Sewing my first kimono

In my desire to have a kimono which is long enough, I have now started to sew one myself, although I am an experienced seamstress and a kimono is simple in its construction, it is takeing me surprisingly long time and I have had several small surprises along the way - so as the collars slope, lining that stretched it selves
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The fabrick, is a canvas weave
- summer denim

Decoration stritch, to hold stuff in its place, the brown one
- the rest is basting

It is 185cm long