patterns actually - I'm working on adjusting it so I can make a basket kinchaku using a similar pattern :]

I purchased a bunch of old airline snack baskets on ebay aaaaaaaaages ago - they were teh perfect size for small, cute kinchaku :] That is what that particular basket is :]

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[info]bebemochi
2005-05-24 01:46 am UTC (link)
To be honest, I'm most interested in the bottom of the kinchaku...the top seems pretty self-explanatory. But yes, if you're not busy, I'd love the ISBN. What kind of craft book was it?

Now, I have to ask...what possessed you to buy those snack baskets? Did you look at them and automatically think, "kinchaku"?

I keep wanting to buy tall, narrow baskets to make a kinchaku out of. But I'm really cheap, so I only look in hyakuen stores, so the baskets tend to be kind of manky. *L*

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