I love how you used origami to show how to sew a gi. It was a lot easier to see what to do on a plain crisp piece of paper than on a big muddled pile of fabric. This helped a ton 💕
waistline is waistline + 5 or more inches. then for chest, it's chest divided by 2. Then take the product and add 3 inches to it. For example, if you got 34 inches for your chest, divide 34 by 2 = 17. Then do 17 + 3 = 20. Therefore, the chest width on the fabric should be 20 inches wide. Connect the ends of the 20 inches to the ends of the waistline.
Hi:) Yes, I center the measurements on the middleline. Meaning if my shoulder line is 14inch, I divide it by 2 and measure 7 inch starting from the middle line. One way to get a more accurate draft is to fold ur fabric in half, draft on just one side & cut the 4 layers together.
The sleeve hole ought to be at least 9inches long on each side ( x 2 so tat means 18inch!) to create a baggy effect. You can always measure out 18inch on the measuring tape and pass your arm through it to test it out =) hope tis helps!
This is just what I needed, I'm no good with patterns, premade and especially hand drawn, but I'm half way through using this to make a femi inuyasha cosplay an holy crap it looks just how I pictured it an I haven't even sewn it together properly, its just tacked but it looks brill! Thank you so so much for uploading this tut! The instructions are easy, getting accurate measurements are usually a headache but this was easy, seriously I freaking love you! Do you have an fb page or anything where I can upload a pic of the finished prkduct dause I'm so pleased with this and would really like to show how someone as hopeless at sewing as me actually got something pretty damn good if I do say so myself from this tut. ARIGATO! ♡♡♡
I used her tutorial for my femme Inuyasha as well. IDK if you went with a full on dress like I did or made the pants. But if you ever choose to do the pants watch her tutorial on those as well. It works out great.
@EndsWithKissesxxx 1) yup definitely 2) yes, aleternatively, you can do the sleeves and main body seperately 3) at least 4m x 60cm width probably even more depending on height and required length 4) yes. But make sure to give a lot of allowance so you can overlap the yukata across your hip.
this is, like, the best tutorial i found so far. and the fact that you used a piece of paper instead of the big piece of fabric is perfect, because it seems very simple. very well! I am looking forward to making my own yukata for my birthday. hontouni arigato for tutorial. ^^
OMG, I love you! After searching a lot of diferent metodes or patterns, this is the most simple and practic for make a cosplay Kimono or Yukata!! Lot of thanks!
I've used your tutorials before for pleated skirt and sailor top, I just want to say thank you because your tutorials are really helpful with all the visual representations you use. Thank you! Edit: Actually though, after sitting down to start it, I don't have enough fabric to attempt one big piece like your tutorial requests, even if I attempted to sew 2 pieces together for a front and back. I'll have to find another tutorial that at least cuts the pieces in the usual main body + 2 sleeves.
Thank you so much for making this! Seeing it in small scale really helps illustrate the square pattern concept for traditional Japanese clothing design. It is very helpful. I also appreciate you calling it a "gi" I was actually up searching for hours last night trying to figure out where I learned the term "gi" outside of martial arts, because all the clothing museums kept calling it happi and I swore that was more like a jacket then a samurai shirt. Anyway you're so great at what you do thank you!
When you lay out your fabric, before you start cutting, pin the fabric along the line you want to cut. The pins will keep the fabric in place while you cut, and then you can fix any other unevenness when you hem your garment. : )
It was meant to be a compliment to her for all the hard work she puts into her outfits. and by things i suppose i should have clarified, a lot of the items she shows in her videos are in Japanese.
Thank you so much! Your tutorials and videos make everything SO much easier! I do martial arts and i wanted to learn how to make a Gi because i wear one every week! Haha, :) Thank you again!
Thank you! This was actually a fun/cute video. Love the way you used a paper doll. Creative! And when you "sewed" it, I had to laugh. Funny! Again, THANK YOU!!
This is amazing =)! i really love this! this shall be my weekend project! i've saw many other ones but they are all too ...difficult for novice such as i! but with this! i can really understand it SO much more clearly! since it's summer time, i can make a thin one for my girlfriend and myself! I LOVE THIS! thank you sooo much
Thank you so much for this. I've wanted to make a yukata for quite a while, but most patterns I found seemed so complicated. Your presentation style simplified things and made them much easier to follow. I cant wait to try it. Do you have any suggestions on types of fabric?
