Real Silk Sageo Made In The Uk - Information & Feedback Needed

[DaveT]

Hi All,

Today I've been trying my hand at making silk sageo.

I was wondering about the lengths for each sword specification.

Katana -  2 meters
Wakizashi - 1.2 meters
Tanto - 1 meter 

Is there any requirement for extra long sageo?

Some of you are aware that I make Odoshi-ito, sageo was next on my hit list.

Here is a photograph of what I made today as a test, I have a yori-doshi that has a very narrow kurigata, I couldn't find anything thin enough, so I made this one.
I have 11 standard colours, and can make patterns, so once I have an understanding of whats required I will crack on.

 

I would welcome any feedback and suggestions guys.
When I've finished the testing I will list them in the for sale section. Price wise, cheaper than Namikawa.
Made in the UK

Cheerrs

Dave

 

[John A Stuart]

Looks like a nice product. So, the machine has proved itself, eh? John

[Jussi Ekholm]

Nice looking weave, will be very nice to see more sageos in the future.

[Jean]

Very interesting and promising

[Greg F]

Great development Dave! Looks really good.

 

Greg

[Jamie]

Good job

[Ken-Hawaii]

Oh, cool! I also have a yoroi-doshi saya that needs a sageo, & was trying to figure out whether I could cut one down from a wakizashi to fit the skinny kurigata (nope). Yes, please post pricing when available.

 

Ken

 

[Hoshi]

I'm also interested. Nice job.