![]() M1pencil said this on Septemat 18:41 | Reply Thanks for your request, I have sent you a mail Jasmina Nielsen said this on Septemat 09:07 | Reply Can you send me an email at hbv-billedreseach (at) bonnier.dk and I will write a more detailed email to you about our request? A THOUSAND STITCH BELT SERIESI work as a photo editor on a series of history books – there’s one of your images we’d like to use in one of our books. M1pencil said this on Augat 13:33 | Reply it is by far the best reference work on flags & belts to date: ![]() Hello, a multitude of sources and research. Hello, I am currently researching Senninbari and was wondering if you could please let me know your references for this post. The following is a photo probably showing the “mass production” of Senninbari or similar items:ĥ Responses to “Senninbari – Thousand Stitch Belt” ![]() Japan was a deeply militarized society, it was seen as honorable duty for schoolgirls to participate in the war effort. The following could be a picture of a patriotic women’s organization preparing Senninbari(?), i will try to get a translation, maybe this will clear things up. Two more, not sure on what kind of items they are working: Various pictures of women and girls preparing Senninbari: It shows a mother and her daughter preparing a 1000 stitch belt: Senninbari were sometimes presented in comfort bags, the following is an artwork printed on such a bag. It is unusual since it is a combination of Senninbari and Senninriki! One half of the belt is covered with stitches, the other half with “chikara” characters. Here is one of the belts in my collection. The character for “chikara” can be pronounced “riki” as well and this is where the name “Senninriki” stems from. ![]() They are very similar to Senninbari but instead of having 1000 stitches they have the Japanese character for power (chikara) written on them 1000 times. Belts on which the stitches are arranged in the pattern of a tiger or have a tiger painted on them are often called “tiger belts”.Īnother less common kind of belt is called “Senninriki”. Most of the times the stitches are arranged in rows but sometime you can see patterns like a rising sun or slogans. There are many variations of Senninbari, some contain sewn in good luck charms such as coins, others are decorated with slogans and artwork. Once 1000 stitches had been collected the belt was complete and believed (by some) to have special protecting powers. Women born in the year of the tiger could sew 12 stitches or a number of stitches that added up to her age. In most cases the colour of the thread is red as red symbolizes good luck in Japanese culture. A woman (usually a family member of the soldier) would stand in front of a temple, trainstation or at other busy places and ask women passing by to add one stitch to the belt. When in belt form they were worn wrapped around the waist under the uniform. Senninbari were given to soldiers to protect them from the dangers of battle. The term “belt” is not correct as there were various forms of Senninbari such as vests and caps, belts were most common though. ![]() Correct translation of Senninbari would be “thousand person stitches” but in the western world they are more commonly known as thousand stitch belts. ![]()
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