Please choose an item below: Bobby Pin One exquisitely-crafted ume flower hand-sewn from vintage silk kimono fabric adorns this high quality coated bobby pin. Mini Clip One perfectly-shaped ume flower hand-sewn from vintage silk kimono material decorates this coated snap-clip mini-clip barrette. Adorable on little or big girls. . 3 Ume Barrette Three ume flowers hand-sewn from vintage kimono material adorn this two and a half-inch barrette. . Hair Tie Two perfectly-shaped ume flowers hand-sewn from vintage silk kimono material decorate this no-tear black hair tie. Looks great on young and old. Reversible! [ Back to Top ]

Tomo&Edie hair accessories are hand-crafted from vintage Japanese silk kimono and are shaped as "ume" or Japanese plum blossoms. Plum blossoms are a favorite motif in Japan representing early springtime. Kimono is the traditional dress of Japan, still worn today on special occasions. The making of a kimono is extremely labor-intensive. Only the finest silk is chosen to be carefully hand dyed and embroidered. Then, the fabric is sewn so that no seams are visible. It can take several weeks to sew one kimono, and it's not unusual for the price of a special kimono to exceed ten thousand dollars. In Japan, kimonos are carefully stored and handed down from generation to generation.  When a kimono no longer is worn, we take it apart with loving care, trying to imagine who made it and who wore it.  Then we give it new life as a hair accessory.

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