I sewed a kimono with traditional Japanese techniques // How to work with a kimono fabric bolt
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- This video will show you how to work with a kimono fabric bolt (tanmono, 反物) and how to sew a kimono with traditional Japanese sewing techniques.
If you need a "marumi" to make the round corner for the sleeves, you can download it for free here: / marumi-for-for-37731195
When you want to male sure, how a kimono is assembled, please refer to the video "How to sew a kimono - the easy way": • How to Make an *Authen...
When you want to make a kimono for men: / psllyt1pd1
Please check out my kimono sewing friends on Instagram:
@minnanokimono / minnanokimono
@m_kimono_ / m_kimono_
00:00 What to expect in this video
03:00 How to prepare a kimono bolt to be sewed
09:31 The first steps of sewing
16:53 Why I started sewing my own kimono
19:25 The first seam
21:34 I want to make kimono sizes more inclusive
23:36 The side seams
25:03 I want to make kimono sewing more inclusive
20:31 Kimono sewing resources in English
29:10 My hedgehog is going pro-wrestling
31:49 How to sew the sleeves
40:14 Finishing the side seams
41:05 Cutting and sewing the okumi
42:15 How to sew the hem corners gakubuchi
46:00 What is an ishikiate and how to sew it52:33 How to attach the sleeves
55:27 How to attach an open collar hiroeri
01:03:10 RevealThank you so much for watching!!
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→ kumakimonokoi.wordpress.com/ ←
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Music:
"Mizuki" by Bad Snacks"Road Home" by VYEN"Good Job!" by R.LUM.R"Dreams" from www.bensound.com"New Moon" by Bad Snacks"Shibuya" by Bad Snacks"Higher Octain" by Vans in Japan Kevin MacLeod の Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light は、クリエイティブ・コモンズ - 表示 4.0 ライセンスに基づいて使用が許諾されます。 creativecommons.org/licenses/... incompetech.com/music/royalty-... incompetech.com/ "Wake" by Rick Steel
"Kimono Life" by Sondey"Kawaii" by Bad Snacks
Intro Soundeffect:
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I'm Brazilian. then I'm trying to understand the video, but I remembered that I don't know English at all. 🤡. but I'm trying. and thank you . I love you
Thank you 🧡
This makes me feel better about having a hard time finishing things! I’m a perfectionist with terrible anxiety. I drive my mother nuts as I draft patterns off stuff I see or based off traditional things I’m reading about.
I really want one of those funny irons for crafting… the things I could do with the movability. 😜
I can’t read Japanese so I learned everything I know from you, and I am so grateful. The traditional practice of making things really fascinates me. I have made two haoris following your tutorials and they turned out perfect! Also, the earrings you were wearing with the orange kimono are sososo cute!
I used your texhnic to make one out of wool. You are right about the collar .. it is finicky work. My local Joannes loved it. I wore it during a heavy snowfall and it was warmer than a down coat. Love your teachng.
minnanokimono DID release her book in English!
That is a beautiful orange, it will look extra amazing out and about with the autumn back ground. 🍂
Thank you 🧡
I am going to download this and re-watch it over and over again. Thanks!
Thank you 🧡
Thank you! I have recently purchased some tan mono and have no idea what to do with them! You’ve saved the day, and now my husband can’t say I have nothing planned for them, lol! They will be Kimono one day!!!
I’m happy when my video helps 🧡
I'm Japanese. However I lives U.S. My boyfriend bought me Kimono in this week.My first Kimono.I love Kimono. You're videos beautiful and I can learning.
I collect antique Japanese Ichimatsu dolls and sometimes need to sew new furisode for them- I’m not very good at it but this video has given me some good tips, thank you!
What a collection! If replacing the dress diminishes the value of the doll. Then my suggestion is to match the fabric and repair over the damage. I do this for quilts.
That fabric is so pretty. Thank you for taking the time to do this for us all to see. I would be happy to see more projects like this one and of course the pretty fabrics. It was really nice to see your hedgehog, he is so cute!
