Greetings and a blessed new week to you all dear friends on hive, I hope you already having a good day as we usher in the new week with more positive vibes, hoping to get the best out of it, just be consistent in whatever you chose to do

Unlike my usual Mondays which should be for resting after an exhausting weekend, today is even more work-filled than the weekend, it's an exciting needlework process I'm working on, I know I promised to share this process of making my birthday outfit, and my younger sister's bridal outfit both occasion taking place the same day, still in the process, so you still need to bear with me, as I'm taking my time to create something stunning, trust me.

I'm still fulfilling a promise though, about sharing the making process of the traditional attire I made my nephew a few weeks back for their cultural day celebration at their school, It was a colorful day, seeing the children all dressed in their tribe's traditional attire, also parents as well, the Nigerian culture is very rich and I'm proud to be one. I already shared the making process of my daughter's outfit, she represented the Ibibio tribe, since my sister is married to a Yoruba man, it's just right for her son to represent his father's tribe, not strictly though as he can choose to represent either of the tribes anytime, that's just the beauty of cultural diversity all living in love and unity should be the goal.

The Yoruba attire for boys is usually called Buba(shirt) and Sokoti(short), while the ladies just tie a wrapper around their waist, known as "Iro", just like the one you can see his sister wearing beside him, it is easy to make and didn't take me too much time. Let's get right into it then...

Materials used

• Kampala Ankara fabric
• Matching colored thread.
• Elastic

Cutting and sewing process

• I started by pacing the fabric in a fold of four after determining his largest round upper measurement,

• Then I cut out a round neckline in the middle, making sure that his head should be able to pass through.

• then I cut out a facing, which I used in turning the neckline in.

• Next, I notched where I want the sleeve to stop, it's sort of armless, I hemmed and joined the shirt by the sides., and also hemmed it, leaving a little slit by the sides.

• To make the short, I cut out the short pattern for both front and back,

• Then, join the crotch area of both front and back, before joining the sides, then the hem follows.

For the waist, I sewed a waistband all around which serves as the elastic case, where I passed the elastic measuring a few inches away from his actual waist measurement, so it can be firm on his waist.

And that completes the making process of the buba and sokoto outfit. And my nephew rocked it well like the Yoruba boy he is

All images used in this post are mine

Thank you for reading.❤❤