In this tutorial I'll show you how I sewed an open front Kimono duster from scratch without using any pattern. It's pretty easy to follow along. This a versatile garment that can be worn in many different ways. I cannot wait to wear this flowy, beautiful piece on the beach
If you will be recreating this look using chiffon fabric, you will need a lot of pins! Chiffon is most definitely a challenging fabric to work with but well worth the end result!
Prep Fabric
I started by cutting and folding my fabric so that I have two folded pieces on top of each other. I'm cutting the front and back pieces together.
Measurement is 13 by 58 inches, I'm using the entire 58 inches because I want it to be long
Note: use the widest part of your body measurement (e.g. hips) divided by four and add a couple of inches to determine the width
Then I started by plotting half of my shoulder measurement which is 9 inches, from the folded edge.
After that, I plotted my neck measurement for the back piece - 3inches wide and 1 inch depth.
From the shoulder measurement, I marked one inch downwards for my shoulder slant.
Then I marked my armhole from the shoulder slant. My armhole measurement is 9 inches
Then I find the midpoint and used that as a guide to draw out my underarm curve.
I don't need anymore measurement as this is a free fitting garment. Then I cut out both back and front pieces
I then took out one of the pieces, place it on fold then marked 12 inches down from the neck.
I drew a 'V' shape from the neck to that 12 inches point and then cut that out. This is now my front piece.
Then I cut out my sleeves using an existing pattern.
Then I pinned the front pieces to the back pieces at the shoulders - right side facing right side and sew.
I then cut out 2 pieces that I will add to the end of the sleeves as ruffles. I hemmed one side and did a gathering stitch on opposite side. Measurement is 22 x 8 inches.
Then I gathered my ruffle pieces and pinned them to the end of the sleeves, then sewed them together.
Then I proceeded to pin my sleeve pieces to the main garment and sew
Then I sew under the sleeves down to the side of the garment and repeated for the other side.
Then I did a double fold in and hemmed the front of the kimono
Finally, I cut out a long piece for my belt. I folded it and sew one side, then turned it inside out.
And here is the final product. I love how it feels on and how flowy it is. It can be worn in many different ways: on the beach, chilling at home, out shopping, brunch with the girls - the possibilities are endless!
I would love to hear how you would style yours in the comments!
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Your work is incredible. How do you come up with these incredible upstyles. You make it look easy with your easy to follow your directions. Thank you so much for your tutorials.
Gail C.
Very pretty and feminine! The material is beautiful, love this!