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You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this file, as it's a PDF. You can download it here .
Please, if you 
or Download, please leave a comment and let me know what you think! Here is a tutorial that I've meant to do for a while now, but really pushed to have finished before school started.
This is basically how I draft my kimono/yukata and faki-mono outfits (flip through my gallery for examples of some of them). A lot of people seem to have problems with them, and I had a lot of requests for this tutorial, so I hope you all appreciate the 8 hours it took to do this (and in a PDF, no less!)
This is really detailed, so that if you're new to sewing, you can follow it! If ~kellin could follow it, I have no doubt anyone can do this! So give it a try!!
I tried to document every step that you need to do as clearly as possible, so you shouldn't get lost! With lots and lots of technical illustrations!
You may also find my Pre Tied Obi Tutorial [link] useful in addition to this one, so check it out! I think there could still be a few spelling/gramatical errors floating in this, so I'm sorry about those! Also, this is the first time I've made a PDF, so please be kind and let me know if there are any issues - I've checked and re-checked it through, but if I did something weird, please let me know. I'm still new to using InDesign (most of the work was done in Illustrator) so there may be some issues there
I would ask that you do not sell anything you make with this tutorial. I know that there isn't a way to enforce this, so I'm appealing to your conscience.
Any questions? Just ask! I'm always glad to answer!
If you make something from this tutorial, throw me a link so I can see! That's the reason why I do tutorials, to see what other people can come up with!!
(c) 2007 Samantha Lemieux [link]
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Comments: 753
when i get farther in my sewing projects i'll use your tutorial since i've been looking for a yukata/kimono tutorial to cut it down to shirt size.
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strange... it let me open the file the first time but it wouldn't let me save. now whenever i try to download nothing happens..
it also refuses to open on my computer too... o_O
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.... *sniffle* i cannot begin to describe how greatful I am for this tutorial. I'm planning to make a kimono top for my halloween costume, and i couldn't find any tutorials with actual pictures...
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Auu, when I try to download it takes me to a page and just shows it's loading. x3x
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I have no idea, then, why it would be doing that ^^ Do you have Adobe Acrobat Reader, or some other PDF reader? And, it is quite a big file, so it may actually be downloading for a long time (depending on how fast the dA servers are, and your connection, and all of that good stuff~)
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I have it, yus! I'll just check in from time to time and see if I can get it :3
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Hi there ^_^ Thanks for putting this tut up but I can't seem to open it up TwT What do I open it in?
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Oh noes! It seems like a lot of people have started having problems with it lately... I wonder if dA changed something, cuz I haven't
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader, or something else that can open up PDF files... other than that, I don't know why it would stop working ~ I'll see if I can figure something out ^^
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Looks pretty in-depth! The large amount of text is somewhat intimidating, but the pictures are comforting haha. Thank you for taking the time to share this. ♥
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Hey I used your tutorial's once again to do my cosplay! ^^
I always find your tutorials really helpful and easy to follow.
I tried making a wa-loli outfit following this tutorial and your circle skirt tutorial. I would really appreciate it if you looked through my gallery and checked them out.
[link]
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im kinda new to this where is the link to download it same with those pants that i just forgot the name of gah
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i thin is a very useful tut in many ways...im a plushie maker and this kind of tut help to make te outfits of the little plushies! so they dont go around naked
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yay!! glad i found this^^ i know someone who want a kimono made, this might help^^ thank you!
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Hooray! I hope so! 
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Hehe, I'm happy (again 
If you ever get stuck with anything, lemme know and I'll try to help however I can!!
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Featured at [link] I really love Ur tutorial ^^
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heej i used your pattern to make this hope you like it: [link]
maybe you can also make one whith centimeters then i can maybe make one for myself as well because i don't understand a thing about yards srry n_n
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This is really helpful !
Thanks a lot !
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You are my new favorite person
This is great!
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Thank you very much for putting this up!
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Any time! I'm happy to be of help to you!
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I'm a beginner sewer so any help is great.
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If you ever get stuck or something, just lemme know and I'll do what I can to help
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Thanks very much for the distribution ^^
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Amazingly helpful. And the step by step instructions make it so much easier to understand.
A quick question - would you use this pattern when making the kimono top-half of a Shinigami outfit? (Bleach version of Shinigami, I mean. 
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Thanks a lot for the tutorial, when I finish it I'll take a picture of it to show it to you ^^
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Thank you so much for this tutorial! I'm doing lots of research for a project that I want to complete, and so far this has been the most helpful with the actual practical aspects of it. Now, you asked that anything made using this tutorial not be sold, but I am planning on entering a contest with a scholarship prize (specifically the Stuck at Prom contest found here: [link] ). Is this okay? Again, thank you.
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Much luck! If I can help at all, let me know! I'll be more than happy to give you tips if you get stuck with something
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I'll let you know when something comes up.
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Thank you for taking the time to do this!
I'm looking forward to dusting the cobwebs off my sewing boxes & getting into making my own clothes again
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You most definitely should!! This is really easy to do, and really versatile, too, if you just change lengths up and stuff like that, you can do a ton of very modern clothing bits, too
I'm very happy to be of help! If anything is confusing or whatnot, please just lemme know and I'll do my best to help!
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> < THAT'S SO MUCH! I needed a tutorial real quick to make a gift for friend! YOUR GOD-SENT! I THANK YOU!
PS- you have amazing talent!
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I'm happy to be of help, then, in getting your friend something awesome
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WOW! you actually messaged me back! ^w^ thankies~
alot of the more Upper-class deviant people never message back on comments i leave!
^ ^ i really admire your talent and your modesty! I'll post pictures of the finished product if you're interested!
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I would absolutely love to see it, if you post it! I keep meaning to do features of stuff people make with my tutorials, I just always forget to, but I do 
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OKIES! I'll message you once i get to upload my pictures!
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i always wanted to know how to make a kimono can't want to try at home. even beginners like me can do it, right?
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Yes! You definitely can - buy some really cheap fabric to start out with, and make a trial one, but it really isn't too bad to do at all
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thanks for the tip, i will surely try it out xD
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WOW!
This is so cool and amazing! I'm definatly going to try this, even though I'm not much a sewing person. -_-' But, I'm going to get my butt in gear and start and I always wanted do have something like this to wear! And I'm going to try your circle skirt pattern as well, so I can pair the kimono top with the skirt!
Oops, I'm rattling! (happens when I get excited about something).
Thanks for putting this up and inspiring me! Instant fave!
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Now I can [maybe, after lots of practice] make one! And then mess with what I made a bit :3
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Many thanks for your creation of the Kimono pattern. =] I need to show this to my cousin.
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No problem!! I figured it was an easy enough draft to do in a tutorial, and I wanted a challenge! I hope it works for you and your cousin!!
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wow, i really like your "fakimonos" they're soo pretty and this has been very helpful XD
I've been trying to make one myself *trying being the key word* and I've just about got it, but the only thing i don't get is how do you put on the collar thing?!? i just cant get it right, it always bends in a really awkward way. please help DX
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