How to Make an *Authentic* Kimono

How to Make an Authentic Kimono - The Easy Way

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This video shows you how to make an authentic kimono easily! And in any size you want! :D
Happy sewing!
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"Kimono Life" by Sondey
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@Vash_The_Stampede 2 жыл бұрын

For anyone needing help and having trouble. Alpha= front width [ from hip bone across front to hip bone. not back] OR divide full hip circumference by 2. ex. 121/2=60.5 A = (full hip -alpha) /2 or A=alpha/2 B= alpha -15. If you are plus size and have a bigger belly, i think this will help. Reverse A and B so B is the smaller than A. However it still might be too close so i recommend shaving off a few centimeters from A. Example. my B is 45.5, my A is 30.25. Reverse them so A is 45.5 and B is 30.25. If you still need more room or it still doesn't feel right, i would bring my B down to 25 cm. Trust me i have spent many many days and scrolling through the comments trying to figure this out and remeasuring to make sure everything was right. and this is just how it came out.

@purpleicicles 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I've been trying to draw out my pattern for the last hour and had been getting very frustrated!

@rebeccaparker5415 Жыл бұрын

How can how can your hip circumference be 121 cm you look very thin I would think that would be for a very large man. I think I’m confused

@smitalakhade9874 Жыл бұрын

Can u help me My full hip is 81 cm alpha (front hip width)= 38 cm So B= (38-15) i.e 23 cm A= (81-38)÷2 is 21.5 cm Is it right ☺️

@LauraC369 Жыл бұрын

@@smitalakhade9874- when you say "full hip", you mean circumference? I'm a 3X, so i have to account for belly. I'm guessing you don't have that problem, so the math looks good. I'm cutting it up on paper and trying it on before I actually cut the fabric, just to be safe.

@Rara31393 11 ай бұрын

OMG Thank you I was just getting to the part where I have to add the 2 front panels only to find my B would we short by 6 inches! I knew I did something way wrong. You’ve just saved me🎉🎉🎉😅

@abella9399 3 жыл бұрын

0:01 talking about a brief construction of the kimono 4:12 measurements you need to make a kimono 5:33 *starting the construction* 6:50 front and back panels 10:26 uchiage 14:24 center back seam 15:17 side seam (idk what its called sorry ✌︎) 18:20 okumi 21:24 talking about the *sleeves* 23:34 making the sleeves 30:00 attaching sleeves 32:12 collar

@mayoooketchup 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, big thanks for you right there!!

@g.strobl4458 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to do this!

@perryh.-r.4419 2 жыл бұрын

So helpful! Thank you!!!!

@g.strobl4458 2 жыл бұрын

Revisiting the video, I would like your comment a second time, if I could. ;)

@kiwisocks 2 жыл бұрын

For the center back pinch seam/hidden pleat/???, do you add 2 cm to the width of the whole body cut as seam allowance? Do you have some place you've written how much seam allowance would you add where? And for the hip measurement, do you mean the high hip, measures over the top of the hipbones like the first hip measurement, or over the fullest part of the hip? Thank you so much for making this tutorial!

@suesaurischia7237 4 жыл бұрын

I have been commissioned into making a kimono for a friend. This tutorial is everything I have been looking for. Every other guide or pattern math set up is absolutely baffled by the fact that western fabric is wider than 14 inches, so the layouts are simply super confusing. This makes so much more sense.

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely. Most ppl I know cut the fabric into about 14 inches straps to sew it the together again... what makes no sense🙈

@sibylline7220 3 жыл бұрын

@@BillyMatsunaga and also doesn't fit right in width for us less slim western women to make 14' strips...

@LuneEvenfall 4 жыл бұрын

This is great! As far as women go, I'm rather tall, so it's always been a struggle for me to find a cute design of kimono that also comes in a length that fits me (I'm almost 180cm), so learning how to DIY it instead is great!

@DenisePollack 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@slittio9587 2 жыл бұрын

Our height difference is so cute I'm 162cm I've always had friends a foot taller than me. Idk why maybe i feel safer around tall people. My husband is 195cm😍

@thebeattielife9528 2 жыл бұрын

I’m at 180cm, takes a bit more fabric but the outcome is glorious still!

