How To Cosplay: Make a Hakama

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[@FaeQueenXII]

That was incredibly helpful thank you so much for making the step by step folding/stitching instructions! I bought the traditional pattern from folklore and when it saw it had no physical template I panicked so hard. Watching you place the pieces together step by step especially using a small scale helped he envision the whole thing. Thank you!!

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cerberus1595]

I'm a guy, I make characters in 3d, and your tutorial is the best one and most easy to follow of any and all Sewing pattern tutorials I've ever seen. You absolutely blew me away here :D I would absolutely love to see you more clothing tutorials done by you that are as well done as this one, you got amazing tutorial skills. The paper template you made also helps SO MUCH in understanding what you have to do. It makes more sense then a drawing or someone showing it with actual cloth. Once again thank you! Keep up the good work. :)

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

+Cerberus Thank you! The paper template was painstakingly made & introduced to let people hands-on themselves. Sadly a lot of people don't bother with that and just kept commenting that they don't understand without putting in effort to understand it.

[@jeromejohnson7653]

Cerberus what you said.

[@LilChikyChan]

awww that little sewing machine you drew is so cute!! XD and this tutorial is really clear!! i'll have to try this out some time :3

[@Ayselx]

Watching this makes the directions I have make soooo much more sense. I bought the Folkwear Hakama and Kataginu pattern, and their directions for the hakama himo lack pictures (which I need). This tutorial has helped me sooo much. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@Keithybox]

The quality on how this video was made is astounding. Thanks for the effort to make a tutorial.

[@shepherd4487]

This is the best tutorial that I've found, thank you so much

[@pimenel]

The whole paper example makes this extremely easy to understand! ! If it was the actual cloth version in site the bundling of fabric and size would actually make it confusing. Also, the little sewing machine, adorable.

[@Zanpakuto87]

i reversed the pieces...by accident. but i can make it work. it wasn't your tutorial that was the issue. i just cut the material wrong. my mistake aside, im about 40% done now. great job on this...if you're curious i am doing kenshin from rurouni kenshin.

[@Lainedy]

This is incredible helpful!! I was wanting to crossplay as Kenshin Himura, but making a hakama gave me a lot of fear of ruining perfectly good fabric because I'm truly messy with measures or doing a crappy job because I have very little patience. Thank you!! Now I know there's no way I could mess this up xD!

[@Ashyoochun]

A wonderful tutorial, and extremely easy to understand. Love how you made it so simple to modify to any size, that is very helpful. Thanks ever so much for posting this video.

[@ShunXXX196]

You made this so much simpler to understand, thank you

[@RuneScapeShadoma]

Thank you so much for these! They were very helpful and i like the traditional asymmetry compared to newer patterns. These hakama were my first ever sewing project and they came out great!

[@lilianasuhi]

Thanks a lot for your very helpful tutorial By the way, I like playing Ikimonogakari while sewing too

[@Otterhead3]

I have been looking everywhere for a hakama making guide. This is perfect, thank you.

[@moiracoleman5087]

Many thanks for such a good and useful tutorial. The use of the paper templates made it not only unique but also very clear.

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

Thanks a lot! I'm thinking of making a new video on this subject because so many people have questions ^^;;

[@ivyprinsesa]

THANK YOU! OMG! I have seen other tutorials that aren't too helpful, but this one has everything. You are a lifesaver!

[@Brighteyedleather]

This is an amazing video, so clear!! I wish I had found this first. After several videos, blogs, I still didn't feel like I fully understood how to make one - now I do!

[@PinkCheetah101]

I have a few questions: What is the waist band width? How/What is the measure for C? How far down should C go down the side of your leg? Is E how long you waist to your feet are? How do you determind the size of the Back Flap? Thank you so much! It would help a lot if you can answer these questions! I love this tutorial! :)

[@sammyandeverything2232]

Did you ever get the answers? These comments on here were dumb people who thought it was cool without actually did it.

[@naggo8484]

This is the most cool and original sewing tutorial I´ve seen! Thank you so much! The arrows to know which side the fabric must go and different color to point which piece is which in your paper pattern is amazing!

[@TokuCosplayBishi]

the thing is that all of the 4 patterns are different...you have not mentioned...how to divide your measurement between patterns. Because one of hem is bigger...another is smaller. So it is confusing how many cm or inch each pattern should have according to our measurements.

[@halimech1]

If she could only reply

[@NotoriousBroadcasts]

This is a very simple design, and easy to follow, especially with the included templates. Thank you very much for posting!

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

glad u liked it!

[@powersinbetween]

im sewing my first hakama for cosplay and i couldnt have done it without this video. Thanks! thumbs up.

[@anaritamenossedesouza853]

You saved my sewing carrer with this video!! You're a genious!

