kimonos and storage
I inherited my mom's and grandmother's kimonos recently and have been airing them out before storing them in an archival sort of way. Folding kimonos isn't instinctive but i found a vimeo that was very helpful.
I have a kiri tansu or cabinet made specifically for storing kimonos. I was using it to store towels and office supplies but now, it is being used as intended. It belonged to my grandmother on my father's side. She passed away when he was 2 years old but somehow, he was able to bring this to the US. I ordered non buffered acid free tissue paper for wrapping the kimonos in and have clean fabric to further cover the kimono.
The kiri tansu looks very much like the one pictured here.
How to Fold a Kimono from tokyodusk on Vimeo.
I have a kiri tansu or cabinet made specifically for storing kimonos. I was using it to store towels and office supplies but now, it is being used as intended. It belonged to my grandmother on my father's side. She passed away when he was 2 years old but somehow, he was able to bring this to the US. I ordered non buffered acid free tissue paper for wrapping the kimonos in and have clean fabric to further cover the kimono.
The kiri tansu looks very much like the one pictured here.
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