@quasa0 11 ай бұрын

@@slittio9587 I'm at 210 😢

@mofadel 8 ай бұрын

@@quasa0 tf 😂

@ariessafluffingham2987 2 жыл бұрын

After 4 kimono for my daughter and 1 for my husband, I'm watching this video again to make one for me.☺️ Thanks for your very detailed video. It is so helpful. Going to make my kimono for hanami.

@mironty 4 жыл бұрын

Now it's time for hakama sewing :D

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, i definitely want to tackle that, too!!

@paolooffemaria323 3 жыл бұрын

@@BillyMatsunaga YES PLEASE

@amberolsen1825 3 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE a hakama sewing tutorial!

@g.strobl4458 3 жыл бұрын

Both kinds, if possible!

@user-up1in4oj6i 3 жыл бұрын

@@amberolsen1825 gxf fx xf

@elliotsingh2329 4 жыл бұрын

I think this is the clearest tutorial in English on KZfaq! Having this basic understanding will really help me navigate Japanese sources on sewing kimono, thank you ^_^

@olavikaukamieli1314 3 жыл бұрын

Yet it is still not clear at all. And trying to figure out how to make one for a man is not simple. :D

@Misscottoncandy_ 3 жыл бұрын

same here

@pyjamamermaid_6965 3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you

@g.strobl4458 3 жыл бұрын

@@olavikaukamieli1314, start with the idea that there are fewer differences than similarities. :) The main differences are in the way the sleeves are attached and formed.

@olavikaukamieli1314 3 жыл бұрын

@@g.strobl4458 Yea it's a bit late now. I got all the info I needed.

@beautycirclepro 2 жыл бұрын

This is super complicated, but I'm determined to try and follow your step-by-step directions. The piece you made looks amazing.

@coolforge Жыл бұрын

Great video! I'm just about to start making a kimono, and this helped me a lot -- thank you! Perhaps I missed it but in case not, there's one very important thing: always wash, dry, and iron your fabric before cutting it out. It's so disappointing to spend all that time making a beautiful garment, and then have it shrink the first time it's washed. (I apologize if you said this already, or if someone mentioned this -- with over 500 comments, I didn't have the time to read them all.)

@nildadovale997 8 ай бұрын

I made a kimono!!!! Thank you for the demonstration; the measurements, your knowledge, your use of the japanese words for the different seams, pieces, etc. and your cheery disposition! Loved the adventure! I made a practice kimono out of a sheet and very glad I did. Worth the time. My actual kimono I am making out of linen. Truly appreciate you.

@jamesbuckingham9752 3 жыл бұрын

So I'm trying to follow this.... and it's very confusing. The instructions for the "a", "Alpha" and "b" Measurements are very confusing. I think it would help if you said your measurements so I can have an idea of what their supposed to be cuz mine feel REALLY off

@dandaniii04 3 жыл бұрын

Mine was too! I thought its just me! My supposed measurement is 13 cm (which is VERY small) i did what i think is similar thickness of her side seam so I made mine 30 cm from the center back, it worked out pretty good and for my measurement b was 45 which is more than half of my front and back panel so i just eye ball it (4.8 cm ish from the cut in the front) its fitting pretty good, im almost done just the hem and collar (which im scared about) hope this helps!

@g.strobl4458 3 жыл бұрын

@Alejandra Asencio My main confusion is why the width of BOTH panels should be the yuki. But even so, this is way less confusing that the patterns I have seen in Asian magazines on the internet, ;-) EDIT: I have found that my measurements are too wide for yuki to work as my width for the front panels. Also, I have to turn part of the width into sewing allowance at the shoulder where Matsunaga-san does the opposite.

@moonwalkerangel7008 2 жыл бұрын

I think the Alpha is the diameter of the hips and b was half of that meaning the radius of the hip.

@bitterbloodeddemon 2 жыл бұрын

From my kimono book: Hip circumference: widest area of hip Front hip width: (hip circumference ÷2) - 8cm Front panel: front hip width - okumi (15cm) Back panel: (hip circumference - front hip width) + give (1.5cm) This doesn't really account for the MASSIVE seam allowance to do the arm holes like she did... or maybe it does if you do it right... since with the above measurements, if you sew the okumi to the edge of the front panel you'll have like 8+ cm of extra width. Otherwise I gather you're supposed to sew the two quite a bit overlapped.

