Tuck and Alteration of the Yukata for Kids
How to alter the Yukata
Actually, it is possible to make the Yukata more comfortable to wear if you adjust the size and place of the tuck properly. However, for the sake of simplicity, we just explain how to adjust the length of the Yukata. I feel shy but show the photos to illustrate the process. Please do not mind pathetic stitches there.
How to Make a Tuck at the Shoulders
1. Measure the size of the child.
To tuck at shoulders, measure the length between a bone in the back of the neck and a wrist.
Find the gap of it and the length between the Senui and the lower sleeve edge.
Half of the gap is the width of the tuck. For instance, 4cm gap leads to 2cm width for the tuck.
2. Mark the half of shoulder width with a marking pin,
where is indicated in the photo by the marking pin in the middle.
3. In parallel with the sleeve seam, draw a line with a tailor's pen. This line is called Oriyama, the position to make a tuck.
In the photo, the Oriyama is indicated by the green line. Don't draw the line too thick otherwise it remains on the Yukata afterwards.
＊ It is just to facilitate the process or normally you don't line with a tailor's pen on the Yukata.
4. Draw a line with a tailor's pen parallel to the Oriyama line leaving width of half of the gap.
̎Then, draw parallel in the back side of the Yuakta and incline 1cm inside at the lower part in the front side. For reference, the photo shows the upper part of the front panel lined as explained.
For reference, the photo shows the upper part of the front panel lined as explained.
5. Make a mountain fold at the Oriyama line and push marking pins along the parallel line.
The front side of the Yukata
The back side of the Yukata
6. To fold the mountain to the sleeve side, stitch the sleeve to be reverse side.
The Futame-Otoshi as kimono-making term is to stitch 2.5cm seam at the reverse side and stitch 0.5cm seam twice at the right side. Use a thread of indistinctive color not to be seen when it comes out. In the photo, for purposes of illustration, a thread of distinctive color is used.
After stitching, fold the mountain to the sleeve side.
Bifilar stitching
Futame-Otoshi (kind of basting)
Seams from reverse side view
Seams from right side view
How to Make a Tuck at the Waist
1. Measure the length between a bone in the back of the neck and little above ankles.
2. Fold the Yukata in half leaving 5cm of the hem.
Then measure the length between the intersection point of the Senui and the collar and the hem. Find the gap.
The width of tucking waist is half of the gap.
2. Fold the Yukata in half leaving 5cm of the hem.
3. Iron the Oriyama to make a crease.
4. Unfold the Yukata and iron all the Oriyama to be a mountain fold.
right side
Seams from reverse side view
left side
Seams from front side view
5. Draw a line with a tailor's pen necessary width (half of the gap) below the Oriyama.
Push marking pins. By drawing the line below,
6. The Eriyama becomes off to the side. As the right panel comes under after all, it is OK to stitch as it is.
For the left side comes outside, adjust the Eriyama straight by tucking. If it remains a lot, make two tucks. The photo has just one tuck as it didn't leave much.
7. To fold the mountain to the hem, stitch bifilarly with big seams at the hem side and small seams at upper side.Fix the edge of the collar properly. (Use a thread of indistinctive color. Photo stitches with a thread of distinctive color for illustrative purposes.
8. After stitching, iron the mountain folded downwards.
It's finished.
