Kimono Dress Yoko PDF Sewing Pattern | Relaxed Dolman Sleeve Midi (Video Tutorial)

Beginner-friendly PDF sewing pattern for a kimono-style dress with wide dolman sleeves, boat neckline, and optional off-the-shoulder look. Features a waist belt, relaxed boxy fit, and back slit for easy movement. Perfect for lightweight to medium-weight fabrics, such as linen, cotton voile, or rayon.

✨ SEW-ALONG VIDEO: A step-by-step Sew-Along video for the Kimono Dress Yoko is available on YouTube.
🎥 Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3YLxPt7kBs

📥 What's Included:
✔ Digital PDF Sewing Pattern (Instant Download)
✔ Sizes: XXS – XXXL
✔ Step-by-step illustrated instruction booklet with sewing tips
✔ Printing options: A0 (copy shop), A4, and US Letter (home printing)

🧵 Recommended Fabrics:
For the best drape and movement, I suggest lightweight to medium-weight woven fabrics such as:
✨ Cotton or cotton blends: cotton lawn, voile, muslin, double-gauze
✨ Linen or linen blends
✨ Viscose/rayon: batiste

🛠 Supplies Needed:
This project can be sewn entirely on a domestic sewing machine. Raw edges may be finished with a zig-zag stitch or a serger/overlocker.

🔹 Fabric (see size chart below)
🔹 Matching thread
🔹 Fusible interfacing strip or light-weight fusible interfacing
🔹 Matching bias binding 80cm/31.5”
🔹 Loop turner
🔹 Scissors, pins, tape measure, chalk/fabric marker
🔹 Iron, and an ironing board

📏 Fabric Requirements:
(Width: 140cm / 55”)

XXS-XS and S-M: 260cm/102.4” length
L-XL and XXL-XXXL: 270cm/106.3” length

📌 Seam Allowances:
For seams 1cm/0.39“included in the pattern.
For hem 3cm/1.18” included in the pattern.

🧵 Sewing Level: Confident Beginner – familiarity with sewing slits and bias binding is helpful.

Important Notes:
*This is a digital PDF pattern – no physical item will be shipped.
*No returns or exchanges on digital purchases.
*This pattern is for personal use only. Selling or redistributing the pattern or selling garments made from it is not allowed without prior permission.

💌 If you have any questions, feel free to message me on Etsy or email me at tapistitchlab [!at] gmail.com – I'm happy to help!

✨ Happy Sewing! ✨
Tapi Stitch Lab