Sashiko Komebukuro - Good Fortune Coin Bag kimono The bags also sometimes served

The bags also sometimes served to hold gifts

The jacket is made from a wonderful assortment of indigo dyed cottons which have been layered and held together with hundreds of sashiko stitches to reinforce

well worn indigo tsutsugaki wedding futon cover with baku (tapir) motif

Stitched together via sasiko

and prolong the life of the jacket

Sashiko Komebukuro - Good Fortune Coin Bag kimono The bags also sometimes servedIndigo cotton komebukuro, or rice bag that has been hand dyed and embroidered with sashiko thread. Komebukuro were traditionally used to hold rice, which would be presented as offerings to temples during important religious ceremonies or holidays. The bags also sometimes served to hold gifts. This particular bag has the kanji character of Fuku, or "Fortune" embroidered on it, and a thick drawstring rope used to secure the opening. On the reverse is a