Giselle Kimono Tutorial

 

STEP 1:

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

Follow the welt pockets tutorial included.

 

STEP 2:

Nema TIES WRONG SIDES kumusoro, peta kumashure 1cm kune imwe mugumo. Peta kumashure 5mm pamwe nemativi maviri akareba wodzvanya. Wopeta iyo TIE muhafu uchiviga mipendero yakasvibira yakambotenderedzwa mukati. Stitch close to the seam edge.

Mumwe mugumo ucharamba uri mbishi, ichi chichasonerwa pamusono wepadivi penguo.

 

STEP 3:

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

Peta iyo COLLAR RIGHT SIDE pamwe chete kureba. Sonai maallowances epasi pasi pamwe chete. Cheka kona uye cheka maallowances ekusona. Dzvanya RIGHT SIDE kunze wodzvanya.

 

STEP 4:

Kuisa mberi neshure KODZERO mativi pamwe. Pini uye sonai mapendekete seam maallowances.

Dzokorora kune rumwe rutivi.

 

STEP 5:

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

Hoko Musono. Dzvanya musono wakavhurika. Dzokorora kune rumwe rutivi.

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

Hoko Musono. Dzvanya musono wakavhurika. Dzokorora kune rumwe rutivi.

 

STEP 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.

Kuisa mberi neshure KODZERO mativi pamwe. 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.

 

STEP 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.

 

STEP 8:

Repeat Steps 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.

 

STEP 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.