03日 4月 2018
It is said that the best way to learn kogin embroidery is drawing patterns by myself. I usually use graph papers and Frixion pen."Frixion pen" is the name of special ball point pen.Like the pencil, the pen can erase the drawn lines.Because it has a lot of colors, We can draw lines by different color.It makes the pattern easier to see. The graph paper is specialized for drawing kogin pattern.It is sold at tsukiya,handicraft shop at Hirosaki city. Drawing pattern is good for learning pattern.We...
27日 3月 2018
In old days, kogin used to be embroidered on kimonos. Recently I had an opportunity to see such old kimonos, and took pictures them. Then I ’ll introduce here. Kogin was embroidered on dark navy cloth with white cotton threads. Usually embroidery is done around the chest from the shoulder of the kimono. The cloth for kogin is linen. The weave of the fabric is finer than the current cloth. And also, the cloth is very thin. This cloth seems to be a part of kimono.Perhaps only the part of...