Make Your Own O-mamori

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Try your hand at making Japanese o-mamori (lucky amulets) on this workshop run by Ippo Ippo at Support the Makers Gift Shop on 21st June!

About Make Your Own O-mamori

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Try your hand at making Japanese o-mamori: lucky amulets.

O-mamori are typically sold at shrines and temples in Japan and are popular ways of seeking good luck in exams, employment, health, childbirth and much more. Sold in many different colours and patterns, o-mamori typically have a string attached to them with a traditional decorative knot which means you can easily tie the o-mamori to your bag or hang it somewhere at home.

At this event, we’ll be making our own o-mamori. This involves:

・Sewing a little pouch out of cloth
・Writing a wish* on a piece of paper
・Attaching a piece of string tied with a special knot called nijuu kanō musubi (二重叶結び)

*We’ll be introducing how to write your wish in Japanese (either in Japanese characters or in rōmaji), but you are more than welcome to write in English if you would prefer.

Don’t worry if you’re not super crafty: we’ll be there to help you with each step of the process. Once your o-mamori is complete, it’s yours to take home.

In addition to the crafts part of this event, we’ll also be talking about other things many Japanese people believe are lucky or unlucky, such as particular foods or words. If you have an upcoming exam, important life event or simply want to improve your day-to-day fortunes, this may be your chance to get some more luck to come your way!

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