Making Shifuku | Tea Ceremony and Everyday Craft

Shifuku to enjoy in a tea basket
Shifuku that accompany daily life
Tools for making shifuku and basic stitches
Basic methods
Decorative cord knots
The image is decided by combining the vessel, the cord and the cloth
Makiko Tanaka sets off on a shifuku-making journey.

A shifuku is a pouch for holding tea ceremony utensils such as tea caddies and tea bowls.
It is customary to accompany each one with a beautiful pouch whose cloth and cord are carefully chosen to suit the vessel.
Another feature is that each is measured individually and sewn by hand to fit its particular shape.
Made not only for tea utensils but also for treasured things such as a favourite glass or a jewellery case, the enjoyment expands many times over.

This book explains the various uses of such shifuku and the basic methods for making them.
It begins with a tea basket case, then introduces shifuku tailored to each item inside the tea basket.
Beyond tea utensils — making a sake-cup pouch from neckties a father no longer wears, giving a wine-bottle pouch to a wine-loving friend, and so on —
many shifuku variations are included.
Because the basic methods are explained carefully, you can apply them to make these.
It also discusses tea utensils, favourite antiques and fabrics, so it can be enjoyed even by those who do not make shifuku.

A book in which the author, whose life was enriched by encountering shifuku-making, conveys the full appeal of shifuku.

Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha
Publication year: 2018
Pages: 128
Dimensions: 240 × 183 mm

Shifuku / Japanese Tea Ceremony / Traditional Craft