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How to make Jinbei (甚平)and Yukata(浴衣).

フリー甚平の型紙、浴衣の型紙、着物の型紙、手づくり．(製図)

Jinbei and Yukata are Japanese summer nightwears or pajamas. Many Japanese people also wear these in festival (Obon Festival and Eisa Festival).

See my kid’s picture below, when they are little we just got back from Okinawa and these Jinbei were gifts from my family. They are so happy to wear their Jinbei with Japanese animation characters and special Japanese footwear called a Gata for the first time. You can the wear Gata(下駄) with Jinbei and Yukata. (Little tips; there is another footwear called the Zouri(草履). The Zouri is for when you wear a Kimono(着物).)

I was thinking of making a Jinbei for my little three years old. I found this Japanese site that gives free Jinbei Pattern downloads and also they listed lots of sewing patterns;  Yukata, tops, skirt, pants, Hawaiian shirt and  Anti-bacterial mask(抗菌マスク) and many more in Japanese.

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/

甚平 Jinbei

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/TeduBigI0706.htm

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/TeduBigI066.htm

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/TeduBigF0307.htm

浴衣 Yukata

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/TeduBigI0307.htm

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/TeduBigI0406.htm

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/TeduBigI0507.htm

Here is one more another website with free kimono patterns and many other patterns in Japanese.

http://www.kokka.co.jp/so-ing/sewing/index.html

Are you looking for a Fabrics and Crafts store in Okinawa?

Try this store; when I was in Okinawa I used go here to get my fabrics. They are cheap and have many varieties of fabrics. Many foreign people come here to shop for fabrics and crafts not only Japanese. I am not sure they take U.S. dollars?

生地のスーパー　紗利真
沖縄県宜野湾市新城2-45-6
TEL/098-892-2289
FAX/098-892-3809

http://www.ginowan.or.jp/sub01/etp_0101.html

Sarima Fabrics and Crafts Superstore in Okinawa, Japan
Okinawa-ken, Ginowan-shi, Aragusuku 2-45-6
TEL/098-892-2289
FAX/098-892-3809
MAP ; http://diddlefinger.com/m/okinawaken/ginowanshi/464585/?ch=2-45-6

Or you can just try Jusco (ジャスコ)．．．

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/TeduItiran.htm

ハッピ

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/TeduBigI0707.htm

和柄携帯ケース

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/TeduBigI0704.htm

ベビースリング

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/TeduBigF0612.htm

抗菌マスク

http://www.otsukaya.co.jp/Tedukuri/09MM.pdf