Fuji-sama Maiko Set

Hee hee... and guess what else I made since I got home!

This is a maiko style set of Fuji (wisteria) kanzashi. Ever since I first saw this style of kanzashi I was in love with the wisteria ones. I thought of buying myself some, but in the end I finally got off my butt and made a set. I dyed all the fabric for these myself too. I think I'll add some bira-bira to these, but I've got to wait for them to arrive from Japan. I also need to wait for some hardware to arrive as well. At the moment these are strategically perched in the katsura, they don't have any pins or the like on the backs yet.

I made this set to match the furisode karinui I recently purchased: [link] I'm going to sew it up and make a darari obi from a fabric bolt I bought. It will be one really kickass maiko cosplay for AN 2008 I can tell you that.

Right now, this kanzashi set has a retail value of $220. That will likely go up a bit more once I add the finishing hardware and bira-bira pieces.

OTHER MAIKO KANZASHI SETS:
Winter
Ichiyuuki (First Snow) - [link]
Yuuki Onna (Snow Demon) - [link]
Ume (Plum Blossom) - [link]
Ume (Plum Blossom) - [link]
Matsu (Pine) - [link]

Spring
Sakura (Cherry Blossom) - [link]
Nanohana (Canola Blossom) - [link]

Summer
Ajisai (Hydrangea) - [link]

Autumn
Momiji (Turning Maple) - [link]
Kiku (Chrysanthemum) - [link]
Kikyou (Chinese Bellflower) - [link]

Seasonless
Ryuu-sama (Dragon Lady) - [link]