Kimono Craftsmanship » 仕立て

Last year in October I started with Wasai (和裁) – traditional kimono sewing by hand. I am being taught by a sensei which has been a professional kimono tailor for over 50 years. My lessons are once every week for 5 hours to learn the art of kimono sewing. To be honest – it is quite tough! One wouldn’t think how many hours, days...