STEP 1:
E pelu i ka lepa pono aoao elua i kahi hookahi, mai ke kahunapule waena wahi mark.
Pin, lilo, a hoʻopau i ke kahunapule ulana.
STEP 2:
E kau i nā lepa apana akauʻaoʻao pu.
Match the centre back seam allowances.
Pin lilo, a hoʻopau i nā na nakaka.
STEP 3:
Pau i ka hemline o nā lepa apana ma ka pili ana i kaʻolokaʻa lepa.
Wale ke hoʻokō 'ia i ka ulana i a ka piko alo ulana hamama peni mäka ma ka waena alo.
STEP 4:
E kau i nā lepa apana akauʻaoʻao pu.
Match the centre front seam allowances.
Pin lilo, a hoʻopau i nā na nakaka.
STEP 5:
Fold a small square of fabric in half and place under the centre front point where the skirt divides.
Top stitch around the V securing the square of fabric. This will support the centre seam line.
Trim away the excess.
STEP 6:
Lay WAISTBAND 1 RIGHT SIDES together with WAISTBAND 2. Sew the seam allowances up to the markers. Fold and press the WAISTBAND in half lengthways, ready to apply.
STEP 7:
DRESS
Hooponopono i ka TOP pauku akauʻaoʻao pu me ka lepa a me ke kāʻei. Aʻoheʻaoʻao na nakaka.
Pin ma wahi kaulike ole ulana wahiʻai i ua lilo mai.
Lilo a pau i ka ulana wahi.
SKIRT
Match the side seams and centre back/front of the WAISTBAND RIGHT SIDES together with the SKIRT. Pin and stitch, finishing the seam allowance.
Press the seam allowances toward the inside of the garment.
STEP 8:
Fold the TIE in half along its length RIGHT SIDES together. Place a length of string in-between. Sew across the top to secure the string to the TIE. Pin and sew the seam allowance. Carefully pull the string turning the TIE RIGHT SIDES out.
Inā 'oe i kekahi loop turner:
Fold the TIE in half lengthways and sew the seam allowance. E huli'ākau aoao mai ka hoʻohana 'ana i ka ulana turner.
Finish the TIE by pressing it and turning the raw ends under twice and use small stitches to secure. Hookomo i loko o ke kāʻei, e hoʻokō 'ia.
If you have a binder attachment you can use it with zig-zag stitch to create your ties.