A Japanese silk kimono is a very exclusive material and finding a proper place to purchase one is not always that easy. If ultimately you do get hold of one store selling these exotic dresses, you might realize that the price is way out of your budgetary capabilities. So, why don’t you try to make one yourself? Does it sound that tough?  Let us see the steps involved.

1.  First measure that portion of torso that has maximum thickness. Add approximately 10 inches with this figure. Divide the resultant number by two; this will signify how wide your central panels should be.

2.  Then stretching out your arms in a straight manner, take the measurement of the length between the edges of your ankles to the topmost portion of your shoulders. Once you get this figure, you have found out the sleeve panels’ width of the Japanese silk kimono. For the length simply double this figure. Two such panels would be required, which would be attached with the aid of a fold at the upper portion.

3.  Now spread out your Japanese silk kimono and then fold it along half its length. Demarcate any one sleeve by taking the measurement of its width fold-wise and right up to the length downwards which was previously measured. Then pin both the sides of the cloth together and cut them. The same activity is to be performed for second sleeve too.

4.  For the panels of the torso, similarly fold the materials in a half-lengthwise manner. Measure the torso panel widthwise and running along the top in a fold-wise manner. Make the mark with pins, so that they go through both the parts of the fabric. From Step.1 you have got the requisite figure of width for your central panels, now mark out that length and pin together. Try to maintain a gap of 6 inches in between the pins to avoid the material from sliding. Once this is done, cut out the panel.

5. Then sleeve panels need to be pinned with the torso panels and the alignment of each fold is carefully maintained. The correct sides are all kept together in this alignment. Now make a long ridge of approximately 0.5 inch width on either side by sewing all the folds together.

6. Now hem the lower portion of both the sleeves of this garment and your Japanese silk kimono has been made at home.