Tsumami Kanzashi Flower workshop @ Kimono Photo Studio WA

I offered a Tsumami Kanzashi Flower workshop at Kimono Photo Studio WA in Meguro, Tokyo. "Tsumami Kanzashi Flower" is Japanese traditional hand craft, mainly used by kimono girls for their hair accessories, and most of the studio's hair accessories are hand made in this way. (Yes, I made them!)

目黒の着物フォトスタジオ和でつまみ細工ワークショップをしました。このつまみ細工というのは日本の伝統工芸で着物を着た際の髪飾りとしてよく使われます。スタジオの髪飾りもこのつまみ細工がたくさんあります。（はい、私の手作りです！）

Materials and tools... This craft does not need needles,  it is very good point that you can make Tsumami Kanzashi Flower only with glue.
材料と道具はこんな感じです。針は使いません。のりで全部できちゃうところがこのつまみ細工のポイントです。

Making the petals one by one with tweezers, need concentration!
花びらを一つ一つピンセットで作成していきます。細かい作業です。

This participant was a sewing professional, so she tried to make intermediate one. Very nice work!
今回参加してくれた方はプロの衣装さんだったので難しい作品に挑戦しました。とっても素敵にできました！

I offer this workshop with your request. It includes all the materials and English text. You can make your own Kanzashi-flower with 1~2 hours. This work-shop needs reservation one week advance, and have various samples according to the prices and difficulty, so please ask us for more details if you are interested.
ワークショップはリクエストベースでお受けしています。材料と英語か日本語のテキスト込みで時間は作るものによりますが1～2時間くらいです。ご興味ありましたらお問い合わせください。

Email: info@kimono-wa.com

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Tsumami Kanzashi Flower workshop in “All about Kimono Fair”

I wrote about Tsumami Kanzashi Flower before, and I finally held my Tsumami Kanzashi Flower work shop in “All about Kimono Fair.” on Feb 8th and 9th.

 

 

There are 2 participants on 1st session. Both pf them like kimonos very much and are skillful with their fingers, they made flower pins very well!

 

 

Very pretty and well done!

 

 

Even though the techniques and complex are various, Tsumami Kanzashi Flower is easy to make for the first step. No needles and threads are needed. Only glue is needed. If you can fold origami paper, you can make the flowers in this photo.

 

I will start this Tsumami Kanzashi Flower workshop regularly from April! Now I am busy with preparing instructions and fabrics. At my workshop, you can choose the color of the fabric and the type of base (hair-pins and corsage pin). I will prepare everything such as tweezers and glue, so no need to bring anything.

 

I will release the date and price soon. The place is KIMONO PHOTO STUDIO WA.

 

 

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Tsumami Kanzashi Flower - How to make a cherry blossom flower

Here is how to make a cherry blossom flower pin. Materials are 5 square pieces of 2.5cm x 2.5cm rayon chirimen(crepe) fabric, rounded cardboard (2cm diameter), rayon chirimen (crepe) fabric to cover the cardboard, and a hairpin. Also glue and tweezers are needed. 

I am writing briefly... cherry blossom flower is made from pointed petals.  Same as rounded petal 1, 2 & 3. 

1. Fold the fabric in half and make it triangle.

2. Fold again in half and make a smaller triangle. 

3. Place the tweezers a little up from the center and pinch the fabric. Fold the both lower sides up to the top of the triangle. 

4. Before you place the petal on the glue board, put a little bit glue on the head of the petal and push the tweezers inside the petal. Keep 10 seconds.

One rounded petal completed. 

5. Then, make 5 petals and place on the glue board for a while.

5. Cover the rounded cardboard with wood bond by fabric, and place the wood bond on a hairpin. Place 5 petals on it.

6. Adjust the shape and place a bead and flower heads at the center. 

Now I start Tsumami Kanzashi Flower workshop. Let's make this pretty hairpin together.

For more detail about the workshop, please click here.

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Tsumami Kanzashi Flower - How to make an autumnal maple leaf

Here is how to make an autumnal maple leaf pin. Materials are 1 square pieces of 3.0cm x 3.0cm, 2 of 2.5 x 2.5cm, 2 of 2.25 x 2.25cm, 2 of 2.0 x 2.0cm rayon chirimen(crepe) fabric, rounded cardboard (2cm diameter), rayon chirimen (crepe) fabric to cover the cardboard, and a hairpin. Also glue and tweezers are needed. 

I am writing briefly... maple leaf is made from pointed petals.  Same as rounded petal 1 & 2. 

1. Fold the fabric in half and make it triangle.

2. Fold again in half and make a smaller triangle. 

3. Place the tweezers at the center and fold it again and make a triangle one more time.

One pointed petal completed. 

4. Then, make 7 petals and place on the glue board for a while.

5. Cover the rounded cardboard with wood bond by fabric, and place the wood bond on a hairpin. Place 7 petals on it. The biggest petal in center and put the smaller petals on the both sides.

6. Adjust the shape. I put rhinestones, isn't it pretty?

Now I started Tsumami Kanzashi Flower workshop. Let's make this pretty hairpin together.
For more detail about the workshop, please click here.

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Tsumamizaiku (Kanzashi Flower) - How to make a Japanese apricot flower

Here is how to make a Japanese apricot flower pin. Materials are 5 square pieces of 2.5cm x 2.5cm rayon chirimen(crepe) fabric, rounded cardboard (2cm diameter), rayon chirimen (crepe) fabric to cover the cardboard, beads, and a hairpin. Also glue and tweezers are needed. 

I am writing briefly... apricot flower is made from rounded petals.

1. Fold the fabric in half and make it triangle.

2. Fold again in half and make a smaller triangle. 

3. Place the tweezers a little up from the center and pinch the fabric. Fold the both lower sides up to the top of the triangle. 

One rounded petal completed. 

4. Then, make 5 petals and place on the glue board for a while.

5. Cover the rounded cardboard with wood bond by fabric, and place the wood bond on a hairpin. Place 5 petals on it. 

6. Adjust the shape and place a bead at the center. 

Now I started Tsumamizaiku (Kanzashi Flower) workshop. Let's make this pretty hairpin together.
For more detail about the workshop, please click here.

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Japanese Traditional hand craft, Tsumami-zaiku (Tsumami Kanzashi Flower）

I am currently learning "Tsumami Kanzashi Flower," which is one of the Japanese traditional hand crafts and was developed in 18th century.  By pinching and folding small square pieces of fabric with tweezers, flowers and birds can be made, and they are usually for hair accessories for girls in kimono. No needles and sewing is needed for this craft, they are put together by glue.

These are the ones I made so far. You can make them easily as long as the flowers are simple ones.

 

  

Today, I challenge to make a bigger hair piece.  Here are the parts (wire, beads, string and pieces of fabric etc.) 

By pinching and folding by tweezers, I made flowers one after the other.

Finally I made it! It was a little tough and time taking for me... but I think I made it pretty good.  I would like to use these kinds of hair pieces for kimono photo shooting and also would like to offer experience sessions for tourists soon. Please look forward to it!

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