Business Name:

The chic obi shop

Location:

Imperial Avenue, northeast Bes Pelargic

Proprietor:

Han Sew Low

Language:

Agatean

Description:

The obi is a sort of auriental sash.
It is meant to be tied tightly around the waist and cinched up in an intricate bow.
Han Sew Low is a very talkative NPC who makes a reasonable living manufacturing clothing for nobles, merchants, and simply people with a lot of money. In the old days he smuggled for the Red Army, but there was simply not enough demand for needles and thread. So now he makes obi.

Commands:

order obi
list
cancel
quit

Price:

Varies according to material and design, but around 50-60 Rhinu.
Han stitches the obi as you order so you need to have the cash on hand.

Width:

Han Sew Low can sow together narrow, wide, slender and thick obi.
It would appear that narrow obi are best for casual wear, while wider obi are designed for ceremonial events.

Colours:

purple, magenta, plum, indigo, lavender, violet, lilac, pink, pale pink, rose, lurid pink, fleshy pink, dusty rose, bright pink, navy, crimson, pink, tangerine, green, emerald green, bright green, sea green, leaf green, vermilion, forest green, jade, pale green, peridot, blue, azure, ice blue, pale blue, sapphire blue, navy blue, royal blue, turquoise, cyan, orange, sunset orange, burnt orange, golden orange, mandarin orange, creamy peach, red, maroon, ruby red, blood red, bright red, dark red, golden yellow, shiny yellow, yellow, bright yellow, sunny yellow, canary yellow, pale yellow, brown, dark brown, light brown, mud brown, russet, topaz, white, iridescent white, ivory, cream, black, jet black, midnight black, grey, beige, light tan, gold, silver and bronze

Materials:

silk, silk-satin, jacquard-weave silk, cotton, silk crepe, silk damask, heavy silk,
satin, jacquard-weave satin, heavy satin damask,
light cotton, heavy cotton, wool, light linen, linen, fine wool and coarse wool.

Design:

     - embroidered

     - hand painted

     - dyed

You may have your obi embroidered, hand painted, or dyed with a design.
First select dye, painting or embroidery and then the specific pattern. Or you can skip the design.

silk floss, gold brocade, silver brocade, platinum brocade, gold embroidery, silver embroidery, platinum embroidery, gold foil, silver foil, platinum foil, silver leaf, gold leaf, platinum leaf, gold fleck, silver fleck and platinum fleck

ancient rickshaw, peony and temple motif, wave motif, phoenix, green-gold bamboo motif, gold leaf design, fishscale, cluster of yarrow and sparrows, waves, cranes and plum blossoms, grove of billowing pine trees, spring flowers, floral element, persimmon blossom, crane jacarde, persimmon jacarde, chysanthemum cluster, bunny design and intertwined snakes

paisley, willow tree, maple leaf, monarch butterfly, golden dragon, sunset, string of roses, twisted vines of ivy, gold fan motif, floral motif, crane, bamboo, gold and white peony and chrysanthemum, string of bluebells, marsh reeds, marsh rushes, cherry blossom bouquet, orange blossom bouquet, apple blossom bouquet, plum blossom bouquet, chrysanthemum chain, misty stream, babbling brook, black cherry blossom chain, string of red tulips, leaping tiger, moon and stars and coiled snake

Season:

Finally Han will want to know whether you want the obi to complement a particular season or not.
Spring, summer, autumn and winter, or just say no.

Example:

This is a narrow summer obi that has been finely crafted and wound in the style associated with the skilled artisans of Bes Pelargic. Made of high quality azure silk-satin, its long sash is meant to be tied tightly around the waist and cinched up in an intricate bow. The fabric on the obi has been hand dyed with a delicate golden dragon pattern which extends down its length.