Tools & Materials

Resources for Hanten Construction

Madeleine — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:37:52 +0000

There is a charming video on the entire process from weaving to finished hanten at a factory in Japan, and it is kind of worth watching to get a solid idea of the construction process. This other video shows a smaller production establishment, but as you can see, they are using a very specific kind of fluffy cotton wadding that, I suspect, is not easy to get outside Asia. Here is a Japanese…

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Hand Sewing: Stuff I’ve Learned

Madeleine — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 10:03:52 +0000

If you are a certain age – a bit older than I am – you probably learned hand sewing in school or from a parent. In some Asian countries, they still teach it. Not just to girls, but to everyone. I can’t remember who first taught me to sew, but I think it was while I was growing up in Spain in the 1960s. And strangely, it sticks with you a long, long time. Including some of the bad or useless info.

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Free Jinbei Pattern Download

Madeleine — Wed, 28 May 2025 10:18:28 +0000

This wonderful site has a huge number of free downloadable Japanese garment patterns. This page offers multiple sizes for a jinbei set for kids, men and women. While I’m not a fan of expending a ton of printer paper on piecing together paper patterns, the site also offers a free cutting layout schema and a diagram that specifies the measurements of each part of the patterns…

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Making a Jinbei (part 1)

Madeleine — Wed, 28 May 2025 10:01:33 +0000

A jinbei is a set of garments: a top which crosses over to tie both inside and outside, and either a pair of shorts or long pants. The waist of the shorts/pants are either elastic or with a drawstring. These were clothes meant for lounging around the house during the summer or for sleepwear, and originally only for men, but in recent times they’ve become popular with women also. Muji has some for…

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A Simple Haori Pattern

Madeleine — Sat, 17 May 2025 09:33:42 +0000

This is just a simple PDF you can download and use. But first, you will need to measure your yuki and decide how long you’d like the haori to be. I strongly advise you to choose a fairly wide fabric, as this will allow for you to cut the body piece alongside the collar (which needs to be 15cm wide and the length of the body piece plus about 20 cm). As long as you don’t have to match any patterns…

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