Glass Head Tambo-Dama Sewing Pins by Cohana {Sakura 23} - Willow

So beautiful you might not want to use thembut you absolutely should because they are soooo smooth and sharp!  These Cohana glass-head pins are individually handmade in floral designs called millefiori, meaning a thousand flowers. They are heated and shaped one-by-one in a flame, producing a brilliant array of shape

So beautiful you might not want to use thembut you absolutely should because they are soooo smooth and sharp! 

These Cohana glass-head pins are individually handmade in floral designs called millefiori, meaning a thousand flowers. They are heated and shaped one-by-one in a flame, producing a brilliant array of shapes and colors in the glass flowers on the heads of the pins. 

The closely-guarded production methods for these mysterious tombo-dama (glass beads) was established before the Nara period, which began in 710 A.D. Then, it is said that in the Edo period (1603-1868 A.D.), with much trade arriving from China and Europe, glass-making techniques from abroad influenced the technique and the production of tombo-dama became even more varied.

Each pack contains 3 pins

Made by hand in Japan

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