I'm using this for my Bleach cosplay and it works perfectly so far! Only thing I suggest is that you make sure you have the extra 5+ in around the waist because I made mine too small and now I have to sew on extra fabric just so it stays in place ^_^
@lauraelisha Real kimonos are made very very differently, they also use square pieces of fabric, but that's the only similarity. This is how to make it "the easy way" for cosplay etc. as she says in the video.
when you measure make two or three dashes at the point you need to cut, and then use a straight edge to make one long line across the entire peice of fabric. cut nice and slow ^^
my girlfriend and i are currently working on a soul reaper cosplay for her. this is a very helpful video but i was curious to know if you had another video that was closer to what we were trying to make. she'll be cosplaying as nanao, ise 8th division captain from Bleach. thankyou :)
your video was nice. I have made costumes before mostly large animal costumes using Tutorials like yours. And I wanted to start making a yukata, for a convention here in Virgina. Ur tutorial was very informitive and I learned a lot. It was simple and easy to fallow. Thank you very much. :3
Thank you soooo much!! Ive bn looking for a tutorial exactly like this!!! And the paper idea was so smart!! Ill let you know how it turns out. Im using green fabric for mine too! :-)
Thanks for the comment =) I've been wanting to do a video on Hakama but never found the time to get down to doing it haha.... I will try harder now that theres a request =)
I don't see my post. Today I watched this video again. It is IN my favorites! It is very helpful! No one explains about how to measure and how many inches to add to your measurements, but you do and that is super helpful! I am wanting to make a furisode. "But Wait!" part is very cute! I like it very much! Thank you so much! :)
Thank you so much, this is very helpful! I'm remaking the yukata "top" for my Sakura cosplay, from Fire Emblem Fates since I couldn't find very many resources the first time. This helps a great deal!
Thank you so much for this! X3 I am making my own yukata version of a character for the next convention I'm going to and I was gonna be a fail and make the sleeves separate from a vest like thing and sew them together, this is much simpler and I'll bet it looks so much better too! ARIGATO SENSEI! X3
This is interesting! How wide should the fabric be if there is to be no shoulder seams? 60"?? Methinks... because traditional yukata/kimono are made from 14" wide bolts that are then cut into body, sleeves, and so on (so technically you don't need to measure your waist.. sleeves should be 14" wide before seam allowance... so 14x4=56 and I think the widest Western bolts of fabric come is 60 anyway. Thanks for this!!!
Aww thank you. The professionals make amazing ears with higher quality stuffs. But since I don't know how to do that, I found a simple alternative that isn't quite as impressive but ...i guess it will do ^^;;;;
OMG that was awesome! I'd been looking for this video for so much time... none of the others are as clear as you, I love you edit: did anyone try this?
my method might not sound all that professional, but I place a rock on the fabric opposite the place i 'm cutting from xD it keeps the fabric stretched without tearing it, and makes cutting much easier ^_^ (pinning it ensures a more even cut thou, but thats up to you ;) ) good luck! : D
@XxChibiChiChixX Sorry for the late reply and hope u got the yukata out successfully already. But as a suggestion, maybe instead of downsizing your yukata, next time you can just use paper to do a mock up first :>
I love that this tutorial was done small scale and with paper, it makes it so much easier to understand. Great job
I know it was a year since you posted but thank you for the comment!
I love how you used origami to show how to sew a gi. It was a lot easier to see what to do on a plain crisp piece of paper than on a big muddled pile of fabric. This helped a ton 💕
You are so welcome!
Very nice idea to switch the fabric with paper so it doesn't look so messy and easier to view everything :)
Thank You!
waistline is waistline + 5 or more inches.
then for chest, it's chest divided by 2. Then take the product and add 3 inches to it. For example, if you got 34 inches for your chest, divide 34 by 2 = 17. Then do 17 + 3 = 20. Therefore, the chest width on the fabric should be 20 inches wide. Connect the ends of the 20 inches to the ends of the waistline.