@jdb6026 Жыл бұрын

I don’t even know what the Alpha measurement/seam is for.

@ElleInStitches 4 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful!!! As a japanese fashion student I've been looking EVERYWHERE for a kimono sewing video. This has helped me alot! ありがとう！

@gannaril 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad your computer had mercy on you! All my questions have been answered by the reupload, I was quite confused yesterday when I ended up with measurement B only 6.5 cm short, but I was also super tired, so I thought I must have made a mistake with measuring. I feel much safer now with cutting my fabric, thank you!

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’m so sorry for that 🙈🙈 I had it right until yesterday night. And then I was so over-worked and was so confused myself... I’m glad I could fix it!

@rinnozomi1155 3 жыл бұрын

I'm confused by which parts are actually getting sew together at 17:49... is it the back panel being sewn to front panel?

@rinnozomi1155 3 жыл бұрын

Also how is the alpha measurement being taken? Can you show video, and how is it different from the hip measurement?

@emihayashi7725 2 жыл бұрын

Too confusing for a person unfamiliar with terminology.

@mylanyoung 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that was so complex, kudos to you for creating this video and making it available for the rest of us to learn from! Knowing how kimonos are fabricated makes me appreciate them even more.

@rbebut1 3 жыл бұрын

time 18: 46 The white part on back and the edge of the fabric with the small wholes is called the salvage of the fabric. There is one on the other side as well with the company name, fabric name, fabric number and color dots may appear. Recommendation is to cut this off. It may distort when it comes time to wash the fabric.

@acekidatelier 3 жыл бұрын

one thing i did for my first kimono sewing project was making a sort of hybrid between a haori and a kimono, with the length of the haori and the openings under the sleeves of a kimono. I learned a ton of things doing that and it used less fabric. I wear it all the time as a jacket!

@zerpentinefire 4 жыл бұрын

That green and yellow kimono you have is just gorgeous! 🤩

@patricepalmer1909 Ай бұрын

I absolutely love it, as well. Stunning!

@robinbrix6391 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I overheard in the beginning that this is for kimonos for women, but as a guy I still found this video to be very interesting! Thanks a lot for sharing!

@SonjaMGFX 2 жыл бұрын

I have discovered your videos recently and I am in love! I am in a hot sewing phase right now, about to finish my second western history inspired skirt and was looking for my next project. I love Japan and Japanese culture and never though I might be able to have my own Kimono. I am so excited that you’re making this possible 🥰

@Nina-to1px 3 жыл бұрын

Billy, I can't even express my gratitude for this video! It was amazing. Your whole channel is amazing. I'll be here supporting your work. Wish you blessings and blessings, and a lot of success. Kisses from Brazil 🙏🏻😘🌟🌹

@FelisRaptorus 4 жыл бұрын

I just want to cry with this video because now i could have a kimono ! Goodbye i go translate all the instructions 🇫🇷 Ps: Your channel is amazing and so interesting thank you so much

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can 😊❤️

@tamaratamtammorris8151 Жыл бұрын

I love this! My daughter loves anime and wants to go as Nezuko from Demon Slayer for Halloween, but I had no idea where to start for making a kimono. This video helps a lot. Thank you!

@Nariasan 4 жыл бұрын

A great job on your video, as always. Sincerely useful and well done. There is so much useful information in this video, I truly appreciate it. Thank you for all your hard work, Billy!

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Sorry that I’ve deleted your comment, too. Could you read my reply? I had posted that an hour or 2 before deleting the first video.

@Nariasan 4 жыл бұрын

@@BillyMatsunaga I did get your reply, thank you. ❤ It was super interesting.

@verymerry610berry 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man im so glad this exists; i plan to move to japan in the future and i wanna go to festivals and such in kimono; but i am a very wide-set person so ill have to make my own, lol. Thank you so much!

