How do you display a kimono?
How do you display a kimono?
Kimonos are often hung facing the wall, with the ends spread open and clipped to the sleeves to display the full range of colors and back details. If the front of the kimono has beautiful detail, you can hang it facing out instead, with the coordinating obi hanging underneath.
How do you display a wedding kimono?
The Japanese traditionally use a special kimono rack for free-standing display. The garments are hung over the top pole, then the front panels are spread outward and fastened to the side standards with clips. With these racks, garments that are especially long are allowed to drape gracefully on the floor.
How do you preserve a kimono?
Kimono are wrapped in a large piece of washi paper when storing kimono. This paper is called “tatoushi”. It has an excellent ventilation capability and absorbs and releases excess moisture from the kimono. So it is said to prevent kimono from getting moldy.
How expensive can a kimono be?
Wool kimonos typically cost around $240, although the price can vary depending on the experience of the kimono maker and any designs that are on the fabric. Silk kimonos cost about $245 for an everyday silk kimono, and formal silk kimonos can cost over $800. Simple cotton kimonos cost about $40.
What is the sash on a kimono called?
obi, wide sash or belt made of satin or a stiff silk material, worn since ancient times in Japan to secure the kimono.
How do you store a silk kimono?
Storing Your Kimono It is also tradition to wrap silk kimono in a special paper that makes sure they are kept dry and rid of humidity. Any non-fibrous paper works, but the special paper is known as tatou-shi. Make sure your kimono is completely dry before storing it away.
How much is an authentic kimono worth?
Fabric price depends on quality, design and dye process. An average wool kimono costs around $240, one of cotton is about $40. Silk, inevitably, is more expensive, costing about $245 for a kimono’s worth of machine-printed fabric for everyday wear and around $800 for an average formal kimono.
Why is kimono so expensive?
The biggest reason for relatively high cost of even the most casual Kimonos is that they cannot be mass produced effectively. The structure of the garment is such that the vast majority of seams and edges cannot be sewn by machine: they are finished and often also attached with blind stitches.