[@Inichan]

I love your toturials!they are awesome easy made and very good to understand. for me as a german cosplayer starter its a big help.so I want to thank you for this awesome work you do!Thx a lot!

[@mangagirl137]

I absolutely love your tutorials!! They're very easy to follow and understand. Keep up the awesome work and thank you!

[@arnok25]

Little question: Where you take the C mesure? its my personal choice or i have to calculate the opening on each side?

[@valodom4240]

You're tutorial is the best I've come across in a long time. I'm going to make these pants for fashion purposes. Thank you so much!!!!

[@SueK2001]

This was incredibly helpful! I never could figure this out before. Plus your video demo was the cutest thing I ever saw! Thank you so very much!

[@frostylala141]

Mk. This is going to be so easy. -puts on video, sees math- D: -opens up ebay- :]

[@jerleenyvette]

Omg thank you sooo much for making this video!!! This is just what I needed, and your instructions are so clear! ^ - ^

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

glad u liked it!

[@novak.vn.707]

Im cosplaying Tsukasa for Halloween and this is a great help, thanks.

[@Dunny901]

@Kakashi112233 cotton is your best choice as its not too pricey like silk and easy to work with.

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

C = it's usually a few inch but it will change depending on your waist length. I like to roughly gauge all 4 of them to take up 25% of your entire waist length. But it's really a personal thing... as long as it looks correct to you, its fine Take note of the red curvy line that indicated exactly where 'C' should be. It is NOT the gap between the hips & waist.

[@mistashattuck2736]

Thanks for the video! I'm going to make one for my son, his costume is Shippo from Inuyasha for Anime Expo this year

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

cool!

[@patriciamuszynski1328]

Amazing video. I was confused by my Hakama pattern but you explained it better than the pattern makers instructions :)

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

wow thanks!!

[@Silveretta22]

I've finally understood how to sew an Hakama, Thank you very mach for such a genial, simple and great video!

[@magicleo]

This is incredibly helpful, especially for beginners to sewing/cosplaying. Thank you so so much ^^

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

it's usually a few inch but it will change depending on your waist length. I like to roughly gauge all 4 of them to take up 25% of your entire waist length. But it's really a personal thing... as long as it looks correct to you, its fine.

[@tjdope6569]

So cute and to the point! Can’t wait to try these steps, Thanks !!

[@cedarland116]

I love your tutorials!! They're very easy to follow along, fun and I love the paper drafting :) it's an excellent visual! Thanks for another awesome video! ^_^

[@lookingforme4225]

I just sew it for my brother he loved it your the best thanks

[@xianyan1120]

Thank you very much for the tutorial, Kaika, it helps me a lot to understand how to make the hakama! I measured everything as you said in the tutorial, but I got confused when I tried to cut the fabrics out. Can you tell me where the measurements in respect with the template? Also, just to make sure, C is the widths of the gaps on both side? do you need to divide it into half? Because I want the gaps at the side like 15cm wide, but it doesn't look right when I do the math... I ended up with 1.5cm for A, but when I divide 15 into half, it comes out 15cm for A. Sorry for firing you with bunch of questions...It is the first time for me to make this and I am very confused with so many stuff! Hope to hear back from you soon!

[@zsorosebud]

12 years later and i'm so glad i found this, the most useful hakama tutorial on youtube (the others are okay, but way too technical for a begginer like me)

[@tenshijeonkookie5273]

Hey did your hakama turned out well? Im having difficultys on the measurements

[@zsorosebud]

@@tenshijeonkookie5273 That was the most difficult part. We decided the pleads would be 5cm and went on. The lenght is easy, it's the same as any long trousers plus 2 to 4cm margin (in order to sew the bottom part). The width is the difficult one, but you can make adjustments in the pleads, because the back part of them won't be visible. I hope this helps, i'm not a proffesional taylor and english is not my first language. Good luck!

[@zsorosebud]

Oh and yes, it turned out well haha

[@tenshijeonkookie5273]

@@zsorosebud Thanks for your reply :)

[@asurunotts]

Hey! Your comment is one of the most recent here, can you explain to me the relationship between the first pattern (with the measurements and the A, B, C...) and the second that is to be printed? I followed the steps in the video and on paper it worked, but I can't understand how to apply this to the measurements of the first pattern :(

[@TealCheetah]

The paper is a very helpful visualization.

[@uchiha2gurl]

ur tutorials are always SO cute and super helpful :3 thanks so much for posting!

[@Ohohmarcel]

I love this tutorial.... It is easy to understand.... And simple... Thanks

[@ilonaramazanova6940]

Thank you so much for this template…just in case you aren’t FBI I am making 1/6 scale hakama for a doll .you saved me so much time with your template

[@pheenix42]

Again, splendid instructions! I think I know what I might do for a costume contest now! =D

[@pai009]

Hay, I've got a little tip people who are having a hard time doing the crotch seam. If you do that seam right after getting the pleats in, then the side seams, it's much easier than waiting until the legs are together to do them. It's a very informative tutorial either way, that can also be modified to be used on dolls, like BJDs or Barbies, as well.

