Finding Fabrics: “Thrifted” Hanfu Materials
Why should hanfu makers turn to thrift stores? For the deals, of course!
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Hanfu Accessory: Wrapped Flower History and Chan Hua Basic DIY Steps
Vocab of Wrapped Flower Wrapped flower – 缠花 (chán huā) – a name used to called artificially made flower using the techniques of wrapping colored silk thread around cut-out pieces and combining each parts together to make flowers, animals, insects,…
The Fabrics of Hanfu: Fibers and Weaves
Hey everyone, long time no see! It’s been a while and I promise I’m still working on the Song Dynasty sections of Hanfu Unearthed—in the meantime, enjoy this not-so-short cheat sheet to all of the most commonly used fibers and…
Hanfu Accessory: Ronghua History and Basic DIY Steps
Vocabulary Velvet Flower – 绒花 (rónghuā) – a realistically made flower made artificially from silk threads and copper wire. Palace Flower – 宫花 (gōng huā) – another way to call ronghua with the rise in popularities of ronghua to…
4 Kinds of Common Hanfu Fabric Process
Fabric and craftsmanship are both very important aspects of hanfu making. In this article, several common hanfu fabric processes will be briefly introduced to you. Zhuang Hua Zhuang Hua (妆花) is the most complex variety of weaving technology in…
Hanfu Accessory: Yaoshan History and DIY
A brief history of waist fan (yaoshan) and steps to DIY one for anyone interested. Vocab Tuan Shan: moon-shaped fan, 团扇, tuánshàn; Zhe Shan: folding fan, 折扇, zhéshàn; Yao Shan: waist fan, 腰扇, yāo shàn; Ping Feng: screen, 屏风, píngfēng.…
Hanfu Accessory Yunjian Making Tutorials
Introduction Yunjian (云肩), is considered to be one of hanfu’s accessories. It is often matched with Ming Dynasty clothing, such as long tops (长袄) and folded skirts, known as mǎ miàn qún (马面裙). Those interested in hanfus might be interested…
Hanfu Outfit Breakdown: Rainbow 6 Song Hanyuansu
Hey everyone! I’m so sorry about how late this is since I promised this like… three weeks ago, but here’s a little outfit analysis of the rainbow pride outfit that I designed and posted a few pictures of last month!…
Common Measurements of Hanfu – Wear Guide
Hey everyone! So there were a couple people in my hanfu server asking about what different kinds of measurements of hanfu were. I answered and did a little compilation of the most basic measurements that you’ll see on most sizing…
Ma Mian Qun Making – How to Calculate the Width of Pleats
This article is a supplemental part of Hanfu Making(2) – Aoqun Cutting & Sewing Patterns. Together with a series of pictures on making a Ma Mian Qun (马面裙, horse face skirt), it will analyze the structure of Ma Mian Qun…