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How to tie hana-bunko
Names of the parts of an obi
Common shape of a Nagoya obi
For many Nagoya obi, the part that goes around your torso is stitched so that it’s only half the width of the rest of the obi. The end that wraps around your torso is called the tesaki. The other end—which forms the bottom of the taiko-musubi knot—is called the taresaki. When you wrap the obi around your torso, you generally do so with the obi’s wa (crease) side towards the bottom.
About the hana-bunko knot
This is a cute way of tying an obi, which adds another layer of hane over the bunko-musubi knot. Because it`s based on the bunko-musubi knot, it is easy to make. The reverse side of the obi appears when you fold the hane, which makes the colors of the right and left sides different. This actually creates an accent that makes the obi very gorgeous.How to tie a hana-bunko
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1. Take a length of the obi that is equal to three times its width, and fold it in half lengthwise (this becomes the te part of the obi). Next, position the obi over the center of the date-jime so that wa is facing away from the center of your body. Drape the tesaki over your right shoulder, while wrapping the obi once around your torso. |
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2. Wrap the obi around your torso twice. |
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3. After the second lap, fold the obi in half lengthwise across your front so that the fold starts at the right side of your body and the line of the fold goes upward diagonally. |
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4. Fold the te part of the obi in half lengthwise (wa should be facing towards your left), and cross te over tare. |
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5. Tuck te under tare and draw it out. Tie firmly. |
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6. Drape the tesaki over your left shoulder and open the tare to its full width before making the hane. |
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7. From the taresaki, fold the obi into a byobu tatami (concertina) to make your hane. |
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8. Create a W-shaped concertina (See the bunko musubi section) at the center of the hane. |
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9. Pull down the te, which has been draped over your left shoulder, wrap it once around the center of the concertina, and tighten it. After tightening, and then making a second lap, fold the rest of the tesaki and tuck it into the obi that is wound around your torso. |
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10. Pull diagonally-opposed corners of the hane outward, so as to adjust the length, concertina effect, etc. |
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11. Fold the hane down. Fold the bottom hane in the same way as for the bunko musubi, while twisting the top wings up a little. |
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12. After your hane is complete, slide it around to your back. Hold the center of the bunko-musubi with your right hand, while holding the center of the back with your left hand, and slip it 180 degrees around you clockwise. If turning it 180 degrees at once is difficult, it is fine to do it in two moves (90 degrees each time). Just be careful not to let your bow fall out of shape and waste all the effort you put in to get it the right shape. |
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13. Adjust your hane one more time and it’s complete. |
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Applying hana-bunko |
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