@g.strobl4458 3 жыл бұрын

If you are, like me, rather curvy, you may have to do the opposite from Billy in regard to the seam allowance of the opening for the arm. But then, I am also definitely shorter and have a relatively short yuki. That may not apply to you. Anyhow, it's worth checking before you sew on the sleeves. ;) Btw, I also had to make the body of the kimono wider than yuki. You see, A multiplied by 4 is the with you will get as the width of the fabric of your finished kimono, and that needs to be more than your hip curcumference plus alpha. if it doesn't you need to adjust, or your kimono will be too tight. :) Hope that helps and isn't just confusing - or just simply too late. LOL

@acat1463 3 жыл бұрын

I have some kimono and yukata (new, never worn) from when I was bigger. I recommend searching for yuttari (ゆったりサイズ) size! There are many options. I'm also selling mine if you like :)

@drhelenloney1426 3 жыл бұрын

you remind me that tatami make a great crafting surface., especially for laying out, cutting out and basting quilts

@udellacrewgamer4192 2 жыл бұрын

yay!! now I know how to make kimonos! everyone totally deserves it, right guys?

@Ligea14 4 жыл бұрын

When I saw the video on my watchlist was gone I had a semi heart attack, then found it reuploaded on the channel * relief sigh *

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorryyyyyy!!! 🙈🙈🙈😱😱😱 it had to be fixed!!

@inleusa2980 3 жыл бұрын

@@BillyMatsunaga are you a half Japanese?

@alecleo3434 3 жыл бұрын

Better download & save the video for your reference. There is a lot of app that can save videos from any site.

@maryamtorfs3134 Жыл бұрын

@@inleusa2980 no she is german but her husband is japanese

@thejackinati2759 4 жыл бұрын

I shall be waiting eagerly for the male version.

@TwospotzArtAndCraft 4 жыл бұрын

This is JUST what I have been looking for. I have collected some resources but never really managed to fully comprehend various aspects. As a fellow tall european it has been difficult with proper yuki especially. So far i have been able to widen shoulder and side seams, but the final product is always not 100%. Now I can attempt my unlined wool kimono with a lot more confidence. Thank you so much for sharing this with us all.

@bethtrumm9784 3 жыл бұрын

I knew that was a vexento song in the back ground! Also as someone starting my sewing journey I found this really fun to watch how other places have developed their sewing techniques in comparison to the European ones.

@BillyMatsunaga 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Keep in mind that those video uses the word “hip measurement” for “hip circumference”. In case you are here to comment that you are waiting for a "how to sew a men's kimono" or you are confused about measurements A and B, please check out my video "how to make a men's kimono" here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptl8f9yFlrbIYaM.html

@Narayanworld 2 жыл бұрын

You are awesome! I'm making a kimono for my daughter and your explanations are so clear and helpful. thank you!

@soybin2822 11 ай бұрын

I'm working on my first kimono and glad to find this tutorial ❤❤❤ I saw patterns and books but they're confusing. Your explanation gave me enlightment ✨️ thank you so much!

@hannahbeatrizmaffra 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, this is a masterclass about sewing kimono, thank you so much, I really love it!

@strawbkittycake 9 ай бұрын

I actually appreciate the algebra in the initial measurements you provided and using those labels in the video. Makes it so easy for beginners like me, thank you so much :)

@Kittyintheraiyn 3 жыл бұрын

I've made a couple kimono, based of (bad/costume) patterns and based off of questionably 'authentic' measurements/guides that I found online (a long, long time ago) and NO ONE, nothing that I have read or followed, explained the collar, ESPECIALLY the curved part at the back of the neck, half as well as you did. THANK YOU. So much. So, so, so much. It makes so much more sense to me now. I have plans to attempt again (I'm getting better each time, at least) and will be coming back to this video then. Domo Arigato Gozaimasu. I've also made hakama and yukata with various degrees of success. If you have, or plan to make "The Easy Way" videos for those as well, I will definitely come and watch them!

@lanastraea 4 жыл бұрын

Matsunaga-san, thank you so much for your videos, and for this video in particular. There are not many English resources for making an authentic kimono. I very much admire the way you explain things, and your knowledge of kimono dressing and wasai. Do you accept students and teach virtually? I would love to be able to learn from you in proper lessons.

@Elanoranime 4 жыл бұрын

Danke! Extremely helpful. I am refashioning a Kimono into a gi and I have been battling with it. Now I can alter my ill fitting kimono.

@lisamcneil5471 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! You answered so many questions I had, especially about sewing the collar. I am super excited to make my first kimono!