You are so clear in your instructions. Best instructional video I have seen.
thank u!
Wow. This is one of the best tutorials I've seen. The paper concept really helps illustrate the difficult to explain moves. Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Hi:)
Yes, I center the measurements on the middleline. Meaning if my shoulder line is 14inch, I divide it by 2 and measure 7 inch starting from the middle line. One way to get a more accurate draft is to fold ur fabric in half, draft on just one side & cut the 4 layers together.
The sleeve hole ought to be at least 9inches long on each side ( x 2 so tat means 18inch!) to create a baggy effect. You can always measure out 18inch on the measuring tape and pass your arm through it to test it out =)
hope tis helps!
This is just what I needed, I'm no good with patterns, premade and especially hand drawn, but I'm half way through using this to make a femi inuyasha cosplay an holy crap it looks just how I pictured it an I haven't even sewn it together properly, its just tacked but it looks brill! Thank you so so much for uploading this tut! The instructions are easy, getting accurate measurements are usually a headache but this was easy, seriously I freaking love you! Do you have an fb page or anything where I can upload a pic of the finished prkduct dause I'm so pleased with this and would really like to show how someone as hopeless at sewing as me actually got something pretty damn good if I do say so myself from this tut. ARIGATO! ♡♡♡
I used her tutorial for my femme Inuyasha as well. IDK if you went with a full on dress like I did or made the pants. But if you ever choose to do the pants watch her tutorial on those as well. It works out great.
yeap, facebook link is in the description~
@EndsWithKissesxxx 1) yup definitely 2) yes, aleternatively, you can do the sleeves and main body seperately 3) at least 4m x 60cm width probably even more depending on height and required length 4) yes. But make sure to give a lot of allowance so you can overlap the yukata across your hip.
this is, like, the best tutorial i found so far. and the fact that you used a piece of paper instead of the big piece of fabric is perfect, because it seems very simple. very well! I am looking forward to making my own yukata for my birthday. hontouni arigato for tutorial. ^^
OMG, I love you! After searching a lot of diferent metodes or patterns, this is the most simple and practic for make a cosplay Kimono or Yukata!! Lot of thanks!
I've used your tutorials before for pleated skirt and sailor top, I just want to say thank you because your tutorials are really helpful with all the visual representations you use. Thank you!
Edit: Actually though, after sitting down to start it, I don't have enough fabric to attempt one big piece like your tutorial requests, even if I attempted to sew 2 pieces together for a front and back. I'll have to find another tutorial that at least cuts the pieces in the usual main body + 2 sleeves.
@kazukobbidi 1) Arm length 2) shoulder length 3) waist circumference 4) Chest circumference 5) upper torso length
Thank you so much for making this! Seeing it in small scale really helps illustrate the square pattern concept for traditional Japanese clothing design. It is very helpful. I also appreciate you calling it a "gi"
I was actually up searching for hours last night trying to figure out where I learned the term "gi" outside of martial arts, because all the clothing museums kept calling it happi and I swore that was more like a jacket then a samurai shirt. Anyway you're so great at what you do thank you!
hope u had fun making the costume ^^
I have never seen a video like this before, it is so wonderful and creative. Thank you and make many many more!
Thanks for the comment =) People like you make my hardwork worthy =)
This was a really cute and original way to make a tutorial! Even if it was paper it was really helpful!
great video, thank you for making this!! i was soooo intimidated by other complicated patterns, but this is so helpful!
When you lay out your fabric, before you start cutting, pin the fabric along the line you want to cut. The pins will keep the fabric in place while you cut, and then you can fix any other unevenness when you hem your garment. : )
Oh my gosh you are a goddess!!!! I don't have to ask my grandma advice on this one! Thank you soooooo much for posting this! xxx
This was awesome... I love the paper, the presentation, and how simple the instructions were to follow. Thank you!
I love how cute this is! it's like a mini gi! This was awesome! very well done!
Ah thank you! I love how you teach us how to make the outfits, lol. It's very cute.
It was meant to be a compliment to her for all the hard work she puts into her outfits. and by things i suppose i should have clarified, a lot of the items she shows in her videos are in Japanese.