You were talking about books only being in Japanese and it being a barrier to learning… I’m learning how to make Temari but all the books are in Japanese… so I had them shipped over and I’m reading them through my phone using the Google Translate app. It works for many languages too, not just English and Japanese. It’s cumbersome… but where there’s a will, there’s a way 😜 😂👍 Thank you so much for your videos and what you are doing to bring the culture and a measure of equality to available information ❤️❤️
Please your sewing teacher that there are foreigners who find this stuff very interesting, and are grateful you share it with us! :)
Gosh thank you for all this detail and effort. I can see how the hot irons are so usefull for kimono making, tacking points and using a large ‘normal’ iron would be combersome. Caroline, UK
Thank you for showing such a nice video. I like how it shows how unique the Kimono is even down to how it is constructed.
If it is ok with you may I suggest a video idea? A video discussing 100 years of Kimono trends, for example starting in the 1850s when Japan first re-opened its ports to international trade ( and also foreign influences) to the 1950s.
Though of course, it is up to you which decades you want to incorporate and which decade you want to start and end the video. It would just be so interesting to hear it from a certified instructor. You may have insights that the general public may not know about the topic.
Like what hairstyles and accessories were popular for each of these decades and how each decade has its own unique style and fabric print with a very iconic garment such as the Kimono
Hi! Thanks for the idea. Luckily, that videos is already in the making for about 2 years now. We’ll see when it’ll be up here 🙂
Can't wait for this!
I would like to state for those who don't know, Ramie is actually fibre sourced from nettle plants.
@@annaadkins not impossible at all. I've made ramie thread at home. You can buy nettle fibers in shops that specialize in fiber arts.
THANK YOU!!!! I was so curious about what plant ramie comes from! Now I have an answer!
I love your channel so much! This is so interesting. Love how you explain things and how you do the disclaimer and i hope you have much succes and a happy life
Thank you 🧡
Ramie is a natural fabric coming from the Old East.
Ramie has a cellulose fibre, obtained through a complex extraction process, which makes it an expensive and premium fabric.
Its fibres are obtained from Boehmeria nivea and utilis plants: white ramie is obtained from the first, while green ramie from the second.
These plants grow especially in China and Malaysia, where they were used in the past to make clothes.
The Japanese sewing irons are available in the states but marketed to quilters. They are just smaller and called Clover mini iron II. Probably a ailable in other regions as long as Clover is available there.
As always an amazing video! Soon we will have a tutorial for every piece in the kimono wardrobe 🥰
Thank you 🧡
Thanks for your videos. I also love these videos. I feel like we are sitting down together and sewing a Kimono together, I get to learn about the Japanese language, and their fashion, and get the Japanese aesthetic which I love! Sometimes, I just watch your videos because I want to see kimonos. This is a style I want to help keep alive. I am making my own wedding kimono. You have taught me so much. Thanks for everything.
Wonderful video. Thank you so much. Minna no Kimono wrote her book on kimono sewing also in English. Now I've to study your previous videos on sewing kimono for taking my measurements and start a new project.
Thanks to your channel i was able to make a haori (with some nice wool, so it's keeping me warm in the winter) and a kimono. I am proud of how both of these turned out, bc i was able to focus my attention on making the hems and inner seams very nicely, thanks to your through instructions☺️ thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Franzl fighting with the pincushion was quite funny, how animals have their internal logic and motives for mischief! Reminded me of my cat, who for some reason likes to steal pins from me. To prevent this i had to transform some matryoshka dolls i had laying around into cute pincushions that can be closed when im not using them.
Kimonos honestly look like youve left the house wearing your bed sheets but in the best way possible. They look so comfortable but I cant imagine them being breezy in the hot sticky summer weather.