@udellacrewgamer4192 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so excited to make my first kimono too!

@smitalakhade9874 Жыл бұрын

Did u get success 🙂

@n.j.rihari813 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you this is awesome, Kimono’s are beautiful!

@mylittlehideaway 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot thank you enough for this video. You have rekindled my teenage dream to make a kimono. It was early 90's so no internet or anything, and all I could find then was this ugly bathrobe pattern that called itself a kimono. I felt so betrayed. I have chosen old (no, it's not, it's a year old) bedsheet for kimono (blue with butterflies!) and beautiful sheer curtains (white with delicate flowers) for nagajuban, but I have problem with that. Please make a video for that some day, and please tell us could you make a seam some place if the fabric is shorter than needed for panels. For nagajuban, curtains are only 220 cm and I am 158cm, bedsheet is long enough. But anyway, million of thank yous, you have actually made me cry for joy. With love: Anonymous from Finland

@marfa.h3526 2 жыл бұрын

Hi from Finland! I bet it looks amazing with the butterflies!

@janelrj2708 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much Billy! I was able to make a beautiful kimono for my daughter! I loved the way it turned out and thank you for teaching me how to make it properly! 🙏🏽

@janelrj2708 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I can attach a photo. It was beautiful. Thank you so very much.

@lasgrtewaqwrt 4 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I needed, thank you so much for making this video Billy!

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lovely comment ❤️

@BigSister56 3 жыл бұрын

What was the seam allowance billy was using

@Suden60622 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Very informative and explained beautifully. Lovely kimono.

@Peacebunnie 2 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic starting point for some doll clothes I'm planning to make, thank you!

@yukisykes9868 2 жыл бұрын

Finally I make my own kimono. I got very inspirated while watching your videos. Let's hope, my kimono fits and looks great. At the moment I'm stiching a little sashiko (hope I wrote it right) on it.

@Rei96 2 жыл бұрын

My Master's Thesis was actually about kimono - my university offered a unique way of going about it in which I could write a shorter paper, but had to do a supplementary project along with the paper. So, my project was... make a kimono. How I wish I hadn't graduated in 2019, because this video would have been a godsend were it around them. ;o; My collar was an absolute mess, I couldn't figure it out since all I had was a text guide and I'm very much a visual learner. Luckily, it was a yukata, so it's not like I had to make a PROPER collar... I was the only one in my class with any knowledge of kimono - no one needed to know I cheated shhhh, but even so because it gave me so many issues I pretty much gave up on the idea of ever sewing a kimono again. Seeing you actually do it in person though made it so much easier to understand though! Maybe I'll try again some day. ;w;

@kathrindoll6903 3 ай бұрын

Hey I think am starting to understand, thank u so much. I will watch over n over until I get it.

@patricepalmer1909 2 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I plan to do. Thank you so much, my kimono sensei, for your hard work and dedication to others. One size fits most is a sham for many of us. I finally feel like I may one day be able to wear a properly fitting kimono thanks to you.

@sierralarars 3 жыл бұрын

LOVED this video! Hands down a wealth of information so I’m super grateful you shared this! Would you ever consider doing one on Hakama?

@davidkosa000 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Billy, it is very useful, we are in the process of making our first kimono with my daughter! Already with sleeves, now comes the collar. At 34:50 you draw the diagonal line where the collar ends. The starting point is clear. How to find out the end point of the collar? Thank you!

@randasalloum2488 3 жыл бұрын

Hi really really Very exciting! I like kimono but I haven't idea about its sewing. I wish to realise one like you did in the video. Bravo

@azylisemiku6117 2 жыл бұрын

I am confused. How do you get the Diagonal to trace on the okumi for the collar. Also to find the pont. Is it 23 straight or diagonally?

@nanambraidun5714 3 жыл бұрын

So amazing!! I love this!!

@janepilkington9293 3 жыл бұрын

It looks like you have some Japanese girls who want to learn this too, so good for you!

@_Lynaed_ 3 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank für dieses tolle Video. Ich wollte mir schon lange einen Kimono nähen 😊

@somesortofdeliciousbiscuit3704 3 жыл бұрын

Using this to make a nagajuban out of old bedsheets. Finally have a use for the 3m of silk gathering dust in my stash in the attic.

