How to Fold

STEP1
STEP2
At first, spread the kimono like this and smooth out.
Fold in along red broken line on folds.
kimono
kimono
STEP3
STEP4
Fold out along red broken line on seam to be the picture on the right.
Put the red line onto blue line on opposite side. Be sure to fit each other perfectly.
kimono
kimono
Detail of collar
STEP5
STEP6
Pick up the seam on the side of the body shown in red line, then drag it onto blue line.
Turn over the sleeve.
kimono kimono
STEP7
Fold in half.
kimono

STEP1
STEP2
Spread it out. Open out the overlaps indicated in the image.
Fold an overlap(shown by red line) onto another.
haori
haori
STEP3
STEP4
Pull a sleeve onto a sleeve, side seam to side seam as shown in image. Make sure the body is folded along the center seam.
Fold up sleeves to both sides.
haori
haori

Nagoya-Obi
STEP1
STEP2
Fold the Obi in two at right angles at the point where the obi gets narrower.
Fold the narrower part laying on the wider part. Then one edge will be in the shape of triangle.
Nagoya-Obi
Nagoya-obi
STEP3
STEP4
Fold the top of the narrower part.
Again fold the very top making a large hexagon.
Nagoya-obi
Nagoya-Obi

STEP1
STEP2
STEP3
Attach line A to line B promptly Pick it up with both left and right hand as shown
Swing it to get it lined up several times and then carefully set down face up
 Hakama
 Hakama
 Hakama
STEP4
STEP5
STEP6
Flip right bottoms up and then get them lined up to center as shown
Again attach line A to line B promptly. Also adjust right pleats
Fold both ends almost 4 inches to inside
 Hakama
 Hakama
 Hakama
STEP7
STEP8
STEP9
Fold it from bottom by one-third
Again Fold it from bottom by one-third to inside Finished
 Hakama
 Hakama
 Hakama

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STEP2
STEP3
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STEP4
STEP5
STEP6
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