Yukata sewing class for children
Children's Kimono Club
Workshop
Making felt accessories
Yuzen dyeing
The event will be held in Funabori, Edogawa Ward or Shimomaruko, Ota Ward.
Saturdays and Sundays are the main activity days.
If you would like to participate or have any questions, please contact us by email.
Classroom introduction
Would you like to try sewing a yukata?
Participants can start from first grade of elementary school. We look forward to hearing from you by email!
This is a class for elementary school students to sew yukata. First, you will practice stitching, then make mascots and bags using felt and cloth, and gradually move on to making yukata.
Junior high school students and above: After the yukata is sewn, students will then sew nagajuban and silk kimonos.
Some children sew small patterns or tsumugi fabrics and try wearing long-sleeved kimonos.
A few times a year, we all go out wearing yukata or kimono. At first, they can't put them on by themselves, but as they get older, they gradually get better at wearing them.
It's so much fun to go out wearing a yukata that you made by yourself!
Creating works
I really like donuts and hamsters.
While making macarons, I got distraeted by frog bag I made before.
With the cloth I received
I decided to sew a haori coat.
The fabric is hard,
but it's cool and calming, so it's fine.
First time wearing a long kimono.
It is a challenge to sew a yukata.
It's different and the fabric is smooth! I prefer the yukata. I'll wear a yukata again next time.
Let's sew.
I want to tell the children
I teach children how to sew kimonos. If they can sew by themselves, they will naturally acquire the knowledge to wear and care for them. I hope that they will start preparing kimonos little by little from an early age and wear them a lot.
Wearing a carefully tailored and cherished kimono will firm up your mind and body and make you feel enriched.
We are working to teach children about the joy of wearing kimonos.
The children are working hard at sewing techniques that are difficult even for adults. At first, they often get frustrated because the needle won't move, but gradually they become able to sew more precisely. I am also working hard on hand-painted Yuzen dyeing, hoping that one day they will have a kimono that I dyed made for them to wear.