@hanzlikstepan 3 жыл бұрын

Billy sensei, thank you so much for sharing this awesome tutorial! Finally I will be able to make a kimono for my friend :) Now I can only hope you will share with us a tutorial for men's kimono as well :)

@izaur3743 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the video! It helped me a lot, since im not so well at sewing😊

@mitsurisb3loved 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I wanna cosplay Nezuko Kamado from Demon Slayer or Kimetsu No Yaiba. This series is based in the Taisho era in Japan and Nezuko wears a kimono. I could buy one but I’m plus size so I can’t really buy one. She also wears a haori over her kimono! ^^

@Marskilius 3 жыл бұрын

Twinsies! I'm also making a Nezuko cosplay, but my reasoning is that the ready-to-buy costumes are not made like authentic kimonos and the fabrics used are trash 😖 Also the "obi" in those is not a proper obi, boo! Best thing about this tutorial is that you can use the same pattern for the striped yukata seen in ep 1. I'm takin inspiration from the yukata and making it into a juban, for the full kimono experience. 🤩

@Junipanther 3 жыл бұрын

Danke für die tolle Erklärung für Näh-Noobs wie mich. ^^ Außerdem muss ich unbedingt noch anmerken, dass dir dein Augenmakeup wahnsinnig gut steht!

@PrincessAquamarine 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Billy, appreciate all what you are doing for us! 💗 Very educational!!! I can see few mistakes I've been doing, trying to sew a kimono at home, and for sure it will be fixed with my next try 😁! Thank you again!

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️❤️ I’m glad it was at least a little helpful 🙈

@PrincessAquamarine 4 жыл бұрын

Not only "a little"! 💗 I wish, some day you to visit Warsaw, when you travel to Europe, you will have a warm greeting here, we have a very vivid kimono group and our home is always open for friends! You are invited!

@animadea4449 3 жыл бұрын

Meine kleine Schwester bekommt dieses Weihnachten einen Kimono von mir geschenkt, da sie mir den ganzen Sommer damit in den Ohren lag. Dieses Video hat mir wirklich geholfen, jetzt muss ich nur noch den Stoff kaufen ; ) ! Merci Billy!

@melissaburke5682 3 жыл бұрын

I now need to add make a kimono to my bucket list.

@michaelk8414 2 жыл бұрын

this is super helpful! i have been experimenting, learning to sew a gi for kyudo. want to try juban next once i've practiced enough. hardest part was to figure out the process for collar. thank you for letting me watch! mitori geiko. some things are difficult to learn from pictures or books.

@weepingwillow1993 4 жыл бұрын

the seam that you are talking about is called a "felled seam" in western sewing terms

@catherinewells2480 3 жыл бұрын

definitely !

@goldengryphon 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you. after watching Bernadette Banner "felling seams neatly", I thought I recognized the technique.

@amberolsen1825 3 жыл бұрын

Are you certain? She did not mentioning encasing the raw edges.

@amberolsen1825 3 жыл бұрын

ah! at 20:43 I see it now

@goldengryphon 3 жыл бұрын

@@amberolsen1825 I'm looking forward to "fixing" a beautiful Happi Coat I picked up some years back. I need to unpick and resew it because of some ill treatment it suffered. I now know how! I'm very excited for this!

@Arlegria 3 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent video. Thank you very much 🙏😊

@poetmaggie1 3 жыл бұрын

I have been to Japan and have two very worn yaka that I want to duplicate. I have the basic because these were authicatly sewed. This will help me a lot.

@PrincessofKeys 3 жыл бұрын

I really want to start sewing after getting a sewing machine and this would be perfect to try!

@froggie895 12 күн бұрын

I just about finished making my *first* kimono from this; i love the way it turned out and somehow being completely new to kimono i have a trick for thr collar! If you make it into a wide V shale its so much easier to pin on and i somehow got it first try

@RandomActivities 3 жыл бұрын

That white stripe along the edge of the fabric is called selvage. It is the edge of the fabric.

@goldengryphon 3 жыл бұрын

It's also generally considered a good idea to trim that before you do anything else, as it can cause ripples and uneven seams in tailored clothing. I'm not sure how it would affect a kimono.

