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Designed for enthusiasts — by enthusiasts. This free project sheet is brought to you by Brother

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Materials

Cutting and Sewing Directions

• 2 yards of chiffon or fabric that has drape

• 3-4 yards of trim (optional)

• Thread

• Sewing scissors

• Measuring tools

• Iron-away marking pen

• Iron

• Brother Sewing Machine

For this kimono shrug, you will need a piece of

fabric that measures 60" in length and 38" in

width. If you’d like trim, you’ll need enough to

cover the bottom and sleeves front-to-back.

(It was about 3.5 yards for mine.)

Fold your piece of

fabric in half.

Kimono

with Fringe

Everyone loves the effortless

look of a drapey kimono shrug.

It’s a versatile piece for all

occasions, and it’s also an easy

project to sew. All you need to

create a kimono is two yards of

fabric and three yards of trim.

See the full tutorial below and

sew your own kimono shrug.

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Summary of content (5 pages)

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Kimono with Fringe Everyone loves the effortless look of a drapey kimono shrug. It’s a versatile piece for all occasions, and it’s also an easy project to sew. All you need to create a kimono is two yards of fabric and three yards of trim. See the full tutorial below and sew your own kimono shrug.
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Kimono with Fringe Cutting and Sewing Directions (cont’d.) 3 Find the midpoint of your fabric, and use a marking pen and ruler to draw a straight line to the fold. 4 Cut the line all the way up to the fold. Be sure to only cut the front portion. 5 Now cut a little keyhole 2.5" up from the 6 Finish the center hem you just cut. In fold line. (If you’re confused here, refer to this example, the hem is folded over 1/4", the pattern template.) pressed, and then another 1/4".
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Kimono with Fringe Cutting and Sewing Directions (cont’d.) 7 It should look like this when finished. 8 Now, measure the length you’d like your armhole to be. The kimono shown here was 13" (front-toback 26"). Fold your fabric right sides together, lining up your bottom edges and pin all the way up till you hit the measurement for your armhole. Then sew the part you pinned using a 5/8" seam allowance. Repeat for the other side as well.
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Kimono with Fringe Cutting and Sewing Directions (cont’d.) 10 Add your trim to the bottom edge. (If your bottom edge is the selvage edge, you won’t need to finish it.) Pin the trim into place and top stitch along the trim edging. 1 1 Repeat for the armhole openings as well. PAGE 4 Designed for enthusiasts — by enthusiasts. This free project sheet is brought to you by Brother International Corporation. For more projects, tips and inspiration, visit the Stitching Sewcial blog at blog.brothersews.
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Kimono with Fringe Cutting and Sewing Directions (cont’d.) That's it! See how easy and fun it is to sew a kimono shrug! Now you can have one for all occasions. Try this with knits too, for a more casual look. This project created by Laura Pifer Laura is the blogger and designer of the DIY fashion blog Trash to Couture. Trash to Couture was created in 2010 to inspire a less wasteful approach to the mass-produced fashion mainstream through DIY tutorials and repurposed fashions.