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

You will minimally need 4 x meter of fabric if you are tiny. Check out the paper template in the blog, print it out and play around with it. It should help give you a better idea. Gd luck!

[@Sasumiwo]

FINALLY!!! Finally a tutorial for hakama dear..Gawd... D: Thankyou so muchie! Can you please maybe do a tutorial for the top part also? I really am confused on how to do/sew the collar...So please? :O

[@Metsumei]

Wait for the green part where it folds in, the part of the hakama that kind of looks like pockets when you finish it, is it necessary to sew in the flaps? If not, does it pop out? When I see people wear hakamas, the flaps you fold in never pop out, so is it necessary to sew them?

[@nkariya1]

Best tutorial I've found yet. Thank you much.

[@akikazeCos]

What kind of fabric to you recommend to use for making a hakama? I'm relatively new to sewing for cosplays.. and I'm aware that some fabrics might be too "soft" and won't have that "crease" look for the hakama.. ;m; any tips?

[@akumabito2008]

Very cool, thanks for sharing! One of these days, I'll have to get my wife to explain to me how her sewing machine works.. :P

[@asheschu4985]

Thank you so much for making this tutorial! I've been looking up Hakama tutorials and patterns for years and never had the confidence to actually make one before. This video gives me a bit more hope that I'll be able to make a Hakama for a cosplay soon. The paper tutorial was straightforward and adorable. Thank you for taking the time to make it! On another note, I'm curious as to the song that plays around the 10:30 mark during the waistband part of the tutorial. It doesn't seem to be any of the 3 songs credited at the end of the video and those male vocals are smooth as velvet ^^

[@starfood]

Hi hi! The last song is "Kikoete imasuka" (translates as "Can you hear?" by the japanese singer "CLEAR" . You can find the song on KZbin =)

[@WeebMama]

So awesome! It was very simple to modify for my cosplay, which which is more like a hakama shorts kind of thing x3 Thank chu!

[@DEZMIRE]

I have my measurements but then when you introduced the template I got lost...How do I draw the pattern using the measurements I have?

[@wuzza3471]

nixetan same :/

[@wuzza3471]

and how much does C need to be?

[@hannah9677]

www.dr-cos.info/freepattern/riderhakama-en-lm.pdf I found this Pantern its for women M now but i think maybe combining this with the Video helps

[@daemonbaranguer842]

It is a bit complicated, but thanks to your tutorial I will encourage you to do it. It is the most understandable. Thank you

[@Azi_Limitless_Mind]

Excellent video! Thank you very much! You make it simple and understandable!

[@mayvonjoneson6469]

this is AMAzing. SERIOUSLY. im so amazed.

[@lupi121]

Do you have to make the pleats? Kikyo's hakama doesn't seem to have any pleats... also, what is the second song?

[@jacqhe]

@inspiredxwriter Anything that folds well and easy to work with

[@KawaiBerry]

Cute tutorial! and you make it extreamly easy to understand! :D

[@Jaegerbox]

Thank you for this tutorial! This really will be helpful for my Byakuya cosplay for Expo next year! :D

[@TheKunoichiNeko]

GOD!!! I needed this a month ago!!!

[@frederbee]

This is an amazing video, and so easy to use. thank you so much for posting

[@Hellbrought]

Thank you so much for making this video! It is very helpful and charming.

[@jacqhe]

@cosplayisfun All four side have different width. check out the blog for template =)

[@animecat4]

I'm really tempted to go and make all these clothes you've made but I'm sure as soon as I do I'll mess up somewhere xD haha ah well guess thats the whole point of learning by trial and error.

[@mangagirl137]

Quick question: is C the groin/inner leg measurement? I'm a little confused.

[@zaranea7920]

What a really great explained tutorial!

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

Aww thanks!

[@pai009]

Just so you know. To make the groin area easier, you could sew the sides first, the groin area secont, and the inner leg sceme last. At least that's what I do on regular pants to make sewing them easier.

[@madleftyeli]

you are very talented ^^ I could never do something like this

[@admeister8]

EPIC! thanks for the tutorial!

