I’m creating a character rn and i’m trying to find authentic traditional patterns used for clothing, preferably patterns used on samurai clothes or kimono etc. I tried looking on google but search results are low quality and very random and i’m having a hard time finding anything i could use as a base.
Are there any websites where i can find different kinds of pattern samples and ideas?
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What era are you looking for?
[Wikipedia entry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_clothing) is a good starting point for Google terms to search for.
I looked for a while to see if there were any patterns from Edo period, but did not see any.
I think the kimono itself is not that different from the modern day kimono, but fabric patterns , colors, the way it’s worn, and the accessories are what make a big difference between Edo period and modern day kimonos. Here is a link to “Kimono patterns for sewing”.
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%E7%9D%80%E7%89%A9%E3%81%AE%E4%BD%9C%E3%82%8A%E6%96%B9+%E5%9E%8B%E7%B4%99&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS660US660&sxsrf=AOaemvIT0Fy8zply03aQIRhyMfPZEm1g7A:1637347313694&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=7t1BfzR4dpzsRM%252CivycJQg_9-3oCM%252C_%253BldADgY2Qi7GRcM%252ChIkziQWDaDLbsM%252C_%253Bgsmi5ihlA3oKMM%252C4Ko1xjHRHvr7RM%252C_%253BCjE2EPt2LybpcM%252Cqh6F5pUbnqglSM%252C_%253BbyuRTH7M66lqAM%252CD_8kWWnCZFEnNM%252C_%253BFS2fqZsCIyEzpM%252COHnjKHpsS1LrbM%252C_%253B8fAhLCx9hzh6mM%252CYm09SZYNGLDQmM%252C_%253BVK-kahaHdGiTKM%252CipDjGmFqDtoHOM%252C_%253BschqX6qomxbrKM%252Cr57f56mlGrbCaM%252C_%253BSIQ333SlA4IJfM%252C4DjZZ62_joYbZM%252C_%253BynC7Y-BopT01RM%252C265lytFj1ju4PM%252C_%253B0wdsrX_l7MothM%252Cwgp06vqg_tCzkM%252C_%253BmF4sfix5OuCjuM%252CG4R9gEyI03P4_M%252C_%253Bmf5sKUHcI1aWXM%252ClR5Dt3bMS1XqMM%252C_%253BtqsltfvbmvbzMM%252C37hrFVoddfSaRM%252C_%253BQspBmvb-4SkVhM%252ClR5Dt3bMS1XqMM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRNT2EU-U4n19_S0OGu8dLzcc7HuA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4pICIiqX0AhWxLTQIHf4yCnUQ9QF6BAgIEAE#imgrc=QspBmvb-4SkVhM](https://www.google.com/search?q=%E7%9D%80%E7%89%A9%E3%81%AE%E4%BD%9C%E3%82%8A%E6%96%B9+%E5%9E%8B%E7%B4%99&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS660US660&sxsrf=AOaemvIT0Fy8zply03aQIRhyMfPZEm1g7A:1637347313694&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=7t1BfzR4dpzsRM%252CivycJQg_9-3oCM%252C_%253BldADgY2Qi7GRcM%252ChIkziQWDaDLbsM%252C_%253Bgsmi5ihlA3oKMM%252C4Ko1xjHRHvr7RM%252C_%253BCjE2EPt2LybpcM%252Cqh6F5pUbnqglSM%252C_%253BbyuRTH7M66lqAM%252CD_8kWWnCZFEnNM%252C_%253BFS2fqZsCIyEzpM%252COHnjKHpsS1LrbM%252C_%253B8fAhLCx9hzh6mM%252CYm09SZYNGLDQmM%252C_%253BVK-kahaHdGiTKM%252CipDjGmFqDtoHOM%252C_%253BschqX6qomxbrKM%252Cr57f56mlGrbCaM%252C_%253BSIQ333SlA4IJfM%252C4DjZZ62_joYbZM%252C_%253BynC7Y-BopT01RM%252C265lytFj1ju4PM%252C_%253B0wdsrX_l7MothM%252Cwgp06vqg_tCzkM%252C_%253BmF4sfix5OuCjuM%252CG4R9gEyI03P4_M%252C_%253Bmf5sKUHcI1aWXM%252ClR5Dt3bMS1XqMM%252C_%253BtqsltfvbmvbzMM%252C37hrFVoddfSaRM%252C_%253BQspBmvb-4SkVhM%252ClR5Dt3bMS1XqMM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRNT2EU-U4n19_S0OGu8dLzcc7HuA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4pICIiqX0AhWxLTQIHf4yCnUQ9QF6BAgIEAE#imgrc=QspBmvb-4SkVhM)
A link to “Differences between Edo period and modern kimono”
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%E6%B1%9F%E6%88%B8%E6%99%82%E4%BB%A3%E3%81%A8%E7%8F%BE%E4%BB%A3%E3%81%AE%E7%9D%80%E7%89%A9%E3%81%AE%E9%81%95%E3%81%84&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS660US660&oq=%E6%B1%9F%E6%88%B8%E6%99%82%E4%BB%A3%E3%81%A8%E7%8F%BE%E4%BB%A3%E3%81%AE%E7%9D%80%E7%89%A9%E3%81%AE%E9%81%95%E3%81%84&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8](https://www.google.com/search?q=%E6%B1%9F%E6%88%B8%E6%99%82%E4%BB%A3%E3%81%A8%E7%8F%BE%E4%BB%A3%E3%81%AE%E7%9D%80%E7%89%A9%E3%81%AE%E9%81%95%E3%81%84&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS660US660&oq=%E6%B1%9F%E6%88%B8%E6%99%82%E4%BB%A3%E3%81%A8%E7%8F%BE%E4%BB%A3%E3%81%AE%E7%9D%80%E7%89%A9%E3%81%AE%E9%81%95%E3%81%84&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)
Good luck!
Here’s a link to one more.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%E6%B1%9F%E6%88%B8%E6%99%82%E4%BB%A3%E6%9C%8D%E8%A3%85&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS660US660&sxsrf=AOaemvKAV0gX9ciaUwZiErR782YJ4HlntQ:1637352895435&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1ztDtnqX0AhXcITQIHURYC0MQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1280&bih=849&dpr=1
Search 和柄 (wagara) and you’ll get a bunch. Most if not all has meanings attached to it!
I didn’t read this article but this one seems to provide explanation in English, and I think you can search for more using terminologies from there.
https://olafolsson.com/blogs/blog-1/wagara-traditional-japanese-patterns-and-designs
[This](https://www.ymds.co.jp/blog/2012/03/post-36.html) is associated with theif so it’s used as a motif for those characters (and that article explains how it came to be so. I recommend deepl.com for readable translation.) I’m not sure if kids today associates this pattern with such character anymore even though I’m not that old (30’s).