mattys Posted March 12, 2005 Posted March 12, 2005 Just a few questions about the paradigms on these things. Firstly, which name is usually embroidered: given, or surname? Is it more proper to use katagana or kanji for it? Last, where would you usually get this done. I don't know about you, but I don't want to take some eastern calligraphy to be embroidered on my Shureido gi at some local tailor. (BTW, talking about by the label on the gi)
JEM618 Posted March 12, 2005 Posted March 12, 2005 Info in this thread. http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=16057&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=10
username9 Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 I dunno if you are in Uk or not but I hear http://www.threadsembroidery.co.uk is a good site! - hope this isn't considered advertising - sorry if i have breached the rules?!
aefibird Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 I used https://www.karate-kid.co.uk when I had my gi embroidered. I used https://www.meijin.co.uk when I bought my embroidered black belt, but that was because they had a special offer on at the time! "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
Jussi Häkkinen Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 If you buy a high quality do-gi (Tokaido, Shureido, Hirota for example), you often have a choice to have your name embroidered on it. You usually only use your surname written in katakana - kanji would usually be a weird choice for a westerner. If you did't get the embroidery when you bought the do-gi, don't take it to your local tailor to have it embroidered. They most probably don't have machines that could properly handle the lower lapel area embroideries (too thick). If they do have good machines (and you absolutely want your name embroidered), translitterate your name by yourself (or have someone who speaks Japanese do it) and get a print of it written with a good font in a correct size. That way a tailor will probably be able to do it. Still, if your do-gi didn't come embroidered, I would recommend to use it as it is. Embroidery doesn't add anything to quality, after all. Jussi HäkkinenOkinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do (Kyan Chotoku lineage)TurkuFinland
mattys Posted April 17, 2005 Author Posted April 17, 2005 Not to bring back an old thread, but I have another question. If I were to buy a gi with an embroidery, would it be safe to shrink the gi in a hot wash?
Jussi Häkkinen Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 Usually yes. Jussi HäkkinenOkinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do (Kyan Chotoku lineage)TurkuFinland
aefibird Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 Yes, that would be OK. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
Sandan Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 My instructor recently returned to Japan for a visit and he came home with a suit for me that was embroidered.. I am afraid to wear it just in case! --Give your child mental blocks for Christmas.
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