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How to put on a yukata kimono and hanhaba (half breadth) obi. All kimonos are length adjusted this way, it's not just for yukata kimonos It is a Youtube video, in two parts. If you only want the hanhaba obi instructions, they are in Part 2.
Putting on a yukata & hanhaba obi - Part 1
Putting on a yukata & hanhaba obi - Part 2
Further down this page there are videos showing how to put on obis and an obijime
Here are lots of great links to pages showing how to wear kimonos and how to tie obis. There is also an video lower down the page showing how to put on a nagoya obi
The text is mostly in Japanese but the pictures can be followed without the text
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How to put on a nagoya obi. Below is a video (in two parts) with a lesson in how to put on a nagoya obi. Nagoya obi have the sash section already folded in half and the rear knot section at full width.
The woman in the video is wearing her kimono, with the fold over tied at the waist, to adjust length, and is wearing a (pink) date-jime obi plus an obi ita(stiffening board) round her waist . Her (white) obi ita has an elastic strap round the back, most have no strap and are just held in place by the obi. She puts the nagoya obi on top of those.
You can also get pre-shaped, two part nagoya obi, which do away with all the time consuming, complicated tying, but look the same once on. If you visit this site's obi section, you can see all kinds of obis, including nagoya and pre-shaped, two part obis
The makura (pillow) she mentions is an obi bustle pad, which pads out the top of the rear knot and is hidden inside the knot, covered by an obiage. The obiage is a scarf-like tie that goes around the top of the obi sash and is tied at the front, then partially tucked under the sash. Around the middle, to help hold the obi in place, is a cord called an obijime, also tied at the front.
Below is a video with a lesson in how to put on a maru or fukuro obi. These obi do not have the sash section already folded in half, you fold that section yourself and leave the rear knot section at full width.
You can also get pre-shaped, two part nagoya obi, which do away with all the time consuming, complicated tying, but look the same once on. If you visit this site's obi section, you can see all kinds of obis, including nagoya and pre-shaped, two part obis
The makura (pillow) she mentions is an obi bustle pad, which pads out the top of the rear knot and is hidden inside the knot, covered by an obiage. The obiage is a scarf like tie that goes around the top of the obi sash and is tied at the front, then partially tucked under the sash. Around the middle, to help hold the obi in place, is a cord called an obijime, also tied at the front.
Below are links to pages showing different ways to tie obis
The text is mostly in Japanese but the pictures can be followed without the text
Adjusting women's kimono length the traditional way
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Stitching To Correct Length
A plain kimono or one with an all-over pattern can easily be hemmed, although the Japanese never hem them. Just fold it up the required amount and loosely stitch it; you don't need to fold in the top edge, cut it or do anything complicated
You can also shorten it the traditional way, with the fold at the waist but with that fold actually stitched in place, so you don't have fold and tie it to length every time you put it on. The stitch line will be hidden by the obi/sash, so you just stitch it with big stitches that show on the outside. See the photos below for how that is done
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