Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

[Shohei]

Re: Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

Shohei: a picture would be great and much appreciaated. You must be finishing up working on your ordination Kesa at this stage?

Deep bows,

Soen

Sorry for the delay! here are some pics!







Gassho
Shohei

Attached files

[Dosho]

Re: Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

Soen,

Here are some pics, the first of the back side where the front of the strips are attached:

The front side with the first line of stitches from the strips showing:

The front side again, with the stitched stripes folded over from the back, ready for the second and third lines of stitching:

Gassho,
Dosho

Attached files

[Jinyu]

Re: Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

Thank you Shohei and Dosho! :wink:

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

Thanks guys! That really is a help. I think I'm on the right track. Will post some pictues as soon as I can.
Three bows,
Soen

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

Dear Taigu and other sewing friends,

Thank you for your help and advice throughout. I finished the Okesa in the small hours of last night. The entire sewing took about two months. Luckily I do not work during the summer, so I was able to sew when my wife was working and my baby son was asleep. I dedicate my sewing to them, to all you fellow sewers at Treeleaf, and to all sentient beings in this vast, mysterious Okesa that we are all part of.

Deep bows,

Soen

And here are some pictures of the case, Okesa and case, and part of the Okesa itself...

[Hans]

Re: Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

Hello Soen,

wonderful news indeed. I have only a few more stitches to do (roughly 30 minutes of work)...but I am saving them for the weekend I somehow lost a few centimeters too many...and some of the mistakes I made are damn ugly and clearly visible...but all in all I am impressed that I could do it at all.....a crooked Kesa for a crooked guy


Gassho to all of you sewing people. We may not have a lot of "means" in Soto-Zen, but the ones we do have, have power, if you allow them to unfold through your practise.

Another Gassho,

Hans

[Shohei]

Re: Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

Hi Seon
Beautiful!! Im very pleased for you!!!
Deep bows (to you and all the sewing folks )

Gassho
Shohei

[Taigu]

Re: Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

Hi all,

Wonderful work, Soen.
Nice to hear from you Hans. Well done to all.


Gassho


Taigu

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

Thanks guys. Sewing together.The meaning of Sangha.

Gassho,

Soen

[Dosho]

Re: Kesa OKESA, it is about time!

Thanks guys. Sewing together.The meaning of Sangha.

Indeed...beautiful work! Many bows to you and your practice.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Heisoku]

Thanks for this thread....nearly three years ago but timeless! Myozan I am now asking the same question about the en and Kigami! Gassho to all sewing.

[Mp]

Wow, some beautiful work here .... thank you all for your dedicated practice.

Gassho
Shingen