For someone who says repeatedly that they are not a tailor it looks beautiful i wouldn't know the difference!😄 great job
I am so happy I've found your channel. I've always wanted to learn how to make a Kimono. Thank you :)
Hope this video helps a little 🧡
This really makes me want to sew a kimono myself! ☺️
Fantastic tutorial, I always learn so much from your videos. But I simply HAVE TO express how impressed I am with Franzl's wrestling skills! :D
The kimono is so beautiful. I love all of your kimonos so I can’t really mean this but I almost wish you could wear it all the time it’s just exquisite. Also I’ve meant to thank you for showing a Caucasian person looking so beautiful in traditional Japanese clothing it gives this Irish girl a lot of encouragement.
So beautiful ! I’ ll try to use this method to make a second hand kimono larger. Thanks a lot for all your precious advices. Have a good day ❤
Can you post another video about getting the kimono pattern to fit your measurements? And how big you should buy /cut the pieces?
This video was well worth the wait! Thank you for all the hard work. I was wondering what to do with the "leftovers" from my hitoe wool komon, now I know!
Also, I'm so glad that Miki is getting some promotion. She recently launched a facebook group for her english wasai work.
It would have been helpful if you had shown the inside of the finished kimono. But other then that it was an amazing video. About 40 years ago I made some kimono from diagrams I had in a book. But I used western sewing techniques and a sewing machine to do it because there were no instructions. This was so very different that I was very confused in many places. I will have to find your other video. However those irons are just amazing and want some.
that's the most inspiring video like ever! these days i totally don't trust my fabric choices, the fabrics feel to untraditional and basical wrong. you make me belive in my artistic vision once again, lieben Dank!
Thank you Billy! This is my favorite UA-cam channel. I cannot wait to finally use my tanmono and make a beautiful new kimono! I love your new orange kimono! (My favorite color…gorgeous!). Very grateful for all of your help and information.
Hi Billy, I love watching your videos. I love the Japanese culture and love the Kimono. I have been going through all your blogs, sewing and otherwise and wish you would make more of them. I am going to get some polyester (not environmentally friendly I know) and try to make one. Then if successfulish I will try with a rayon silk ❤
I'm looking forward for the other projects that you are working on. It seems exhausting to sew a kimono by hand. But I'm learning to appreciate more the handmade second hand kimonos that I have and also want, maybe when I'll be more confident, to adapt an old one to my size with the uchiage if there are some.
P.S. whom could dislike this kind of video?? This is pure gold, and the result is stunning!!
Ok every Matirial, now i want a Kimono out of Alpaka wool. it would be the Perfekt cozy autum/ Winter Kimono. i have already two Alpaka Jumper and i love them
This was such a wonderful video, thank you for this. And yes, I also spend a lot of time on a million projects and then realize my most important one is literally almost done 😂 “Why did I jump away from that???”
This is super interesting! And I'm going to use that perfect square corner method on everything now.
The way the fabric changes color...😍 Thank you for all you share with us about kimono, Japanese living and finding your way into a difficult field
Thank you☺️ It must have been so much work to put this vidéo out🙃 so interesting once again 😍 your kimono is stunning and suits you so well😍😍 and yes... I can relate. I always have 10 sewing projects running😁😅 see you soon!
Love that iron!
Lol. I lived in Japan for 3 years and I totally get only hot water in the tub! Beautiful video. Im a new subscriber in Canada and look forward to learning with you. I would love to see more videos on your sewing technique and information about your education. 😀
Hemp is linen and flax is linen
Also I love your channel!
Love this valuable video lesson and glad there are chapters listed in the description.
Hi Billy I am English from Manchester (pronounced man_ chest _a) we now live in Wigan and some people have a very broad accent that non of us can understand. I love your videos and they have given me a boost to do something very different crafts. I knit, sew, crochet a little but fell head over heels for the little balls you made for you Christmas tree. Could you send me the details to order the monthly kits and how to pay for them. Also the English say I-on the R is silent.(eye -on) ok. If I can be of any help getting items sent to you from England such as the beautiful place you used on the traditional apron. I could sit and watch you forever. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us? Xx
Amazing results!
