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Post by dinvaas on Nov 3, 2022 6:23:07 GMT
Been looking into learning how to do tsukamaki for myself so I wanted to ask where people prefer to buy their own ito
I tried amazon but what I got felt kind of cheap and shoe-lacey. So while it's a good learning tool to start, I'd like to know where to go for something of good quality once I've used this cheap one to build up skill and confidence in my wrappings.
Anyone have any good recommendations on ito wrap vendors?
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Post by George on Nov 3, 2022 16:33:50 GMT
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Post by MichaelRS on Nov 3, 2022 18:03:06 GMT
Is it not advantageous to use the less expensive stuff, synthetic silk or whatever, to initially practice the technique?
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Post by Yagoro on Nov 3, 2022 18:57:55 GMT
Is it not advantageous to use the less expensive stuff, synthetic silk or whatever, to initially practice the technique? tozando sells synthetic im pretty sure. also synthetic stretches less so it can actually mess up practicing
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Post by theophilus736 on Nov 3, 2022 19:50:22 GMT
Very timely post! I just received a custom katana from Huawei that came with the wrong color of ito, so I'm currently on the hunt for quality ito and perhaps others who can do the wrap. Huge bummer because the sword was my first custom katana, and otherwise absolutely perfect.
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Post by dinvaas on Nov 3, 2022 20:22:31 GMT
Is it not advantageous to use the less expensive stuff, synthetic silk or whatever, to initially practice the technique? No, I know that. That's why I plan on using the cheap one I got from amazon first but I would still like to know where I can look for better quality once I've built up the skill
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Post by LastGodslayer on Nov 3, 2022 20:57:56 GMT
Ah... Actually I think I found a supplier for leather ito. Not that they are aware it IS ito, but I sure as hell want to get my hands on some to try it. Especially since they seem to have hundreds of colors. Unfortunately I'm not in the USA and that's the only place they ship to. Seems priced pretty reasonably... leather.company/products/trim-3-8-folded-leather-trim
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Post by dinvaas on Nov 5, 2022 16:07:18 GMT
Ah... Actually I think I found a supplier for leather ito. Not that they are aware it IS ito, but I sure as hell want to get my hands on some to try it. Especially since they seem to have hundreds of colors. Unfortunately I'm not in the USA and that's the only place they ship to. Seems priced pretty reasonably... leather.company/products/trim-3-8-folded-leather-trimThis is an excellent recommendation! Plan on using this for a number of things, not just ito wrap! Thank you for this!
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Post by LastGodslayer on Nov 21, 2023 19:47:04 GMT
No thanks required dinvaas. Just glad to share the tip. I think they might even have a Black Friday discount around now!
Just wish I had a supplier like this in the EU...
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