Kimono pattern

Fabric needed 3 meters: you can use many kinds of fabric, chiffon and a satin silk are
the more preferable fabrications. I used a synthetic nylon fabric.

You will need 2 large sections of paper to draft this pattern, you can tape up some
newspaper, or baking paper, or even wrapping paper! Use a thick permanent marker
when drafting so you can trace the pattern early.

Bodice pattern CB and CF

We will start with a straight line that is 85cm long, we will mark the top of this line
with a 0 and the bottom with number 11. Working down and out from the number one
we will slowly draft the kimono.

0-1 Is 10cm across

0-2 Is 3cm down
1-3 is 10cm down
3-4 is 30cm across
3-5 is 25cm down
5-6 is 25cm across
5-9 is 50cm down
9-10 is 32cm across

Join 2-1 with a slight curve

Join 1-4 with a straight line
Join 6-4 with a straight line
Join 10-6 with a straight line
Join 9-11 with a straight line

Markings
2-11 mark as our centre back
(CB) and for us to cut on the fold
1-4 is our shoulder seam
6 mark with a notch
8 mark with a notch our side
seam is between 6 and 8
4-6 is our armhole opening
where we will be attaching out
sleeve.
CF bodice pattern
Now trace off your centre front
pattern (CF) on to the second piece of paper.
Our CF pattern is from 1-4
4-6
4-10
10-9
9-1

Markings
Cut two CF bodices
Mark 6 and 8 with notches
Sleeve pattern
Draw a straight vertical line 27cm long, mark the top with 0 and the bottom with 1.
0-2 is 25cm long
2-3 is 27cm long
3-1 is 25cm long

Markings
0-1 Mark as on the fold
2-3 is out under arm seam
3-1 is our armhole opening
Cut two sleeves

Seam allowance
We need to ass 1cm seam
allowance (SA) to ever
edge that is NOT on the
fold. See the light grey
lines in the picture? That is
my 1cm seam allowance.
Now you just have to cut
the patter out including
your freshly drawn seam
allowance and you’ve done
it!

You did it!!!!! Now hop

back over to the video and
lets get sewing!