@sibylline7220 3 жыл бұрын

@@goldengryphon on the edge of okumi sewn to the main panel, it has no impact because that seam is totally straight. Except maybe at the point where the collar meets thé okumi, this might stitching the collar on a little more difficult, but it's a matter of a des centimeters

@christinaczarnecki625 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much !! this video saved my life !!!

@wrath-2187 Күн бұрын

Im a fresh sewist/cosplayer and this tutorial was very important for me to be able to finish my project. It took me 6 weeks more or less and it was kind of painful, my shoulder areas are a little baggy and i suspect it is because the shoulder seam is too far down below my shoulder, about two inches and my collar closes a little bit too neatly against my throat which is mostly my problem. I like alot of other people struggled with some of the explainations, and the camera angles sometimes missed important visual information. Overall a decent tutorial, kimonos are tedious and the collar is hard to make, but i managed to make a Wano Luffy cosplay from OnePiece

@elvestidorfantastico1925 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the tutorial!!!

@martinakopp383 4 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, this is so great. when sewing Kimono eri is most difficult part for me too. but I came to the conclusion that it's much easier to align the fabric if sode aren' attached yet and the side seems of the main panels are still open. so as a very early step. I never had do redo eri again ever since I do it like this. I know eri is supposed to be attached at last but at this early step I find it easier and I can already mark katayama and kensaki. And I wanted to ask about Uchiage: two of my original kimono only have uchiage in the back. Is there a reason or meaning for that? Or is it missing?

@lestatesc 3 жыл бұрын

Uneducated opinion: Uchiage hides horizontally all the extra fabric length that standard kimono bolts come in (11 to 14 meters of fabric in total for someone measuring on average 1,48 meters). Its function is to preserve a length of fabric intact and (not only historically) resell. Only at the back uchiage may occur due to measuring/tailoring style of said bolt, design layout versus katayama etc.

@planetvideocesena3054 4 жыл бұрын

I might need your help with a kimono which I bought. I love the pattern, but it's too short. My mum's friend is a seamstress, she will help me out. Amazing how the stitching is invisible on the whole kimono. It's done inside out, but there must be a part where you have to pull it to the correct side and then...hand stitch the last part?

@WardaDelphinia 4 жыл бұрын

Million likes for this video! And I just can't stop saying how I LOVE your kimonos!

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you soooo much ❤️

@leisongivangomo5656 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You for this awesome tutorial! Where did you get the small metal rectangle with the various measurements? I’d love to get one.

@invigilator1 3 жыл бұрын

I look forward to the video about Kimono for men. I would like to try.

@GoffCosplayCreative 3 жыл бұрын

I might have missed it - when drawing the diagonal stitch line onto the okumi for the collar, how far down should the lower end of the diagonal line be? You said that at the top, it's 23cm down from the shoulder line, but I don't think I caught how far down the bottom end of the diagonal line should be

@DenisePollack 2 жыл бұрын

I need an aswer for this as well

@GoffCosplayCreative 2 жыл бұрын

@@DenisePollack if I remember correctly, in another of Billy's videos, she says the end point is halfway between the shoulder line and the hem. Hope that helps!

@DenisePollack 2 жыл бұрын

@@GoffCosplayCreative yes I heard this as well, not then she has a standard length for the collar and this would be different for different body length?!

@noemidupertuis2374 3 жыл бұрын

maybe finally i'll be able to go around temples in a kimono my size 😅

@frogteeth8876 3 жыл бұрын

I’m here cause I want to cosplay Marie from Splatoon 2 and this really helped a lot with making her kimono

@tealteacup4110 3 жыл бұрын

Does this method apply too when sewing a yukata or does yukata had a different method? Thank you, you really inspired me 🤗 👘

@IAmNotYourProblem 3 жыл бұрын

In my knowledge (and I am not a professional) this actually is pretty much a yukata. A kimono has a lining sewn into it. There is a difference in the collars as well, kimono having soft full width collars while yukata have stiff half width collars. You can wear this pattern as a yukata though, just don’t wear a juban (the white collar you see) with yukata.

@tealteacup4110 3 жыл бұрын

@@IAmNotYourProblem Thank you so much! 🤗🤗🤗

@blobcatuk 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, completely lost me on the collar though!

