Sitepu 1:
Create the welt pockets on either the lining or main fabric Front pattern pieces.
Follow the welt pockets tutorial included.
Sitepu 2:
Faatasi ai ma fusi e sese, piilima i tua 1cm o le tasi pito. Gagau i tua 5mm i luga o le lua o le umi o itu ma fetaomi. Ona gagau lea o le fusi i le afa o le nana o le raw-tumutumu na liliu muamua. Stitch close to the seam edge.
Tasi le itu o le a tumau pea le tele o le pito, Lenei o le a le mafai ona sui i le ofu pati.
Sitepu 3:
Sew the top centre back seam allowances together. Press the seams open.
Gagau o le sipuni itu taumatau faatasi. Sue le auala pito i lalo. Clip le tulimanu ma teuteu le alauni. Liliu itu taumatau i fafo ma fetaomi.
Sitepu 4:
Taoto i luma ma tua itu taumatau. PIN ma faʻapipiʻi le tauau o tauau.
Toe fai mo le isi itu.
Sitepu 5:
Lay the SLEEVE along the FRONT and BACK matching the UNDERARM points.
Pine ma stitch. Fetaomi le Seam tatala. Toe fai mo le isi itu.
Lay the SLEEVE along the FRONT and BACK matching the UNDERARM points.
Pine ma stitch. Fetaomi le Seam tatala. Toe fai mo le isi itu.
Sitepu 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.
Taoto i luma ma tua itu taumatau. 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.
Sitepu 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.
Sitepu 8:
Toe fai laasaga 4,5 and 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.
Sitepu 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.