A friend of ours showed us some swatches of great fabric from a local fabric store, and one of them had this terrific green leaves and blue dragons pattern. Another friend of ours has a green oak leaf in their arms, so I knew they needed something made out of this fabric. It’s not nice to drop a pile of fabric on somebody who already does not have enough time to sew the things they want. Consequently, I made a kosode for them.
It’s maybe a little busy, but I’m pretty happy with it. It’s not very tall, so it will have to be worn with hakama, but I had enough fabric to do the wide fold-over collar, which is a little fancy. Adding to the fancy are 16-inch wide panels. I also added a little length to the sleeves with faced cuffs.