@TealCheetah 4 жыл бұрын

This was great. Men's kimono please!

@beckstheimpatient4135 3 жыл бұрын

I just wrote a gigantic amount of notes and instructions and I plan on hitting this soon. I think I spent over an hour and a half watching, going back and forth to figure out steps and measurements! (I also have an existing vintage Kimono which I would like to alter to my size, and this will help me enormously! - don't worry, I'm not ruining an antique) I have a couple of questions, though: 1. Would this work for a haori, just without the horizontal chest/back seam? 2. Would this work for a juban? I noticed yours has (in several videos) a slightly padded collar. With the exception of that difference, would construction be the same? Thank you!

@royalekatt3487 3 жыл бұрын

This so helped as I’m making my own homemade Hiyoko Saionji cosplay

@mitsurisb3loved 3 жыл бұрын

Hey same! And Nezuko!

@emilybragg987 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this video! I can't wait to try sewing my own kimono :)

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

Hope you’ll do so soon and send me pictures 😍😍

@beteljuice6629 2 жыл бұрын

We celebrate carnival and Halloween around these parts. It's great!

@Ale-je4ic 3 жыл бұрын

TNX;) one of the best lessons ♥️

@fishyhare 4 жыл бұрын

Finally a good guide video to kimono sewing! Super big thanks for making such great video. 😄 I was wondering, do you use the same kimono "pattern" also in nagajuban? Or do you make sleeves slightly smaller? Few weeks ago I tackled hakamas already and would love to know other hakama tutorials out there.

@BillyMatsunaga 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly the Juban sleeves are 0.5cm smaller. Also the length is about -30cm from hour height. The is quite the same. Hakama is also something I’d love to tackle one day...

@carats5 3 жыл бұрын

I like your kimono you're wearing in this video

@rajendersingh5352 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video I also make a Kimono for for myself it is very easy to make an it is not the hardest one but not the easiest easiest

@ks.kyokudonanshun 2 жыл бұрын

はじめまして、宜しくお願い申し上げます。 Nice to meet you! I am so happy to find this video. I wear kimono everyday, and I've always wanted to make my own. I have been terrified in doing it because I really do not know what I am doing! Even getting the measurements seems daunting. But, I want to do this, so I will try as best I can. I will watch this video many times🙇 I also want to make a hanjuban and a haori, have you done these before?

@drhelenloney1426 3 жыл бұрын

that was really helpful. I take it you can use any light to medium weight woven fabric? I've seen silk and various drapey synthetics, I guess you can use cotton lawn, but can you use quilting cottons? Can you use light weight wool?

@mynoseisblind8190 3 жыл бұрын

When you thought you were watching the video but you were actually zoned out the whole time 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@elaynaroberson3262 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there!! I am attempting to make a late Edo period kimono. As hard as it is to find contemporary kimono patterns, It's even harder to find historical patterns ! I know however that kimono is a long held tradition and not much besides sleeve length and main panel lengths are different. The usual fabric for kimono of the era was rinzu, a damask silk. For money purposes I am opting to put some fabric stiffener on silk satin charmeuse and painting it to achieve that look. Will this pattern work for a more drape-y and formal (at least these days considered formal, I'm aiming for a married woman in the chōnin class) kimono? I have been looking at extant garments of both kimono and kosode for this and I'm worried this is more like a summer yukata than a fall awase kimono.

@sabinapopovicihantu1119 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! your videos are amazing . I fact I've found you in my way to find how is made a kimono 😀. The only confusion I have is this : On the back of the neck only the collar is a little rounded cut ? It seems the kimono is quite flat ( it hasn't a round cut like a normal coat).

@angelinamount4969 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Billy! If I need a nagajuban for under my home made kimono, can I use this tutorial to make one?

@sokoonmuhammed5554 3 жыл бұрын

You are very creative

@tasha8591 3 жыл бұрын

My apologies, I'm very new to kimono - what is the purpose of the uchiage? I notice it on some yukata but not all and I'm not sure if that's just because I didn't catch it or if it's optional? If using a patterned fabric that has a clear up and down (where the pattern would appear upside down on the backside of the yukata) could one use the uchiage as a seam to turn the back panel right side up again?