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 lengthwise. Cut as described in General Cutting Direction in Lesson II.

Making a Kimono: It is always a good thing to run a thread around the neck to prevent stretching. French seam the underarm of the kimono and then bind front and lower edges with ribbon.

One of the easiest ways to do this is to run a thread either side of the ribbon. Crease the ribbon through the center and insert the edge of the garment between two thicknesses of the ribbon, pinning the ribbon in position. See Fig 37.)



At the lower edge where the garment is slightly circular it will be necessary to draw up the ribbon until the top of the ribbon is the same size as the