[Handmade Uchiwa Fans] Perfect for the Sports Festival! Popular Designs
At school sports festivals, people often make cute handmade items, right? Among them, uchiwa fans decorated in various ways are especially popular.
In this article, we’ll share ideas for DIY uchiwa fans.
From ones with cheering messages like you see at idol concerts, to fans featuring avatars made with apps, to sparkling, glittery designs—the possibilities are endless! There are so many designs that will make you want to start crafting right away.
Find a design that lifts your spirits and try decorating a fan! You’re sure to make wonderful memories.
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[Handmade Uchiwa Fans] Perfect for Sports Day! Popular Designs (11–20)
kemomimi uchiwa (animal-ears fan)
Boost your cuteness no matter what! Here are some ideas for kemomimi fans.
“Kemomimi” refers to a style, mainly in anime, where a person has animal ears.
For example, characters wearing dog, cat, or rabbit ears are called kemomimi.
This time, let’s use photos with added ears from camera apps or editing filters to make kemomimi uchiwa (hand fans).
Making matching ones with close friends will make them even cuter! Be sure to try incorporating kemomimi uchiwa ideas.
Peel-and-flip cue fan
For those who are torn because they have so many designs they want to make, I’d like to introduce the cue-card uchiwa.
This is a fan with a card ring attached to the body so you can flip through sheets of paper.
For example, you can flip pages with letter designs to form sentences, or even make it like a flipbook.
The hole-punched area tears easily, so don’t forget to apply reinforcement patches! You can buy them at 100-yen shops and the like.
Four-character idioms and slogans
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Incorporating words into uchiwa (hand fan) decorations is a classic approach.
Messages and your own name are likely the first things that come to mind, but using four-character idioms (yojijukugo) can add a different kind of individuality.
It can be fun to include them as one element among various decorations, but a fan featuring only a large yojijukugo really stands out.
You can try writing words that reflect your feelings or strengths, or creatively turn everyday phrases you often use into yojijukugo through ateji (phonetic character substitutions).
There are many ways to arrange them.
Wouldn’t that make for a fan that balances bold assertion and cool style?
cloth uchiwa (fabric handheld fan)
When we think of uchiwa fans, ones made of paper are the most common, right? But if you use fabric to make a custom uchiwa, you’ll get a more unique, high-end finish! Cut a felt base slightly larger than the fan, and attach it to the uchiwa with a hot glue gun.
It’s also recommended to layer lace or add ribbons on top of the felt as you like.
Once the base is ready, layer fabric cut into a name or logo on top, decorate with ribbons and other accents, and you’re done!
Character
For those who want to liven up the sports festival with an impactful uchiwa fan, character designs are recommended.
Just cheering together with cute characters from anime or games will boost the excitement.
Create your fan by writing on a backing cut to the shape of the fan surface or by attaching printed materials.
Using colors and decorations that match the character will make it photogenic as well.
It’s also a great idea to create original characters using avatars with your friends, or assign roles within your group and make them together.
Hangul characters
To those unfamiliar with it, Hangul can look like mere symbols, but by incorporating meaningful Hangul characters into a uchiwa fan, you can create an appeal that only those in the know will understand.
Download a Hangul font, then type your text, print it out, and finish your uchiwa.
If you admire Hangul but find it difficult, you might consider using a translation website.
It’s a perfect way to learn words while having fun making your uchiwa.
[Handmade Uchiwa Fans] Perfect for Sports Day! Popular Designs (21–30)
Colorful design uchiwa (hand fan)
Just looking at it will make you smile! Here are some ideas for colorful fan designs.
Let’s try arranging Takashi Murakami’s flower illustrations on a fan.
The vibrant colors and the cheerful expressions of the flowers are sure to give you energy and power.
Even when you’re tired at a sports day or athletic festival, seeing the fan’s illustration might bring a smile to your face.
Plus, by decorating the fan’s edges with party garlands, you can create a flashy look! Be sure to take this opportunity to incorporate a colorful fan design.