Looks about right. Rakkurai and Fuyuzuru are the only competition for first; when I was getting my name registered there was controversy about whether a...
Greetings and thanks! The period I was thinking of is early 1500's, the surname I liked is Kato (with a little line over the o). I realized the surname or...
... Email Ted Eisenstein at alban AT socket DOT net and find out if the ... I need to get pictures of mine with the veil on. I acquired the hat at a flea...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... In "wapuro" Japanese it is Katou (just a way to deal with the CoA not allowing diacriticals. Maybe they do now, but...
... Kato-hime, have you been here yet? It includes a discussion of the "O- " name forms, which may give you some ideas, assuming you like that form. ...
Otagiridono, hai, very helpful. Also, yes, as I understand it Mugyo-bo would be appropriate; I'm more used to modern Japanese, which would use -sensei. And,...
First I must say thank you so much to everyone for all your help! It has been most appreciated and enlightening. I was told when I first joined the SCA that...
Oops! It's actually under "hat pictues". I understand that the hat diameter should be wider than your shoulders (this one is about a centimeter less wide) but...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... Sui is pronounced SUE-EE as in calling pigs. Ren is pronounced as in Ren & Stimpy. However, these are both ON-YOMI...
... It looks awfully small, given your description. Here's a shot of me in my old one at www.wodefordhall.com/windyday.jpg. THAT one looks awfully small, which...
Hello, I am attempting to find some information on appropriate colours for karaginu and mo. I am making a Heian outfit for next years mid-winter coronation and...
Hi Thank you for the links Saionji no Hanae. However, I cannot seem to find anything on karaginu. They are either not mentioned at all or only their...
... If you find something, let me know. I haven't found anything specific either. I would think that something that coordinates with the rest of your kasane...
... I don't have a good historical reference for you, but searching for mo (裳) in google image search turns up a zillion pictures of white ones and one...
Hello all. just got a set of armor permaloaned to me, and i've got a few questions/problems. i've got a few referance books here, but none of them give a good ...
I realize its not period, but I relaced my lamalar with "550" cord (Army parachute cord). It has that silk rope look, without the price. It went from a...
I'm assuming that most people are at Pennsic at the moment (deep sigh).....wish I was! Damn mundane life for interfering with my social life! I did a bit more...
I am working on my first suit of armour and would like to display my/a mon on it. Problem is there seem to be very few on google images etc, and I hav no idea...
... I think (and I will happily defer to our onomasticists) that it would be either Tatsuko or O-tatsu, but not both. ... I hear that. Try the "Warring States"...
... One thing you need to be aware of. The SCA does not permit registration of kamon or other heraldry that belonged to someone historically important OR is...
Noble cousin, I have made a couple of Mogamido sets, and if it is for fighting, macrame cord is perfect, my first set was built in 1994 and still in one...
Where do you find flat macrame cord? ... _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN...
You can iron it between two sheets of fabric and it will flatten or you can use it in the round shape, again, it will give the appearance of the real thin. ...
Holy freaking wow. Yesterday I was at an event up in Reno. A lady I know up there gave me, yes, GAVE me a 16 string gu zheng. She'd tried to find a home for it...
