Giselle Kimono Tutorial

 

PASS 1:

Create the welt pockets on either the lining or main fabric Front pattern pieces.

Follow the welt pockets tutorial included.

 

PASS 2:

Bl-INBATI NUBAĦ ĦAŻIN 'il fuq, itwi lura 1ċm minn tarf wieħed. Itwi lura 5mm tul iż-żewġ naħat twal u agħfas. Imbagħad itwi l-TIE bin-nofs biex taħbi t-truf mhux maħduma li qabel kienu mdawwar ġewwa. Stitch close to the seam edge.

Tarf wieħed se jibqa 'tarf mhux maħdum, dan se jkun meħjut fil-ħjata tal-ġenb tal-ilbies.

 

PASS 3:

Sew the top centre back seam allowances together. Press the seams open.

Itwi l-Ġnub tal-Lemin tal-KONTAR flimkien fit-tul. Sew il-konċessjonijiet tal-ħjata tal-qiegħ flimkien. Ikklikkja l-kantuniera u ittrimmja l-konċessjonijiet tal-ħjata. Dawwar il-Ġnub DRITT 'il barra u agħfas.

 

PASS 4:

Qiegħed il-Ġnub TA’ QUDDIEM u TA’ LURA flimkien. Pin u ħjata l-konċessjonijiet tal-ħjata tal-ispalla.

Irrepeti għan-naħa l-oħra.

 

PASS 5:

Lay the SLEEVE along the FRONT and BACK matching the UNDERARM points.

Pin u stitch. Agħfas il-ħjata miftuħa. Irrepeti għan-naħa l-oħra.

Lay the SLEEVE along the FRONT and BACK matching the UNDERARM points.

Pin u stitch. Agħfas il-ħjata miftuħa. Irrepeti għan-naħa l-oħra.

 

PASS 6:

Decide which FRONT side you would like to overlap on the kimono. The side seam TIE will be inserted into the opposite side seam.

Qiegħed il-Ġnub TA’ QUDDIEM u TA’ LURA flimkien. Fold the SLEEVE RIGHT SIDES together as shown. Snip the FRONT side seam allowance at the underarm point to allow the SLEEVE seam allowance to lay open while the side seam lays together.

Insert one of the TIES into the side seam allowance at the TIE INSERT POINT.

Pin and stitch from the SLEEVE SEAM POINT to the hem of the FRONT and BACK.

Clip the seam allowance almost to the seam line at the underarm point to allow it to lay flat once turned. Press the seams.

 

PASS 7:

Pin the remaining TIE to the TIE INSERT POINT on the FRONT opposite the other TIE already inserted.

Pin the COLLAR matching the seams on the back neckline and around to the COLLAR END POINTS on the FRONT.

Sew a couple of mm within the seam allowance.

 

PASS 8:

Repeat Steps 4,5 u 6 for the lining, ignoring the use of the TIES.

Lay the main garment and lining RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER.

Pin and stitch around the collar and centre front.

 

PASS 9:

Turn the main garment hemline and sleeve facings to the WRONG SIDE and press. Catch stitch by hand to secure.

With the garment RIGHT SIDES out, fold the sleeve and hemline seam allowances of the lining to the inside and secure with catch stitch to the seam allowance of the facings.

Repeat for the open SLEEVE seam allowances.