I’m still working on hemming the okumi (overlap panels).
Warm days in autumn / Are a gentle reminder / Of summer now gone / Thoughts to brace against the cold / As we move toward winter
Progress is progress and I have at least finished one of the okumi.
Here’s what I’m doing. First I fold the edge over about 1/16 inch. I put a running stitch through that to hold it down, approximately 8 stitches per inch.
After I’ve run a line of stitching down one side, I fold it over again and secure it with a felling or whip stitch at approximately 10 stiches per inch.
Once I finish the second okumi, I’ll slice the migoro (body) open along the front -if you recall, I left the two body panels in one piece. I’ll then cut the unhemmed long edge of the okumi at an angle. That angle is then sewn to the migoro body panel.
I’m not sure if I’ll attach the eri (collar) after that or the sode (sleeves). Time will tell.
Right now it’s time to get back to hemming.
