The green Polish kimono is still a female tomosode like the others but it includes a haori and uses a hanhaba obi. Also the details on the embroider add an element of complexity. I hope to wear this along with my Polish skirt to my parish's Multicultural Mass and Festival. 🌍
Polish Folk Art Kimono
Pattern/Instructions:
Other References:
Materials:
- Fabric: Polyester Linen Green, Embroidery Stabilizer (tear away), Black Chiffon, Cotton Sateen, Bias Tape
- Needle: Universal 90/14, Machine Embroidery 90/14, Microtex 70/10, Universal 70/10
- Thread: Black All purpose, Black Polyester Fine
Techniques/Methods:
- Machine Embroidery
- Bound/Biased Seams
- Blind Hem
My Production Plan:
- Digitize my Vector file into an Embroidery File.
- Mark the Kimono with the sewing lines and mark where embroidery will go.
- Set up Kimono Embroidery Files: 3 corner flowers, 1 Tulip, 2 Horses, 2 Cats
- Embroider the Sleeves
- Sew the body of the kimono using pinked or serged seams.
- Hem the bottom of the kimono
- Add Embroidery to the Back panels, lower corner of the left front panel and over the heart on the left front panel.
- Continue to construct the kimono
- Create an attachable han eri for the nagajuban by sewing the pre-embroidered ribbon to it.
- Iron stabilizer to hanhaba obi piece. Then sew obi together according to video instructions.
- Set up machine with walking foot and materials for the chiffon.
- Sew haori in chiffon similar to video, but use bias tape to bind the seams.
- Embroider coat of arms onto the back of the haori using cut away stabilizer.
Kitsuke Kit:
- Nagajuban
- Erishin
- safety pins
- Towels for padding and kimono bra
- korin himo
- Datejime
- Obi ita
- Obi age
- haori himo
- Red Bead Necklace
- Head Scarf
- Poppy Flower Hair Piece
- Ankle Boots
- Tabi and Red Zori (alt)
- Skirt
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