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Kurokami-Kanzashi β Kanzashi Tutorial - Part 2
Published: 2006-11-15 02:48:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 133619; Favourites: 612; Downloads: 18760
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Well, a lot of people have been asking me to create a tsumami kanzashi tutorial. So here's part 2.Other parts:
Part 1: Preparing your Fabric [link]
Part 2: Petal Folding
Part 3: Making your Own Kanzashi - Base [link]
Part 4: Making your Own Kanzashi - Basic Flower [link]
Part 5: Making your Own Kanzashi - Base for Falls [link]
Part 6: Making your Own Kanzashi - Falls [link]
Part 7: Making your Own Kanzashi - Finishing Touches [link]
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Hi! I just discovered your tutorial and I absolutely love it! It's extremely helpful, especially since I'm only just starting to make kanzashi. However, I do have a question; I've seen other people make kanzashi, and they sometimes burn the fabric a little in order for the petals to retain their shape, so I was wondering if that was an OK thing to do, or if I should just stick to the hot glue when forming the petals. Sorry if this has been asked already, and thanks for the amazing tutorial!
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I've never heard of this burning of fabric technique for making tsumami kanzashi. Β If using synthetics the fabric would melt, and if using silk the fabric would disintegrate. Β I did learn a burning technique in India (but as far as I know, it is not a Japanese technique), but in this case the flame was used on synthetic fabric to melt the edges together instead of using glue. Β It takes a lot of finesse to keep from burning yourself and ruining the flower. Β Personally, I just use hot glue, press it between my fingers and clip off the excess with a pair of sharp scissors.
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This is wonderful! I bought a template that gives me the sharp edged petals and I wanted something prettier and rounder, thank you so much!!!!Β
I apologize if this has been asked but where do you typically buy your fabric? Online or a local source? I have Asian markets around me but I never noticed fabric, or Japantown in San Fran may be a source but it'd be an ordeal to go there and have money to buy fabric -_-Β
again apologies if this was answered somewhere and thanks again for the tutorial! I know it takes work to make these when you could be making more Kanzashi!
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Thank you! Β I actually just use lining polyester for most of my pieces. Β You can get it at pretty much any fabric store in a variety of colours. Β If at all possible though, habutai silk is the best you can get, and you'll have to buy that from Japan.
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i realy like this tutorial. i also like finished fabric flowers. the pictures and print are so tiney thogh its hard to read, even in the enlaged view
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This is great! I'm a little confused about the shaping options though. You have them listed and you say what they make, but I don't understand how to actually complete those options from what you have there. Could you explain a little better?
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The rounded pointy petal one confuses me. When I fold it as instructed, instead of getting a nice 'rounded' petal on the back end, I have the raw edges--which are neither petaled nor round. What did I miss? 
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Hello,
I think this is a great tutorial, though I'm a little confused about petal shaping in part A. Which sections are you readjusting when you get those different shapes? I'm trying to get a petal with little depth like the one in option 3, but it ends up too tall.
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This is a wonderful tutorial, and I can't wait to try it. Thanks so much! :3
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I'm having problems with the round pointed petal too. The way I read it..
You fold the fabric in half to make your triangle (a1)
Then fold it in half again to make the raw edges on the bottom (b1)
and fold once more to put the raw on the side (b2)
but then you turn it so the raw edges are at the front in c1... I'm really confused, am I reading it wrong? is b2 supposed to be in there? B2 puts the raw edges on a short side, which will be the bottom in the pointed petal... but the short sides are the front in the round pointed are they not?
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Thank you so much for sharing this. I must try it out.
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Traditionally rice glue is used, but I prefer hot glue.
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All righty. Thank you.
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What a well done and useful tutorial! I can't wait to give making my first kanzashi a try!
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Your wonderful tutorial has been featured here.[link]
Thank you for providing the gallery with such awesome Resources.
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Your little drawings are so~ cute and professional looking. 
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I'm having problums with pointed rounded pettel. I keep getting stuck on the frist part where you say to fold points A and B over point C where the glue is, are points A and B the corners? I have tryed it a few different ways and I cant seem to figer it out. Help please.
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Nope they're not the corners. They're the sides. Imagine you're folding a paper airplane. You know how you fold the sides into the centre to make the airplane's nose. It's just like that. ^_^
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That helped it still looks odd but i might just need to play arould with it. Thank you.
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Thank you! I am going to be wearing my first kimono in May so I wanted to have my own pretty kanzashi to wear! I will use this tutorial! Thanks again!
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Thank you very much! Oh do you have any pictures of your kimono? I'm sure it's beautiful!
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yeah I do! I just found out its a tomasode though! XD oh well, It's already on it's way so there is not much I can do about it! [link]
But perhaps me wearing kanzashi will give off the impression that I am not a married woman? lol. I doubt many people will notice though. I am going to wear it at Fanime in May at my table in the artists alley. :3
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That is a very beautiful kimono! You're very lucky - I hope it brings you lots of happiness. Heh heh, your first kimono is a tomesode, well mine was a bride's kimono. Equally unappropriate for me. 
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lol! aww well that makes me feel a bit better. :3 I actually am watching some kimonos on ebay that are either furisode or Houmongi. So, I might be able to have 2 to wear at the con. :3
I also joined Immortal Geisha (which I noticed you are on) so that I can get as educated as possible before I actually practice my first kitsuke. :3
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Yeah! I saw the pictures you posted of your kimono there! Everyone on the forum is very helpful - you'll learn a lot from them. I know I did - and still am. LOL
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I just made my very first kanzashi! I'm going to be studying geisha and offering ways (eventually) to help them be more successful in a modern world,so this is extremely interesting to me. In the petal shaping though,I'm having a brain fart and can't figure what the symbols above the petals indicate.
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Thanks! The symbols above the petals simply show what the petals look like from behind. Someone had asked specifically that I show that.
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YES!
I just learned about kanzashi the other day, and I've been looking for a good kanzashi flower tutorial. This is fantastic.
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Thank you! I hope you find it useful!
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i dont under stand? culd you exsplan 3-5 for me
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i have a question...
in the petal shaping in round petal... there's 3 options right? how do i make it work?
thanks.
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It all has to do with the shape the back of the petal is in when you glue it to the kanzashi base. Just play around with the petals a little bit, you'll get it.
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In some tutorials, I've seen people cutting the petals for some reason. What would this be for?
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You can achieve different shapes and depths for the flowers if you cut off the raw edges of the petals. Also, you can do this to clean up fabric edges that have become freyed.
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If you don't mind, I have a question (2 actually)
First, what kind of glue works best, fabric glue?
Also, for the rounded petal, do you use glue for step 3, mine keeps unfolding or is it the fabric needs more starch?
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Traditionally rice glue is used, but I use hot glue because it sets pretty much instantly. You can use fabric glue as well, you just need to hold onto things while it sets.
It does help to use a little dab of glue in step three.
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I didn't think of using hot glue
thanks
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