Start:	Jun 2, '08 1:00p
End:	Jun 2, '08 3:00p
Location:	Rumah Inokuma Sensei

Sebelum PULKAM Juni ini, tuk keperluan Aicyan....pengen belajar Origami yang berbentuk Kimono yang bisa ditempel..
Alhamdulillah, Istri Inokuma Sensei mau ngajarin origami...dan rumahnya dekat ama apato Ika, tinggal jalan kaki aja...

 

“Selesai…selesai juga” teriakku dalam hati sambil melempar tas bikinan ke kursi. Ehm lama juga waktu untuk mbikin tas, apalagi kalo datang males ngerjakan lagi keluar. Benar juga kata teman, kalo mbikin tas itu “mendoksai”, “jikan kakaru ne”. Sebetulnya sih memang “mendoksai”, tapi kalo udah niat pengen cepet selesai pasti cepet kok.

 

Dari Indonesia bulan September, aku bawa bahan kain katunnya (hee.......maklum lebih murah dan lagi motif bunga2nya cantik), diteruskan motong polanya puasa bulan Oktober tahun lalu, disusul menjahit polanya satu persatu bulan Januari tahun ini, akhirnya selesai juga hari ini. Wah, kalo dihitung2 berapa bulan ya…..? Ndak tahu, ada aja yang mengganggu waktu ngerjakan tas. Mulai dari enggak ada waktu, pengen ngerjakan hal yang lain kayak amimono sampai kalo datang namanya si males.

 

Mengenai pengen mbikin amimono, temen Malaysia menyanggupi bisa ngajari amimono, tapi bln Pebruari (bulan lalu) dia harus balik ke negaranya. Jadi sebelum dia pulang, aku sering berkunjung kerumahnya supaya cepetan bisa mbikin amimono “syal”. Sebetulnya menyesal juga, ndak sempet belajar bikin topi dari dia. Tapi apa mau dikata, "time goes so fast". Setelah syal selesai, kukebut mbikin tasnya. Maklum sudah ada yang nagih,  kalo pulang mudik ke Indonesia bulan ini. “Sudah, enggak usah oleh2 dari Jepang, tas bikinan mbak aja” teriak ke-2 adikku.

 

Akhirnya selesai juga tas bikinan ke-2ku, walaupun cuman kurang masang resleting (zip) didalamnya, supaya kalo dipake di Indonesia, aman…dari si copet.

Yokatta…....Setelah itu, mau mbikin handmade apalagi ya?

 

Note:

Mendoksai-ribet

Jikan kakaru-perlu waktu

Amimono-knitting(sulaman)

Handmade-kerajinan tangan

 

 

 

When I took a vacation in Indonesia, my sister, the university student, wanted me to accompany her to make small doll for souvenir. This activity started from her holiday after middle examination because she was boring and wanted to spend holiday with useful activity. When she watched television and saw someone making doll for souvenir, then she was interested in making doll. Sometime, my other sisters, my mother, and brother in law also helped her to make doll. My sister got the wasted cloth from garbage of my mother`s business of hand-made daster “Indonesian name of long dress”. When her holiday was over, my sister stopped in making doll and then she pushed me to make it by myself
 

Finally, I with my friends from Malaysia,  An and Zairin finished to make patchwork. Patchwork is famous japanese handycraft. I am happy bacause this is my first time to make patchwork and I am able to make a hand-made bag. First time, Allthing about sewing is difficult for example making blouse, shirt, or cloth with beautiful pattern. Last time, I tried to use sewing machine, but I could not be a good tailor. So, when I　make pachtwork, I am afraid I cannot complete my hand-made bag. But An, my friend, who taught me bag,  always encourages me, I should try the best. She make me confident that patchwork is not so difficult. No need sewing machine, but by hand. ". Because of easiness of making, we use cotton cloth.

Because  we cannot meet every day, therefore making patchwork takes time around 1,5 months. An said that "she can make one bag within 2 weeks". We use cotton cloth, because easy to make it.

