Sorry that this took a few days longer than expected to get out, I was delayed by watching Black Cat with my husband.
Here is the Kise Tutorial, complete with pictures.
1. Sew your seam. I have found that I sew much better when I measure and mark the seam with a quilting pencil and ruler. Kimono are great for marking seams, because they are all straight lines and no curves!
2. With the right sides of the fabric still together - before you open the fabric - lay the raw edges towards you so that the seam is furthest away from you, at the top of the fabric. (If a different orientation works better for you, use it! This is a personal preference of where the seam is on the fabric.)
3. Fold the seam back towards you so there is just about an eighth of an inch of fabric left on the other side of the seam. The raw edges of the seam will be facing you. Pin in place.
4. Press firmly along the folded edge to crease the fabric.
5. Gently open up the fabric so that one side stays folded a bit over the seam.
Also, when making a kimono in the traditional manner, where there is a fold on the back of the kimono, after making the kise, you leave the fold pointing down, and do a running stitch, one per centimeter, to hold the kise in place.
I really like the way that kise looks!
I hope that this is very helpful to you!
Kristin ^_^
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