On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 05:56:36 -0000, Kyle Segallさん wrote in message <
c6ab6k+fqsv@...>
>To anyone with experience in period kimonos (specifically, Yoroi
>Hitatare and Kosode):
This is definitely not my territory, but in the absence of other
answers:
>I've come across a website with Kosode patterns, and they mention
>what kind of fabric to use. They suggested habotai and silk taffeta.
>My question is, when I went to www.silkconnection.com, they had all
>kinds of weights for these two. They also mentioned that Habotai was
>good for scarves and lining, which sounded kind of odd to me since I
>wouldn't classify armor clothing and scarves together.
If "habotai" is a corruption of the Japanese "habutae" 羽二重, then
this could be right. Habutai is a kind of silk that is sometimes
used in kimono, especially formal clothing like "dai-mon".
As you know, hitatare or kosode is just a type of kimono with a
particular shape. The hitatare wasn't armor itself. Could it make
sense that a heavier weight of a particular weave could be used for
clothing and a lighter one for scarves?
--
Jay Kelly
oyakata@...