The fabric is amazing! I was worried it would look odd on its side but its even better! Did you see me rip it! Its so easy to work with! Thank you so much! Do you sew?
Its called “Kimono” by Thames & Hudson. Its amazing, it has so many of the Kimono that were in the V&A exhibition and such great information @thamesandhudsonvideo
I have been sewing a couple of yukata, but your method seems easier/simpler than what I have used. I have a roll of silk in the shark skin print that I bought a while ago, and hopefully it will be enough for a kimono and it is in silk. Where in Britain do you live, if I might ask? Kennet in Norway.
Hello Kennet! I live in sunny Manchester! Im so excited about your sharkskin silk! Im so glad you are enjoying my method! It makes a fab Kimono. Please write to me if you have any questions I am always here to help! What width is the fabric?
Would you like the sewing pattern for free? My email is studio@houseofkimono.com email me and let me know its Kenneth and Ill give you the sewing pattern for free!
i think maybe if i got to rip a ton of cotton it would undo all the trauma i sustained working as a bridal sewist. just the idea of ripping the shit out of beautiful cotton to make a garment that is more useful and appealing than 90% of the dresses i've ever had to intricately tailor is freeing and healing
Oh I can only imagine! Honestly its the best part of this. The pattern is so easy with tearing compared to the hours of curves and notches in regular cutting, plus no paper pattern!!! No paper weights!!! No trying to figure out if you have to add the SA or is it already incorporated AAAARRRRHHHGG!
@houseofkimono I don't work in tailoring anymore, I quit a year or two ago, because I have too many disabilities to be sewing as consistent work, but sewing and designing is always going to be a part of me. I studied kitsuke when I was getting my asian studies degree, and I haven't sewn anything in over a year, so I'm going through so many of videos to learn kimono sewing, because it is a lot more accessible and rewarding than jumping back into western clothing. You've been such a great resource, and material teaching kimono sewing that's accessible to English-speaking audiences is extremely valuable.
I am going to mention gender. I am wondering about the left over right. If that is a male version & the female version is right over left like in western tradition? I acknowledge people are completely free to wrap their clothes around their body whichever way they choose regardless of gender. due to muscle memory as humans we tend to favour one way
All Kimono in Japan and East Asia are worn left over right. Wearing it right over left is reserved for the dead so it is not done by the living. A great way to remember, that I learnt from a Japanese friend is; “left over rice”.
@@houseofkimono well I am glad I asked. That is very useful information. Also I didn’t get the mnemonic until I saw it written down lol. A good way to remember. 😆😁
