Tapestry decoration ideas for Hinamatsuri: Festive decor to celebrate the Peach Festival
Hinamatsuri, the Doll Festival, is celebrated with vibrant items like hina dolls and hanging ornaments.
It’s cherished in Japan as a traditional event that prays for girls’ health and growth.
Among the various decorations, tapestry-style pieces—where fabric or paper featuring letters or illustrations is mounted—are notable because they don’t take up floor space and can be displayed anywhere there’s a wall.
In this article, we’ll introduce tapestry ideas perfect for decorating for Hinamatsuri.
If you’re good at crafts or knitting, you can make your own, or check out items that catch your eye.
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Ideas for tapestries to display for Hinamatsuri. Decorations to celebrate the Peach Festival (1–10)
Sakura Tapestry
As flowers for Hina doll displays, peach blossoms are famous, but cherry blossoms and tachibana (citrus) are also indispensable.
Cherry blossoms are said to ward off evil and are displayed as a symbol of wishing for children’s healthy growth.
How about decorating with a tapestry featuring cherry blossoms? If you make it with quilting or patchwork, it will have a soft, gentle feel.
Using fabric from children’s outgrown clothes or from a mother’s or grandmother’s kimono for the patchwork will make the tapestry even more meaningful.
knitting
How about a Hinamatsuri tapestry made with macramé? Macramé is a technique that creates patterns primarily through tying knots.
It’s said to have been used for treasures in the Shosoin Repository and even for armor, so it has a very long history.
While it isn’t colorful, it has a chic, minimalist appeal—when you look closely, you realize it’s the Hina dolls—and it won’t disrupt your home’s atmosphere, which is a big plus.
It might take a little time to get used to the knotting at first, but once you get the hang of it, it’s a lot of fun.
Furoshiki Tapestry
How about making a tapestry using a furoshiki as is? The design is mostly planned from the start, so once you cut and sew it, you can finish it easily.
Apply fusible interfacing to a furoshiki with a Hinamatsuri illustration, then add quilt batting.
Attach a backing fabric, and after that, just stitch along the outer lines of the picture to create a puffy, cute tapestry.
For the final binding, adjust the width depending on the size you want.
Give it a try!
Tapestry ideas for Hinamatsuri decorations. Festive decor to celebrate Girls’ Day (11–20)
embroidery
If you want to keep a natural look for Hinamatsuri, how about making the hina decorations simple too—like an embroidered tapestry? Embroidery can seem specialized and difficult, but there are plenty of beginner-friendly how-to books and videos that will definitely make you want to give it a try.
You can even find embroidery floss, needles, and hoops at 100-yen shops, so it’s easy to get started.
Let’s make a one-of-a-kind, cute embroidered hina decoration!
Tsumami-zaiku
Here’s a Hina Matsuri tapestry made with tsumami-zaiku.
Tsumami-zaiku is crafted using chirimen fabric, giving it a distinctly Japanese feel—perfect for Hina dolls.
While there are many ready-made and artisan pieces available for purchase, making one yourself is wonderful too.
Many video sites introduce the basic tsumami-zaiku techniques, and you can find the materials at craft stores and even 100-yen shops.
Enjoy creating chirimen crafts with your favorite fabrics.
LED tapestry
How about making a tapestry with embedded LED lights? You can use a store-bought tapestry or create one from scratch to your liking.
A DIY tapestry might make it easier to arrange the LED lights.
Add a pocket on the back to hide the power pack.
These days, even 100-yen shops sell lightweight lights in a variety of lengths.
A tapestry that emits a soft glow at night will create a different atmosphere from how it looks during the day.
Ogi Tapestry
Why not try making a fan-shaped tapestry with origami? The fan part is easy—you just make the same piece and attach them together.
Once the fan is done, decorate it with Hina dolls however you like.
You can fold the Empress and Emperor, and add peach blossoms, too.
Since it’s all made with origami, it would be fun to create together with your child.
You can also draw pictures on the fan, or enjoy decorating it with masking tape and ribbons.