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Kimono Project: Embroidered Kimono and Haori Planner

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: 
  1. Digitize my Vector file into an Embroidery File.
  2. Mark the Kimono with the sewing lines and mark where embroidery will go. 
  3. Set up Kimono Embroidery Files: 3 corner flowers, 1 Tulip, 2 Horses, 2 Cats
  4. Embroider the Sleeves
  5. Sew the body of the kimono using pinked or serged seams.
  6. Hem the bottom of the kimono
  7. Add Embroidery to the Back panels, lower corner of the left front panel and over the heart on the left front panel.
  8. Continue to construct the kimono
  9. Create an attachable han eri for the nagajuban by sewing the pre-embroidered ribbon to it. 
  10. Iron stabilizer to hanhaba obi piece. Then sew obi together according to video instructions. 
  11. Set up machine with walking foot and materials for the chiffon.
  12. Sew haori in chiffon similar to video, but use bias tape to bind the seams. 
  13. 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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