OMG! I LOVE the colour of your kimono! I also am very thrilled to have seen this through from end to end, as if gives me a better understanding of the two kimono I have right now, and how to make my own in the future (though I plan on using your easy tutorial first before even attempting this). I think you did a wonderful job and I love to watch all of your videos! Thank you so much for all the video's that you have made so far, and I really do appreciate them! I does make this aspect of Japanese culture much easier for me to appreciate as my own Japanese isn't the greatest yet.
Thank you, I learn so much from your videos. Love the physallis earrings!
Your wardrobe is so beautiful!
Billy-san, thank you so much for taking such care and spending so much time making this video. Though I have some kimono sewing books in Japanese, I read very slowly indeed, and seeing you demonstrate and explain in English reassures me that I'm reading the instructions correctly.
beautiful! so well done !
Thank you 🧡
Thanks for the tutorial videos!
Thank you 🧡
Hello Billy !! again that was a great video😍👏 !! The result is magnificent😍😍👏!! Continue like that💪👍😊!!
素晴らしい才能があって凄く羨ましいです！
ビリーさんになれるように着物の勉強を頑張ります！
I just discovered your channel and am fascinated. I love your presentation and craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing!
Your lessons are amezing!!! i've been watching your channel a lot recently! Thank you so much for your job!
The demonstration of the marumi is so cool! I'd seen them listed before on kitsuke shops and stuff but never new what they were actually for!! Only halfway through the video but I'm loving it so far.
I like the way you stich your blind stiches. Must have taken a lot of practice to get that good.
Just a heads up your speaking cuts out at 10.27 and comes back at 11.00, not sure if this is intentional or not!
The fabric is gorgeous, you are a delight to watch and listen to, and the kimono looks so beautifully made and flattering on you! I also can't wait to see more kimono sewing videos in the future, not that i would be able to tell how much progress you are making, but just because I want to see more of your beautiful videos! Maybe you could also make a quick one to explain why you kept in the basting, and how long to keep it folded after you make it (if you don't have an event to go to right the next day after you finish it! :) ) I'm wondering, if it is ramie/cotton, will you be cleaning it probably more often than just every couple of years. When you do, do you have to unstitch it, like for the silk kimono? Do you hand wash them, or can you even throw one in the washing machine?
Thank you for all the lovely videos Billy! Love this! I have a book that may interest some: Make Your Own Japanese Clothes by John Marshall. It’s in English and has detailed instructions, the author studied in Japan. If it weren’t for your videos I wouldn’t be so interested in making kimono myself. Again thank you 😀
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! I have a couple Japanese style bolts that have been sitting in a closet because I wasn't exactly sure how to use them. But now that I've watched this I feel comfortable enough to try and make my own kimono! I am curious, if my bolt is 55% polyester(🙄) and 45% Remi(?) Would I still use the mizutōshi technic you used to prepare my fabric? Thank you again! 😊
Sieht super aus! Ich hoffe du bist auch zufrieden 😊
Thank you for making kimono accessible; even with hedgehog shenanigans. ;) Rouge Hedgehog, lol. 30:23
The audio cut out at around the ten minute in where you were talking?! I hope it wasn’t important!?! Also thank you! I’m sewing kimono’s for my two boys 3 and 6 and I started one on a machine but I really like the traditional hand sewn techniques. Yes! Please make more kimono sewing videos like this! I would love to see how you construct the men’s ensemble you were working on for your husband!
Please make a list of Kimono words with an illustrated diagram sometime.
着物について詳しくないですが、いちおう女性として憧れはあります…この動画のサムネを見て池の美しい鯉が人間化したのか？と惹きつけられて、ここに来ました…(あなたを鯉に例えてしまってごめんなさい…)
Hello! I have recently discovered your channel and I am so happy I did. It's so helpful!
I was wondering something, and I couldn't find much about it : can furisode be repurposed as homoungi?
Yes thank you for this! Also where did you find those earrings 👀!?
Beautiful! I am wondering about the white visible basting stitches. Do they stay in when you’re wearing it or do you remove them again?
