| HOW
TO ? |
| Wear
KIMONO |
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Put
KIMONO on ur shoulder and make sure that the KIMONO is well centered.
Grab sleeves and pull forward slightly. |
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First,
wrap right side over your waist then overlap it with the left
side.
Pull
up the KIMONO so that your ankles will be visible.
All
the extra material should be pushed to the side and above your
waist. |
| Wear
Belt |
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As
you hold extra material above your waist, put KOSHIHIMO-Belt around
waist below excess material. |
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Make
sure you move all the wrinkles to the side at this point. The back
and front should both be smooth. |
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Bring
down all the extra material you kept above the waist to cover the
KOSHIHIMO-Belt. |
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Make
sure all the wrinkles are pushed to the side.
Cross
Belt behind and tie it in front. |
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Tie
DATEJIME-Belt on top of KOSHIHIMO-Belt and extra materials covering
them. |
| Wear
OBI-Belt |
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This
is a very popular shape called CHO-CHO. See the instructions below. |
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You
can place a cover on top the DATEJIME-Belt, this is optional. |
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Leaving
about 50cm of the belt in yourleft hand, put OBI around your waist
from front to back to front.
Fold
the extra piece you are holding, in your left hand, in half and
put it over your shoulder. |
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Put
other end one more time around your waist then fold the rest in
half. |
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Tie
once in front (right over left). The end in your ldft hand goes
over the right shoulder. |
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Unfold
the right side and fold it again like picture on the left. |
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If
the rest of the piece is too long fold it two or three times to
get the size of butterfly you want. |
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Hold
the center closed and open both ends. |
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Bring
the piece which you had on your shoulder and wrap it over the butterfly-like
piece pushing it under the previously tighted knot. |
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Wrap
the end one more time around the butterfly-like piece and the underlying
knot. Any excess should be hidden undertheOBI-belt. |
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Turn
the whole belt 180 degrees to your back.
CHO-CHO
is done. |
