Break time

[gurdymonkey]

Taking a break from sewing. No, not anything new, just some fixes on my Heian ensemble. This morning I shortened  the sleeves on my hitoe so that they do not cascade from my kasane like lettuce squirting out of a sandwich with too much mayo.

I have never been 100% happy with my uwagi either. I ripped the okumi panels and the collar off. The okumi edges now have an extra line of stitching to give them a little more crispness and make the lining lie flat.  Next up, shorten the body panels (and lining) front and back by a few inches, re-attach the okumi/lining to the body, re-set the collar.

In the meantime, a pretty for you to enjoy. Meet Kobo Daishi. He's kneeling upon a lotus looking holy because when he grows up, he's going to found the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddism. Did he look like this? We-e-ll, the portrait was painted about four hundred years after he died. Which doesn't mean it's not a charming picture.

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[bovil.livejournal.com]

Just did a small Nijiya market buy for next weekend, including these giant shrimp crackers (like 8" diameter giant) so we can eat them while we're watching The Giant Brine Shrimp

Sakuta-san (who ran the Worldcon Masq in Yokohama) is apparently bringing a bottle off sake from Japan that Carole liked.

Come here, little girl, we have sake.....

[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

Do let me know if I can bring anything! (I saw your post to Tousando...)