Thank you so much! Your tutorials and videos make everything SO much easier! I do martial arts and i wanted to learn how to make a Gi because i wear one every week! Haha, :) Thank you again!
Thank you! This was actually a fun/cute video. Love the way you used a paper doll. Creative! And when you "sewed" it, I had to laugh. Funny! Again, THANK YOU!!
This is stlil my go to for measuring my kimono patterns!! Thank You!
@Epscylon haha I think the way you suggested would work as long as the edges are nicely folded into itself. Goodluck! linings are devil to work with!
Super cute video, and it helped a ton ^^ I actually find it easier than most other videos ^^
This is amazing =)!
i really love this! this shall be my weekend project! i've saw many other ones but they are all too ...difficult for novice such as i! but with this! i can really understand it SO much more clearly!
since it's summer time, i can make a thin one for my girlfriend and myself! I LOVE THIS! thank you sooo much
this is such a great video!!! you did such a good job!! I've always wanted a kimono, and from this I think I can make one :D
Best video on sewing a kimono Ive seen! thank you so much!
Awesome! I will be using your tutorial when I get the fabric to make it! Good job!
Thank you so much for this.
I've wanted to make a yukata for quite a while, but most patterns I found seemed so complicated. Your presentation style simplified things and made them much easier to follow. I cant wait to try it.
Do you have any suggestions on types of fabric?
Thank you so much for this tutorial, all the others were so difficult to understand but you made it easy. I love your channel
This is such a clear and easy-to-follow tutorial! And so cute too!! Five stars!
Thank you so much! I can't wait to try this out. :)
i totally loved ur tutorial and the little sewing machine is sooo adorable!!! ^^
here I am looking from a cosplay tutorial and I always end up at your videos :D THANK YOU SO MUCH
@ShynessOrdnz Aww thanks for the comment, hope you will start on your first dressmaking proj soon^^
i love your way of explaining :D
it's alot easier to understand
I'm using this for my Bleach cosplay and it works perfectly so far! Only thing I suggest is that you make sure you have the extra 5+ in around the waist because I made mine too small and now I have to sew on extra fabric just so it stays in place ^_^
@lauraelisha Real kimonos are made very very differently, they also use square pieces of fabric, but that's the only similarity. This is how to make it "the easy way" for cosplay etc. as she says in the video.
@chibiYUE110 One way is to 'detach' the sleeves from the main body and work on it seperately so you can have different length
Thank you so much for making such clear tutorials! You make them so easy to follow.
when you measure make two or three dashes at the point you need to cut, and then use a straight edge to make one long line across the entire peice of fabric. cut nice and slow ^^
Awesome Tutorials.
Also I never thought of making an origami version til i saw these tutorials. xD
my girlfriend and i are currently working on a soul reaper cosplay for her.
this is a very helpful video but i was curious to know if you had another video that was closer to what we were trying to make. she'll be cosplaying as nanao, ise 8th division captain from Bleach. thankyou :)
your video was nice. I have made costumes before mostly large animal costumes using Tutorials like yours. And I wanted to start making a yukata, for a convention here in Virgina. Ur tutorial was very informitive and I learned a lot. It was simple and easy to fallow. Thank you very much. :3
Thank you soooo much!! Ive bn looking for a tutorial exactly like this!!! And the paper idea was so smart!! Ill let you know how it turns out. Im using green fabric for mine too! :-)
Thanks for the comment =)
I've been wanting to do a video on Hakama but never found the time to get down to doing it haha.... I will try harder now that theres a request =)
I don't see my post. Today I watched this video again. It is IN my favorites! It is very helpful! No one explains about how to measure and how many inches to add to your measurements, but you do and that is super helpful! I am wanting to make a furisode. "But Wait!" part is very cute! I like it very much! Thank you so much! :)
Lovely hands there... And nice soothing voice. I know absolutely nothing about the other stuff...
awesome!!!i'm gonna make one with my mom this weekend using this tutorial.thanks for posting!^^
I can't wait to try out that technique this summer
I know these are older videos, but do you ever plan on doing tutorials like this again? I love them ^^
Thank you so much! You've saved me a lot of money and taught me a very valuable skill! God bless the internet!