    

Just now, I came from my friend house, Tuti san. In the morning, I with Tuti san made osie. Sugiyama san teached us and Komori san accompanied her child. Osie is similar with origami but cutting only and template with glue because it has already had pattern. Before making osie, we made akai siso juice. Akai siso is a kind of japanese traditional drinks having colour of red. Making akai siso is easy, pour the plenty of water into the siso leaf and boil under medium fire. When the leaf-water mixture is boiling and the siso leaf colour turns red, the cooking step is finished, throw the leaf, put sugar and citrus into the red solution. And then syrup or juice is ready. By adding some water, we can drink or we can put kaki gori (scraped ice) into the juice.    

The day before yesterday, I attended at Oshibana class at 10 oclock. That time, we made oshibana neckles. We need small flower for put in neckles. Participant in Oshibana class had newcomer for Korean, Kim san.  All participant is Kato sensei, Matsui san, Sakaguchi san, Kim san, Ko san, An, Zairin and me.

After Oshibana class, I continued to make bag with An, my teacher for making bag. After that, we went to Fukudaya for laundry and Thai Shop.  

 

The Indonesian who living in Japan, I never heared about Oshibana. I often hear about Origami, Ikebana, Patchwork and other hand craft that familiar I hear. From I attended Oshibana class at Utsunomiya Library, I know something about Oshibana. What is Oshibana? Oshibana is the Japanese art of making pictures with pressed plants. Introduce ours to the art of oshibana by making book markers, stationary, cards, small pictures that can be framed, etc.
Sebagai orang Indonesia yang tinggal di Jepang, saya jarang mendengar istilah Oshibana. Saya sering mendengar Origami, Ikebana, Patchwork dan beberapa kerajinan tangan yang sudah familiar didengar. Dari mengikuti kegiatan kelas Oshibana di Utsunomiya Tosyokan（ perpustakaan　Utsunomiya,） memberikan sedikit gambaran mengenai Oshibana. Sebetulnya apa sih yang disebut dengan Oshibana? Oshibana adalah salah satu ketrampilan tangan dari Jepang yang dibuat dari bunga yang sudah dikeringkan. Dari oshibana dapat dibuat book markers, stationary, cards, hiasan dinding, gantungan kunci dan lain sebagainya.


Flower is kept until dry, keep flower that cutting in oshibana sheet. Afther 3 until 4 days, dried flower can make hand craft. It is interenting and easy for everybody
Bunga dikeringkan dengan cara, meletakkan bunga yang telah dipotong ke dalam sheet penyimpan khusus oshibana. Setelah 3 sampai 4 hari, bunga yang sudah kering dapat dipakai sebagai kerajinan tangan.
Menarik memang, apalagi kerajinan tangan mudah buat semua orang。


When beginning summer in Japan, it is very good to make oshibana. Flower start blooming, especially Cherry Blossom (Sakura). With dry sakura we can make key holder for gift when we come back to Indonesia.
Masuk musim semi di Jepang menjadi sarana membuat oshibana yang　paling baik Bunga2 mulai bermekaran, apalagi yang namanya bunga sakura. Bunga sakura yang sudah dikeringkan dapat menjadi gantungan kunci untuk oleh2 setiba di Indonesia.


With oshibana, we can make something usefull, fresh brain and we know Japanese culture from close. If you want to know my oshibana craft with my friend in Utsunomiya Library, you can see in my blog at http://ikusnaryati.blogsome.com in oshibana part.
Dengan oshibana, dapat membuat sesuatu yang bermanfaat, pikiran jadi rileks, serta mengenal lebih dekat kebudayaan Jepang.
Untuk melihat hasil kerajinan tangan oshibana bersama teman2 di Perpustakaan Utsunomiya dapat dilihat diblog saya http://ikusnaryati.blogsome.com, bagian oshibana.