New hobby

Ok so i took up a hobby that also has its origins in japan. Kumihimo braiding. My little foam disk came in yesterday and so i tried it out with yarn right away, i made a basic black and white spiral cord around 10 inches or 25 cm.

Since it worked well on my first try i broak out some nice satin rattail i bought last week end to prepare for this awsome event and poped in a movie and began to weave. Watched 1 and 1/2 movie... the first movie was so depressing that i had to stop it and watch something much more light hearted... so around 3-4 hours later i found i had enough woven to work as an obijime so i cut off all the bobbins(made it so much easier not having to untangle it every few moves) and tied anouther knot and proclaimed it as done.

I used 8 diffrent colors... and each bobin can really only make 1 obijime so i guess i can make some  bracelets or necklaces or shorter cords for any new kinchaku bags i deside to make. oh well it works, i can do it and it looks great!

here is what my disk looks like. its about 6 in or 15cm

Obi

Well yeah I bought an obi off of ebay some days ago... for my vintage beauty... i desided to post the pics. i think it will add a good pop, really make you go woa! it'll break up all that bland cream color and give it some... zest? i guess the word zest works. I plan to have a cream/white/pale pink obijime, so as to keep the lighter colors of the kimono from being compleatly forgoten. As for my plans on the Obiage... i'm unsure, i'm thinking pale blue, some pinkish color, or maby a greyish blue/ dark blue or a dark green or an orange colored obiage... i really don't know. sigh, i'll have to find something in those colors (not nesisarly an obiage) to see once i have the other stuff... oh well i promised pics so here they are!

 Looks to be a stain/age mark/discoloration... but it won't matter because to wear a nagoya obi in the Taiko bow i have to do some extra stuff... meh i must say haveing a small waist is a blessing and a curse when it comes to kimono... oh well.

I wounder what flowers thease are... i'll have to post a pic on Imortal geisha and see if any one knows... otherwise... i will just call them 'geometric flowers' and be done with it.