The pants are worn by samurais.The foundation of the samurai way is the seven virtues of bushido, which are represented in hakama pants.These pants are great for both hot and cold weather.They are large enough to fit many layers underneath without bulging, and the pants are loose and airy, making them ideal for hot weather.
Step 1: You can choose your preferred material.
Traditional male hakama pants are made from a stiff silk material, but a more modern style can be made with a medium weight cotton fabric.
Step 2: Under the fabric to remove dirt.
If a wrinkled material is produced, iron smooth.
Step 3: Cut off any hemmed or finished edges by laying the material flat.
Step 4: Three strips of fabric should be cut from the longest edge of your material.
The straps that secure the samurai pants will be made from these strips.The fabric strip should be long enough to fit around the intended wearer's waist.
Step 5: One long strip is what you should make.
The third strip should be half the length of the long strip if the two strips are sewn together along the short edges.
Step 6: Form two tubes, one long and one short.
To make two tubes, fold each strip in half and sew a seam along the unfinished edges.Set the tubes aside when the seam is on the inside and the unfinished edges are no longer visible.
Step 7: Cut the rest of the fabric in half.
Carefully cut along the fold the remaining fabric that was folded in half.The legs of your samurai pants will be formed by these two pieces.
Step 8: The leg pieces need to be folded in half.
If you want the unfinished edges away from you, set one on top of the other.
Step 9: The crotch needs to be cut.
Cut a half "U" on the folded side of both leg pieces, starting from the bottom of the pants.Curve smoothly to form the bottom of the "U".To get to the top fabric edge, run along the parallel line up to it.The middle part of the "U" should face you.Make sure the leg pieces are cut the same way.
Step 10: Unfold the crotch area of each leg.
Each pant should have a "U" through the middle of the top third.Put the pant pieces on top of each other.The shapes should match.The necessary adjustments should be made if not.
Step 11: The crotch area needs to be fastened.
The leg pieces should be placed on top of each other.Attach the crotch area with pins and sew along the "U" shape.You probably want to use a double seam for security.
Step 12: Unfold the fabric.
The crotch should be in the middle with the edge up and the legs on either side of the seam.
Step 13: You should sew along the outside edges of the legs.
Start from the top of the pant and go all the way to the bottom.
Step 14: He was the top of the pants.
A double line of stitching is used.
Step 15: The fabric should be turned right-side out.
The inside of the pants will have the sewn portions on them.
Step 16: The front pleats should be formed.
The two folds on each side of the pants will face each other if you fold and pin four evenly spacing pleats on the front top.
Step 17: The front pleats need to be secured.
There is a straight line across the top of the samurai pants.Reinforce the pants by sewing a second line.
Step 18: The back pleats should be formed.
Pin the pleats in place when you fold two pleats on the backside of the pants.
Step 19: The back pleats need to be secured.
Just as you did in the front, sew two lines along the top of the pants.They should be the same height as in the front.
Step 20: The tubes should be iron.
If you iron both the tubes, the seams will run straight down the middle of one tube so that they become strips.
Step 21: Pull the last inch of fabric into the tube and sew across the end of the tie strip from the edge.
This can be done by hand or with a sewing machine.
Step 22: The longer tube should be moved.
Take the longer tube and place it along the front of the hakama pants, aligning the strip with the crotch seam.You tie the pants on this strip, which wraps around your back and then around to the front.
Step 23: The longer strip should be secured.
The tube/strip should be pinned along the top edge of the pants with the seam down.Continue along the backside of the hakama pants, starting at the front.The top length of the strip should be sewed to the pants.The seam of the tube should be hidden under the pant fabric.The stitching should be terminated with a long edge across the width of the tie.There is a way to build long term durability by stitching an "X" within the rectangle.
Step 24: Put the shorter tube in place.
Take the shorter tube and lay it against the back of the hakama pants, placing the finished end on the crotch seam.The front of the strip will be a tie.Continue along the top and bottom edge until you reach the front.The stitching should be terminated with an "X"ed rectangles.
Step 25: Take the excess fabric out of the tie strips.
Try on the hakama pants without the pins.Cut the tie strips so they extend beyond the belly button.
Step 26: If you want to finish the ends of the tie strips, you need to sew across the end with the last inch of fabric in the tube.
Again, it can be done by hand or with a sewing machine.
Step 27: The length needs to be adjusted.
Make sure to secure the pants where they will be worn in order to fit them to your leg length.Make sure the fit is comfortable by tying the tie strips in front of the pants.The malleolus is the big part of the ankle bone and the ideal pant length is with the bottom hem.To finish your samurai hakama pant look, cut excess fabric from the bottom cuffs of your legs.
Step 28: You can wow them by wearing your new hakama pants.