Tsumami Kanzashi Hair Ornaments

Ayame (iris) and fuji (wisteria)

Retro neon pink and magenta!

Butterfly and Wisteria. This hair ornament has five branches of silk wisteria flowers which create an elegant flow of cascading violet gradient petals. Each of the 97 petals is hand-painted using habutae silk, folded, and "pinched" in traditional tsumami method.

Hand-dyed silk kiku (chrysanthemums) with white buds.

Crane (鶴) flying over red peony branches.  

This lovely kanzashi is composed of eight pink and white blossoms with Swarovski crystal centers. Pearly white buds enhance the bouquet. Habutae silk is hand-dyed, starched to the stiffness of paper, and cut into small square pieces. Each piece is hand folded into a single petal using sharp tweezers and “pinched” in the traditional tsumami method similar to folding origami. The petals are aligned on a flat board which is covered with our recipe of rice glue. Each silk petal is mounted on stiff card stock and carefully shaped into a desired form.

Vintage-inspired silk chrysanthemums

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Pastel Pink Blush, traditional Japanese kanzashi.

Silk sakura hair ornament inspired by filmmaker Makoto Shinkai. Traditional Japanese kanzashi.

Hand-dyed silk with gold-plated accents, silver-plated hairpin. Japanese tsumami kanzashi.

Vibrant highlight flowers incorporated into a soft ombre bouquet. Modern Japanese kanzashi.

Sakura (cherry blossom) hairpin set crafted from habutae silk. Japanese kanzashi.

Pastel tsumami kanzashi crafted from hand-dyed habutae silk. Modern Japanese kanzashi.

Eternal Sakura silk hairpin accented with Japanese bells and brass beads. Japanese tsumami kanzashi.

Hand-dyed habutae silk. Japanese tsumami kanzashi.

Ombre blue hydrangea (ajisai) silk hair ornament. Japanese kanzashi.