Hanbok Making 한복만들기

  In 2018 I got an opportunity to do something very Korean. It was sponsored and we being a team of eleven had different ideas on what to do. I agreed to be part of this program without knowing much about what to do. All I was thinking was that I will get to visit some places in Seoul. But that was not what the program was about. Like I said we had do something which represented Korea and we ended up on Hanbok(한복) which is Korea's traditional attire. And it was not just about wearing Hanbok. We had to make it ourselves. 

   So we decided to make our own Hanbok and for this we found a place where they teach how to make Hanbok. We met the teacher and she gave us a list of items to be bought. So we went shopping in Seoul's Gwangjang Market(광장 시장). We bought cloth material, lining material, thread, chalk, pins etc. and it was all paid by the sponsoring organization. I knew how to sew using a sewing machine so I decided on making a modern Hanbok(철릭한복) which is normally made with cotton material. But as I was not familiar with the cotton material of Korea I ended up buying silk kind of cloth for my modern Hanbok. 

It was not easy making a modern Hanbok but I enjoyed the process as I was excited to see the final product and wear it. (It made me look a little fat as it was made of silk kind of material but I loved it.) And finally it came out like this. 

   I had wished to visit some place in Korea when I heard about this program and to my happiness they had arranged for us a visit to Jeonju Hanok Village(한옥 마을). I was so happy to visit Jeonju for the third time. But there was something different in this visit. We were not going to Jeonju Hanok village just for sight seeing. We had to wear the Hanbok we had made and go around the village in the attire. I was little hesitant as my Hanbok was not the traditional one. It was a Modern Hanbok made with traditional cloth material. But I wore it and walk all around the village.  

             

       

  We also got the opportunity to make a traditional hanging for the Hanbok which is called Nori-gae(노리개). I loved making it coz it was complicated. We made butterfly using knots and it looked so beautiful. 

                                   

  I was happy with the whole program as it was an opportunity to show my talent. During my Hanbok making lessons I saw various Korean items being made by others and it inspired me to make my own handmade items.