[@dandeleona4760]

Not bad for a paper tutorial! Well done! :)

[@SamuraiMover]

There are 4 diff patterns? I thought the front right and front left has the same size, but it's diff from one another

[@litlemsevil]

Thank you so much for making such a fun and easy to understand tutorial. I hope you didn't get any papercuts. :o

[@ghostWolf93]

I'm having trouble and the probably isn't the best beginner sewing project, but how do you do the crotch area? And how to you lay the measurments on the fabric? In the guide you have on your blog it just says 'once you're done cutting' but I'm a little lost

[@starfood]

Attaching the groin area starts at 6:12

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

sigh... i can't give you an EXACT measurement because I always roughly gauge mine base on how it looks. Why don't u try looking at the mirror and gauge how low u want the 2 holes at the side to look? If you MUST have a measurement, I think mine is 6inch. It differs for different people..

[@waterdragonboyrules]

Thank heavens that I found this, I couldn't find anything and I have to make hakama pants for my cosplay very soon, just gotta get a sewing machine now :P

[@momi_303]

Hello I'd like to ask you if you could make some toturial of making Ichigo's bankai costume? Or if you did where could I find it? thanks great vid btw :)

[@arthigo]

The four leg parts seems quite asymmetrical. So do you happen to have the vertical/horizontal ratio to each part? meaning that once you have measured the height you could multiply the vertical measure to ratio and thus get the horizontal measure.

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

***** No ratio and yes the four parts of asymmetrical. check out the blog for the template and try the paper cut out. That should help you to understand.

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

The Cosplay Chronicles *four parts are asymmetrical

[@animecat4]

What if you can't find any fabric that is 38 inches in width? I'm tempted to make some Hakama for my boyfriend but every fabric that I have seen is 28 inches or under width wise

[@PinkCheetah101]

@elpheal Thank you very much! This was very helpful! So should the waist belt be the width of the hole of the back flap? Depending on how big the hole you make?

[@trawratrawrina2164]

gracias muy facil super bien presentado el esquema

[@ryou63]

Thank you so much ^^ I was in a need of such a video at the moment. You're a life saver ^^

[@joolievt]

help, i dont fully understand the measurements :( can you please do an example on someone or something please? it would help alot. i really want to make this :(

[@nancywinans8975]

Such a BIG Help!!! The pattern I have is very vague and hard to figure out.

[@sweetfrozenyoghurt]

The overall tutorial is really clear, but I'm a little confused as to how to fill out the sizes on the template. Clearly E is the length of the hakama, D seems to be the areas you've marked with front / back right / left, C is the top of the triangular shaped piece of the inner fabric on the template, B is to be determined by yourself ... but I'm not sure how A works, considering not all the pieces are the same size? So when you divide them by 2, does that mean you take the front and the back ( right or left ) together, or do you take the lefts and rights together? There are 4 pieces total, after all, so one of the two must be combined ..

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

sweetfrozenyoghurt As stated in the video, A = (waist length - (c x 4) )/2 , for measurements at this early stage, both front and back 'A' are the same. I don't fully understand the later part of your comment but for measurements (in this case 'A') we are only taking front and back.

[@DragonSiren265]

Would anybody be able to give a good example of the measurements? I'm having trouble understanding how to take the measurements. Thank you! I really want to make sure I don't waste fabric by making the wrong measurements.

[@pattogarcia_23]

Wow it's amazing

[@samuelwinegar6104]

I am new to sewing with a pattern. Can someone help me understand how to use the measurements onto the pattern?

[@ameliazen3597]

I don't understand this tutorial. You give a rough estimate of the pleats as 1in but the image you have the pleats are not the same width and there's no math to figure out the length of these pleats, which also makes it impossible to know how much fabric is needed because you can't just add measurement D to the pleat measurement because there isn't one. Everyone e else seems to get it, is there something I'm missing?

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

As mentioned in 1:07 the width of the pleats is the portion of the pleats that can be seen from the outside. The pleats are not all the same width but when they collapse together/ get folded up, you will only see the 1 inch portion of it. It doesn't have to be 1 inch of course, it depends on the size of your waist and really, how wide you want it to be.

[@Lithiel]

I've seen in comments a lot of "cosplay hakama" vs "real" hakama, what is the difference in the construction?

[@morinomusume]

wow ! good job !

[@mintyfroggo5808]

I know this was posted ten years ago, and I don't think anyone will respond, but what do you do if you want the bottom of the pants the be puffy? Do you sew a cuff piece onto the bottom of the legs or something?

[@terencesilva4499]

That not a hakama what you're describing is called a mompe.

[@DarthJader11]

YAAAY I want to sew now.. Can't wait to finish my Shinigami cosplay!!! Thanks! n__n

[@bratfull06]

this is for a cosplay hakama right not the *REAL* one? i was about to do this but i think i'll put something here likes additional length for waist band etc. btw thanks for the tutorial it's cute! :3

[@TheCosplayChronicles]

@PinkCheetah101 C = this depends on how comfortable you are with the slits. Maybe 6 - 9inch? E = yup Back flap = personally I just do a rough gauge. I don't have any size to follow...I kinda just based it on the anime characters