/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7698515

>HOW TO MAKE
• Kimono Tutorial & Pattern
http://seattletacomakimonoclub.blogspot.ch/2012/06/so-you-want-to-make-kimono.html
• Kosode Indepth Tutorial
http://www.wodefordhall.com/kosode.htm
• Hitatare and Hakama Patterns
http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/katchu/katchu.ch16.html
• Another Hakama Guide
http://www.yamakaminari.com/HowTo/RoxannesGarb/RoxanneHakama4Pennsic.pdf
• Yukata Indepth Tutorial
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~weyrbrat/Japan/yukata/index.html
• Haori Pattern (also has Kimono and Yukata, a Haori is basically a short kimono)
http://www3.sympatico.ca/shibata/Kimono.html

>SUGGESTED FABRICS
• Kimono
>Silk (not shiny)
>High grade cotton
>Hemp
>Wool
>Nice synthetics
• Hakama
>Heavy Linen and linen blends
>Popular linen for DIY Hakama: http://www.fabrics-store.com/first.php?goto=big_fabric&menu=f&menu=f&fabric_id=568
>Polyester/Cotton blends
>Twill
• Yukata
>Cotton


>OTHER RESOURCES

• Immortal Geisha forums
• Tousando forums
>http://tousando.proboards.com/board/6/wafuku
>Note: Has more info on male wafuku, like hitatare, hakama, samurai armor, etc.
• Men’s Wafuku Guide
http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/garb/garb.ch01.html
http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/garb/garb.html