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This elegant ume kanzashi is made from a combination of white cream with a hint of hand-painted raspberry silk. The bouquet is composed of fifteen blossoms and dainty shidare petals dangle gracefully below. The habutae silk has been carefully hand-dyed and pinched using traditional tsumami kanzashi methods. Pearly stamens accent the raspberry center of each blossom. This kanzashi is mounted on a 10 cm (4") silver-plated two-prong hairpin.

Habutae silk is hand-dyed, starched to the stiffness of paper, and cut into small square pieces. Each piece is hand folded into a single petal using sharp tweezers and “pinched” in the traditional tsumami method similar to folding origami. The petals are aligned on a flat board which is covered with our recipe of rice glue. Each silk petal is mounted on stiff card stock and carefully shaped into a desired form. Wire is used to support the flowers, which are gathered into a lovely bouquet.
Etsy

Description
This elegant ume kanzashi is made from a combination of white cream with a hint of hand-painted raspberry silk. The bouquet is composed of fifteen blossoms and dainty shidare petals dangle gracefully below. The habutae silk has been carefully hand-dyed and pinched using traditional tsumami kanzashi methods. Pearly stamens accent the raspberry center of each blossom. This kanzashi is mounted on a 10 cm (4") silver-plated two-prong hairpin.

Habutae silk is hand-dyed, starched to the stiffness of paper, and cut into small square pieces. Each piece is hand folded into a single petal using sharp tweezers and “pinched” in the traditional tsumami method similar to folding origami. The petals are aligned on a flat board which is covered with our recipe of rice glue. Each silk petal is mounted on stiff card stock and carefully shaped into a desired form. Wire is used to support the flowers, which are gathered into a lovely bouquet.
Etsy