tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post7042402722205008367..comments2024-02-04T08:59:24.551-08:00Comments on Seattle / Tacoma Kimono Club: So You Want to Make a Kimono?Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11959884916142151779noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-92181774581345584152018-10-31T11:10:04.453-07:002018-10-31T11:10:04.453-07:00Thank you for posting this tutorial!! It's nic...Thank you for posting this tutorial!! It's nice to have some simple instructions. I'm thinking about doing a Haruitsuki cosplay, which requires both a blue inner kimono and a bigger magenta/reddish one with longer sleeves on the outside. It's still going to be a lot of work, but it seems more possible now! Thank you! Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706390979213889969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-75959157063410397232015-09-25T16:10:40.202-07:002015-09-25T16:10:40.202-07:00Wow this is great!! Wow this is great!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14083793304267028133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-88529955293183870602015-07-18T14:35:28.527-07:002015-07-18T14:35:28.527-07:00This is great! I'm a costume-junkie by passion...This is great! I'm a costume-junkie by passion and by trade, and I was so happy to find your post! I've been looking for clear instructions to make a somewhat traditional looking yukata for a while, and your article answered a lot of my questions! I might write a blog post about it, and if I do I'll definitely link this article in it! Thank you, and cheers!GlamDestroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448268240604746516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-21264747066487322512014-03-20T15:41:23.683-07:002014-03-20T15:41:23.683-07:00Thank you so much for your great I instructions! B...Thank you so much for your great I instructions! Between your instructions and a pattern piece layout I found on http://www.immortalgeisha.com/ig_bb/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=16886&view=previous<br />I made a kimono for me and my daughter for a party. She knows more about them than I do, so I left the traditional belt part up to her to make. She has been was ting one for a long time and was soooo happy with it! Thank you.Debbeehttp://honeytreebuzz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-44961213396352422832013-07-14T16:09:21.714-07:002013-07-14T16:09:21.714-07:00I've been wanting to try making a yukata and h...I've been wanting to try making a yukata and have been looking through the link in the post and also the different threads from immortal geisha. This post gives really good visuals and the step by step processes. I've brought fabric that I wanted to try on but have been scared to cut it. For such long pieces how do you make sure that they're straight? Also what seam allowance do you use? Thanks in advance! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721924010213509995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-21559570650968365632012-12-30T17:25:23.673-08:002012-12-30T17:25:23.673-08:00Wow, what an impressive amount of work - both in s...Wow, what an impressive amount of work - both in sewing all of this and in your blog! I was looking for something simple a 6 year old could wear to a party. This is too much sewing for a robe that may last an hour on the child. However, I've bookmarked this for myself for a future date. Thank you! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-46167982616051562722012-09-17T13:31:34.785-07:002012-09-17T13:31:34.785-07:00Hello Rachael.
My biggest tip that I offer people ...Hello Rachael.<br />My biggest tip that I offer people who are beginning is to purchase at least one authentic kimono or yukata so that you can examine the construction and general measurements and proportions as a referance. You can still make a really nice kimono following instructions here, or on the website linked in this tutorial, however it does help to have a physical example to reference, especially for the angle of the collar.<br /><br />Try making your first kimono using cheap fabrics, so that you can get a feel for the construction.<br /><br />It is possible to sew a kimono entirely by machine, however I like to sew the seams by machine, and hand sew the hems and sleeve openings using a slip stitch.<br /><br />Also, the link shared in this tutorial mentions "kise" seams, this means folding the fabric over the stitching on the vertical seams and ironing it flat, so that the stitching is hidden underneath the tiny little fold. Doing kise folds with your seams is very good for having an authentic looking kimono, as it highlights the seams that are important aspects of the kimono's construction, as well as reduces stress on the stitching itself.<br /><br />There are several methods for sewing kimono, so use whatever method you find comfortable doing.<br /><br />I hope that helps! Feel free to ask questions. Also, the Immortal Geisha Forums has a good number of links to other websites, publications, and youtube videos about sewing kimono.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959884916142151779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-91504157200888894112012-09-17T13:29:18.431-07:002012-09-17T13:29:18.431-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959884916142151779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-66890490383126218852012-09-17T11:16:01.753-07:002012-09-17T11:16:01.753-07:00i am a first time kimono maker, any tips or tricks...i am a first time kimono maker, any tips or tricks you could share?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999284654608147521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-38639058771581873752012-06-18T15:20:47.835-07:002012-06-18T15:20:47.835-07:00I do the collar before side seams because I find i...I do the collar before side seams because I find it easier to deal with all of the fabric. Out of the kimono I've made, the ones whose collars I sewed first seem to lay more nicely because I'm not working around the side seams, too. So I would say I find it easier, yeah - I hate doing the collar too, so I just get it out of the way!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137090379503512906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685133596569460363.post-73057905413429340702012-06-18T12:40:21.505-07:002012-06-18T12:40:21.505-07:00I never thought to sew the collar on before doing ...I never thought to sew the collar on before doing the side seams. Does that make it easier? I tend to leave the collar for last (because I hate doing it!)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959884916142151779noreply@blogger.com