Milford chronicle., 1955-08-26
Make-It- Yourself
Kimona Is Pert
For School Use
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Back TO school we go with a
thud. bounce or whatever the mood.
Every young student has the same
idea: How can / be different in
style or beauty. One will spend the
summers earnings on smart
wardrobe to WOW her classmates.
Another will squeeze the piggy bank
OF a few coins, and with imagina-
tion and ingenuity steal the campus
fashion parade with homemade
dress.
One fad that may very well hit
school dormitories next term is the
Oriental look. The Eastern influence
is popping out over all the world
of fashion so young moderns will
surely adore going along with fad
that fiatters youth. One eye catcher
is japanese kimona. easy and in
expensive to make on The sewing
machine. according to Instructions
offered by local sewing centers.
Here's show:
Take yards of solid color fab
ric, 1la yards white fabric, scrap
of red fabric for butter,y body.
Measurement: Add 3 inches for
hem allowance to the measurement
of your back shoulder line to the
bottom OF the skirt. This measure
ment is used to make the pattern
for the body of the kimona. For
sleeves-measure pieces of fabric
IL inches wide and "a inches long.
For sash measure pieces, / yard
long and inches wide each.
To Cut: For main body of kimo-
ma fold solid color fabric in half
crosswise. AT fold of this piece
measure in from selvage edges "a
inches and mark. Next, measure
down on selvage edge the required
length including hem allowance.
Mark Measure in from selvage
edge at this mark for "a inches and
mark. Connect top and bottom "a
inch marks. Cut out this rectangle.
Open out folded rectangle. Fold
this now in half lengthwise. From
fold measure up II distance of
length of fabric and mark Mark
again y inches above this mark
Now from top mark measure down
inches and mark. From halfway
mark measure out 2& inches. Con-
meet with slightly curved line this
2A inch mark and the second or
y inch mark. Now from the
pa inch mark draw a straight line
down to the inch mark. Cut from
the bottom of the fabric along the
fold TO the inch mark. Now cut
along the curved line you have
drawn.
The main body of the kimona is
now cut.
For Sleeves: Cut out pieces of
colored fabric IL inches wide and
% inches long. Facing around neck
and down front opening is cut Az
inches wide. Cut facing for sleeves
5ls inches wide
Butterfly Trim (on back of XII
mona): Draw butterfly on brown
paper. Transfer pattern for wings
TO white fabric. Transfer body of
butterfly pattern TO red fabric. Us
ing two layers of organdy basted
as backing to wrong side of kimo-
ma, stitch butterfly wings to kimo-
ma, using the zig-zag disc. The COM
pletely automatic swing-needle sew
ing machine should be set for a
narrow blight and a satin stitch.
Cut away excess fabric close to the
line of stitching. Press. Repeat for
body stitching it in position be-
tween wings.
Finishing Procedure; From shoul-
der line of kimona measure down
side seam 1919 inches. Mark. Stitch.
sides from this 101a inch point to
the bottom of the kimona. Now face
front and neck openings. Now face
sleeves. Next stitch underarm of
sleeve. Sew sleeve into kimona.
Hem.
To make obi WRAP around SASH:
This sash is Z inches wide and 2
yards long to be worn wrapped
and around To save. fabric cut two
pieces yard long and inches
wide. stitch together. Use narrow
hemmer attachment when hemming
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