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Kurokami-Kanzashi — Kikyou Maiko Kanzashi Set
Published: 2011-05-03 16:07:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 7817; Favourites: 144; Downloads: 0
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I'm hard at work getting ready for Anime North's 2011 Kimono Fashion Show! Part of this preparation has been kanzashi making. This is the kanzashi set I've prepared for the maiko's ensemble. The bira (ougi) kanzashi and maezashi are antiques which I polished up. I had to polish the ougi kanzashi one bira at a time too. Unfortunately the ougi kanzashi and the maezashi don't have matching crests, but they'll do the trick on stage. The red ribbons are from my ryuu-sama kanzashi set: [link] and the tsumami kanzashi were made specifically for this event.Eventhough the fashion show will be held in May, both my maiko and geiko will be wearing more autumn themed ensembles (that's what I have available to use), so I chose to make bellflower kanzashi for both of them. Bellflowers are the official flower or September in the maiko and geiko calendar. The violet colour is generally associated with autumn, winter and cold weather in Japan, so the bellflower's violet petals hint that September is the time when autumn's cold begins to be felt.
The purple petals for this set were all hand dyed. Along with the Niwasaki kanzashi I posted earlier, this was the first time I've used rice glue for creating the falls and I quite like the result. The falls are lighter and creating them was much less messy. I still prefer hot glue for the actual petal forming, but for attaching the petals to the falls, rice glue is really nice!
Time to Completion: 19 Hours
OTHER MAIKO KANZASHI SETS:
Winter
Ichiyuuki (First Snow) - [link]
Yuuki Onna (Snow Demon) - [link]
Ume (Plum Blossom) - [link]
Ume (Plum Blossom) - [link]
Matsu (Pine) - [link]
Spring
Sakura (Cherry Blossom) - [link]
Nanohana (Canola Blossom) - [link]
Fuji (Wisteria) - [link]
Summer
Ajisai (Hydrangea) - [link]
Autumn
Momiji (Turning Maple) - [link]
Kiku (Chrysanthemum) - [link]
Seasonless
Ryuu-sama (Dragon Lady) - [link]
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Comments: 26
I don't suppose you'd be willing to make and sell the bira-bira? I love how many pieces dangle.
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Thanks! I don't make the bira myself. I buy them from Japan and unfortunately my supplier has closed their business. So I'm holding onto the ones I have left for special pieces only.
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This is absolutely fabulous ! What a beautiful work !
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So pretty, I love the purple! Though what do you call the silver, dangly ordament, the one that kind of looks like tinsle?
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Thanks! The silver one is known as bira-bira or ougi kanzashi.
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I'm always amazed by your work!
I've never even heard of rice glue before o_o I'm gad you've found something less messy to work with, not that it ever looks messy 
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Thanks! Hope you enjoyed the con!
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These are gorgeous -and all the petals hand dyed? That's pretty cool.
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Your work is gorgeous as always. I can't wait to see the beautiful pictures from Anime North!
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Thanks! I hope I actually get pictures at AN this year. Last year I didn't have time to get any photos of the models, and the few photos I did get almost got eaten when my laptop's hard drive crashed.
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Just wanted to say.. your work inspired me a whole lot. I actualy plan on making kanzashis for my final project in one of my art class this semester. Hope it turns out great^^ will work it from your tutorials.
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Tanks! Make sure you post pictures and show them to me when you're done!
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i'll make sure to, but don't get your hopes up
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