{"id":7235,"date":"2018-05-14T13:52:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T17:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=7235"},"modified":"2018-05-14T20:10:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T00:10:29","slug":"quick-easy-obijime-tassel-storage-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2018\/05\/quick-easy-obijime-tassel-storage-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick & Easy Obijime Tassel Storage Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Finding a practical storage solution for obijime is one of the great conundrums of kimono collecting. They get tangled, the tassels get ratty and frayed, and most of the storage options I’ve come across involve wrapping the tassels in paper which gets tedious and wasteful if you use them frequently and have to redo the wrappings every time.<\/p>\n

I wanted to find a quicker and more practical way to store them that would also be affordable and easily accessible. After a couple of experiments, I think I’ve found the perfect solution and wanted to share it with you all – bubble tea straws! You can also find them listed as milkshake or smoothie straws, you just want to make sure they’re a wider width than typical drink straws. They’re available on Amazon<\/a> as well as at nearly any grocery store, they’re very inexpensive, and they’re much more durable than paper.<\/p>\n

To begin with, I steamed. combed, and trimmed the tassels on my obijime. For a really great and thorough tutorial on cleaning, steaming, and maintaining obijime tassels, please check out Naomi<\/a>’s “Project Obijime<\/a>” blog post. It’s really thorough and clear, and a great place to start.<\/p>\n\n\t\t