My goodness how beautiful she is.
This is so interesting. I’m really interested in how we can get that hemp/cotton beautiful fiber cloth in the USA.
Could you please show us about lining kimono?
I know tubs are for relaxing and not washing in Japan but when have it so small with a seat? Isn't it more relaxing just to lay down flat and enjoy?
Couldn't one use the mini iron 2 the adapter set from clover to replace a kote? They have similar look and heating no?
Also just wondering if you could find some of those rulers with the special measurements to sell on your webpage?
If you don’t get Japanese fabric, do you need to get cold water and what your fabric?
Do you have a website to recommend to get Kimono fabric by the bolt like that?
Hi!! Any tips on shortening furisode sleeves?
I have one and the sleeve has a small hole towards the bottom of the sleeve and I figured I would just shorten them but I can’t find any info on this
Thank you in advance
I wondered when you started ironing, the heat seemed to change (lightened/dulled) the color of the remie fabric -- was that temporary?
What is the board/mat you have on your table please?
Hello dear, can I make a kimono out of viscose fabric?
What type of iron is that and where did you get it?
How can I get on Iron like yours.? Thank you
Hello, many thanks for your great videos. A question please. Can you show the link ore adres from the shop you love rhe fabrics from? Do i understand well Remi is Linnen?
Many many thanks fot your response
Gr
Patricia
Is the backstitch a "normal backstitch?
I believe Remi is called Ramie in the US.
Wow, thank you for the info!
OK question what colours are acceptable to use when making a kimono? Are there colours that are not to be worn by people
it is interesting that you don't wash the fabrics, only really soak & rinse. there is no soap involved. is this because traditionally it would be done in rivers? or am I have i just been pre washing my fabric the wrong way this whole time? lol. also how do you take care of kimono? I live in the US & can only afford second hand & vintage pieces, I always wanted to get them cleaned but I am so afraid to take them to a rando dry cleaner ;v;
I followed your easy kimono video and I am working on my second kimono now. I am a 5’ 9” plus size American and I’m not sure how to size up the obi. Do you have a formula for that?
Unfortunately I don’t have a formular, because the obi length that works best for you depends on how and how efficient you can tie your obi. I’ve many plus sizes students and with everyone of them I’m working with very different methods and items.
Please teach us how to sew a nagajuban. I inherited a furisode from my grandma, but I don't have a nahajuban that matches the sleeve length. 😿 Pls help. I really want to take a picture of my in her kimono before she passes away.
I’m intrigued by the fact you said hemp is illegal. My kyudo teacher told me my strings are made of hemp (actually he said mar***ana but I corrected him to hemp) because it’s the stronger than synthetic. I must research more…
There are a few hemp farms in Japan, so it’s not completely illegal - meaning there are still ways to produce it. And they really rare. And those farmers must have a ton of bureaucracy to fight with, too 😪
@@BillyMatsunaga thank you for explaining it and saving me time. I really want to try making a kimono. I’m sure my gf will want to also. So this video will get many rewatches 😅 also I can’t even imagine the bureaucracy they have to deal with. Sometimes Japanese laws get in the way of traditional crafts (which ironically laws also try to protect).
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I thank Theresa is no sound, Mrs Matsunaga, oups,
Wouldnt that technically be a yukata since its not made of silk?
No. Wool, polyester, cotton and ramie kimono (!!!) do exist.
@BillyMatsunaga then what distinguishes a yukata from a kimono? Everything ive heard/read says a yukata is cotton/linen and kimono are silk. ( im not trying to argue. I genuinely wish to know.)
Also can't whistle!!
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Can you try to focus on the exact step by step to the construction of the garment. All the extra words make it confusing. I could not follow the steps you showed. I am an experienced seamstress.
You keep using the real Japanese terms, which I for one do not know. I do not want to go back to beginning of another video to find out what this or that word means. How about using English words at the same time? How about telling us what this or that word means MORE THAN ONCE?