Thank you so much, this is very helpful! I'm remaking the yukata "top" for my Sakura cosplay, from Fire Emblem Fates since I couldn't find very many resources the first time. This helps a great deal!
Thank you so much for this! X3 I am making my own yukata version of a character for the next convention I'm going to and I was gonna be a fail and make the sleeves separate from a vest like thing and sew them together, this is much simpler and I'll bet it looks so much better too! ARIGATO SENSEI! X3
Thank you so much for this! I need to make a Yukata for my school project and this will be so helpful! :D
I already have my costume figured out for this year but I'm going to use my extra fabric to make this!
i loved the first type of music you played it was from naruto! you did a very good job with this btw
Great tutorial! It's so clear and useful
there is no base amount here. it all just depends on your body size and the fabric width. Check out the blog for calculating formulas
It looks so easy, I'm gonna try this method to make my cosplay
Thanks!
How long it reaches depends on how much fabric u give it =) In my example, it's only a gi that reaches slightly beyond the waist
This was amazingly useful and easy to follow, thanks!
omg this is such a cute and helpful tutorial......I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! ARIGATO!!!!!!
@xxOMGgalxx Usually around 2 - 2.5inch. but I gues you could change the measurements to suit your preference =)
I like the way you instruct, very playful xD
This is a fantastic tutorial thank you so much for making a posting this! you saved my butt.
I wonder if you could possibly make a tutorial for making a pair of Hakama pants too. Pretty please!!! :D
This looks like something I can actually do! I'll just make it longer! Thank you so much!
I love how you use the paper, it is very easy to follow. Thanks
such a great tutorial, super helpful
This is interesting! How wide should the fabric be if there is to be no shoulder seams? 60"?? Methinks... because traditional yukata/kimono are made from 14" wide bolts that are then cut into body, sleeves, and so on (so technically you don't need to measure your waist.. sleeves should be 14" wide before seam allowance... so 14x4=56 and I think the widest Western bolts of fabric come is 60 anyway. Thanks for this!!!
i love this vid, this really helped me
could yo make a hakama tutorial please?
I still still watching this in 2017! Beacause I just love this video
haha thank you^^
hahhaaa
thank you for the encouragement ^^
Aww thank you. The professionals make amazing ears with higher quality stuffs. But since I don't know how to do that, I found a simple alternative that isn't quite as impressive but ...i guess it will do ^^;;;;
great vid, really helpful ^_^
which kind of fabric would you recommend using?
i love your sister sewing machine :3 and this tutorial was bomb! can't wait to try and make one
You are the cutest most adorable and helpful person ever!
This was so adorable to watch. Awesome!
Glad to hear u liked it ^_^!
hey i like your video. could u make one on how to make hakama? please? that would really help.
this is such an interesting way to teach people how to do this~
Thank you very much for this video! It's very simple to understand :D! A question: how do you make a OBI??
OMG that was awesome! I'd been looking for this video for so much time... none of the others are as clear as you, I love you
edit: did anyone try this?
@draky10 awww thanks for the kind words T_T hope ur kimono came out puuuuurfect XD
That was awesome! And lol one of the soundtracks was from naruto ... I like that sound track
eeeeee! Thankyou for making this! I shall be making many yukata's now!
Cotton or any fabric that is easy to work with. Don't try cheap satin unless the shiny effect is what you are looking for =)
that was a great vid.
btw, i think your accent is adorable
The video is so cute! Thank you very much for the video!
my method might not sound all that professional, but I place a rock on the fabric opposite the place i
'm cutting from xD it keeps the fabric stretched without tearing it, and makes cutting much easier ^_^ (pinning it ensures a more even cut thou, but thats up to you ;) )
good luck! : D
@VKFan42 Nope. It's from "5 Centimeters per Second" by Makoto Shinkai.
@XxChibiChiChixX Sorry for the late reply and hope u got the yukata out successfully already. But as a suggestion, maybe instead of downsizing your yukata, next time you can just use paper to do a mock up first :>
I really, really like your method of teaching!, thank you very much! :)
Nice tutorial so easy to understand
Thank you so much. Your instruction is so clear. Excellence video.
Thanks for the comment. I have no real dressmaking training so I'm very sorry if I messed up xD