Kimono care Part 1 with Yukari Werrell by Becky James
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Yukari visits Becky. They decide to take out a kimono Becky brought back from Japan many years ago.
In Part 1 ~ Yukari translates the care guide on the kimono paper cover into English. They are both amazed at how well preserved it is.
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In Kyoto. I went to visit some friends.
1998, probably.
When we were living in Singapore.
They took me to a market and said all the kimonos get thrown away
and they were in a big pile on the floor and I nearly cried
because it was just awful and it was so beautiful.
But they found some nice ones that were still folded.
And I think I bought two home.
So this one says you are so poor but you are so oily.
Yes.
And it says Kyoto.
It has an explanation of how to get out of that.
Oh my gosh.
Okay.
I don't know.
In the old days, we didn't have iron.
All the kimono is made from iron.
And in the old days, they put starch to make it stiffer.
And I think that's what it means.
Get rid of all the starch first.
And then wrap it.
And then put the plastic in between.
I'm just trying to translate this.
When you put it away in the wardrobe,
please put the best kimono on the top shelf.
Because if you put it in the lower drawer,
then you might get moldy and also the shape might be changed.
And if you don't choose a proper kimono,
I can't think of anything else.
But it's especially not expensive in Kyoto.
So it's best to keep a kimono.
And sometimes you just open the drawer and there.
It's really funny because I've never thought about any of this
because I couldn't read it.
So I think if I would have read all that,
I'd have been worried about keeping it.
Whereas we've just kept it in the garage.
In the cool, dark, dry garage.
On the top of a box.
And it's fine.
Well, we've been really lucky.
Okay, thank you.