tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862928242124585802.post2334302443922165498..comments2023-05-03T01:37:46.766-07:00Comments on Boku no Kimono: Motif: Bats (Komori)ancatsidhehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02583702263108669473noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862928242124585802.post-23384096555128806392016-04-03T10:11:31.897-07:002016-04-03T10:11:31.897-07:00I've always had a fondness for bats myself, un...I've always had a fondness for bats myself, understanding that they ate all of the bugs that I thoroughly disliked, like mosquitoes. I didn't discover until I was in college that there were cultures that considered them to be lucky.ancatsidhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583702263108669473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862928242124585802.post-10476141555080409022016-04-03T09:27:41.014-07:002016-04-03T09:27:41.014-07:00That's so interesting that bats = lucky. I wou...That's so interesting that bats = lucky. I would suspect many people would feel the opposite. Thanks for sharing!Laura Roberts @ Buttontapper Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716439129745683442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862928242124585802.post-51023740655096463072016-04-02T10:49:26.299-07:002016-04-02T10:49:26.299-07:00I suspect you would be happier if you found fabric...I suspect you would be happier if you found fabric that was similarly bat-themed. Obi like this one are usually of a VERY thick weave, and are not a thinner fabric over a sturdy canvas core that can be dissected, like some other obi. (Mostly, I think you're hands and/or your machine would hate you for trying to sew with it...)ancatsidhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583702263108669473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862928242124585802.post-85279859675280461722016-04-02T10:41:36.400-07:002016-04-02T10:41:36.400-07:00That grey han-haba obi would look great in a Hallo...That grey han-haba obi would look great in a Halloween-themed quilt too. Hope that would be an appropriate use for such a gorgeous fabric. Tami Von Zalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11065017061040785838noreply@blogger.com