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Review: Rouba Shoujo

Rouba Shoujo (Old Woman Girl, 老婆少女), 1996, Hino, Hideshi, Suspiria
STORY: 6
Meet a lot

https://mangaispolitical.noblogs.org/post/2025/08/09/review-rouba-shoujo/

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Review: Rouba Shoujo

Rouba Shoujo (Old Woman Girl, 老婆少女), 1996, Hino, Hideshi, Suspiria

STORY: 6

Meet a lot of school students, through different short stories, as they are confronted with supernatural events. Ghosts and monsters are here to make your school days more exciting.. and deadly!

ART: 7

Cute little girls with big eyes are getting through horrific situation, a classic contrast in Japanese horror comics that is well executed.

POLITICAL POTENTIAL: 6

Nothing very deep here, but despite the […]

https://mangaispolitical.noblogs.org/post/2025/08/09/review-rouba-shoujo/

The largest point of self-debate here is whether or not I want to utilize #smocking as a way of introducing some elasticity to the non-stretch fabric. I can see it being used on the sleeve cuffs, as well as maybe on a mid or low back section of the tunic; these are places that fit closer to the body despite the source material claiming all the society has access to is felted wool fabric and that stuff doesn’t stretch THAT far. I’ve already taken creative liberties to use woven wool fabric (they definitely have looms!) because I personally hate the look of all-over felting, but I’m standing firm on my “no zippers or elastic” rule (they definitely DON’T have those). #sewing

I’m also nervous about the hat portion of the costume, as I’m imagining a pad stitching situation over a dense cotton/wool batting is going to be necessary. I’ve never done pad stitching before and if I go with it, there will be a LOT of it.
There will also likely be pleatwork #embroidery aka #smocking . I’m sure it will be beautiful, it will just have a lot of my blood and tears stitched into it, too.

A fascinating video on fabric pleating (in French): https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=9jklE9XdkG4

They sandwich fabric inside folded cardboard forms, and then steam it to make it keep the pleats.

The cardboard forms are very reminiscent of origami tessellations.

#pleating #smocking #origami #tessellation

I have just put the finishing touches to my hand stitched traditional english working smock. Based on a 19th century #norfolk example, but made floor length with added pockets. It is made from an old thick cotton sheet dyed blue. There is nothing like trying to make something you admire to teach you how much time and effort are required to achieve it. It gives you much more respect for the pre machine age workers skills. #handmade #needlework #costume #traditional #smocking #embroidery

Details of the construction of the arm of my reconstruction of a traditional hand sewn Norfolk workers smock. This shows the square gusset under the arm that gives a good range of movement to the arm. The full arm is gathered in at the wrist so it does not get in the way while working. These practical elements have been developed into decorative features. #needlwork #textiles #embroidery #Norfolk #smocking #costume #handmade

Details of the construction of the arm of my reconstruction of a traditional hand sewn Norfolk workers smock. This shows the square gusset under the arm that gives a good range of movement to the arm. The full arm is gathered in at the wrist so it does not get in the way while working. These practical elements have been developed into decorative features. #needlwork #textiles #embroidery #Norfolk #smocking #costume #handmade

Details of the construction of the arm of my reconstruction of a traditional hand sewn Norfolk workers smock. This shows the square gusset under the arm that gives a good range of movement to the arm. The full arm is gathered in at the wrist so it does not get in the way while working. These practical elements have been developed into decorative features. #needlwork #textiles #embroidery #Norfolk #smocking #costume #handmade

Discovering my regional #costume heritage by creating a traditional #Norfolk workers smock of #18thcentury #19thcentury lengthen to floor length to combat cold drafty house. The design is based on an example in the #V&A from the #Diss area. It is not an exact replica but an exploration of the methods and the time it takes to hand stitch the whole garment. It looks a simple garment but it has taken many many more hours than I expected. The gathering for the #smocking #embroidery particularly.

Tessellations and Modular Origami From Fabric and Paper - You may be familiar with origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, but chances are you haven’t com... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/01/20/tessellations-and-modular-origami-from-fabric-and-paper/ #wearablehacks #tessellation #geometry #smocking #folding #origami #art