When I put up my last post I had trouble adding photos of the vestments that I'm preparing to sew. Fortunately I found a workaround so here they are...
The gentleman in the top picture (my teacher's teacher, Shohaku Okumura Roshi) is wearing the rakusu I described and the one seated in meditation (Kodo Sawaki Roshi, Okumura Roshi's teacher's teacher!) is wearing the okesa...
The rakusu is actually the first thing I'm sewing and mine will be black (as will my okesa). It takes about 40-60 hours to complete based on one's skill level. The okesa takes longer (I think I read three months or so) but it all depends on how much time you have to spend on it...
The third photo in the collage is of the zagu (bowing cloth). The one I'm making will be the same colors as shown but the grey part will be square-shaped rather than cross-shaped...
Feel free to ask any questions you might have about this whole process and I'll do my best to answer. Take care!
Cheers,
Chris
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