Hello everyone..... although i have been subscribing to instructables, I have never made one myself. When I saw this contest, I thought this is a good opportunity to start with.

I have tried to explain the best I could but this is a very confusing pattern and this instructable is preferable for those who have prior pattern drafting and sewing knowledge.

Step 1: Things You Will Need

Paper for drafting (any paper will do including newspaper)
Pencil
Ruler
masking tape
pins
scissors
fabrics - I have used 2 different fabrics which I had at hand. However, it is preferable to use a solid colored fabric to enhance the bamboo effect
basic extended bodice and sleeve pattern

Step 2: The Sleeve (pattern)

Take your basic sleeve pattern..... for this style to be enhanced , you need to have long sleeve (which I hate so I went with the shortest possible length with 6 bamboo slants)
Decide on the number of bamboo slants you need and number them from the hem line

Step 3:

Cut line 1 till the edge but not completely
Insert a triangular piece of paper +- 12 cm at the base
Stick with masking tape
Draw over the lines
Pin the triangle at the line and fold the pleat
Cut the excess at the hem and side seams

Step 4:

For bamboo slant no.2....... cut along the top edge of the first pleat until the line 2 intersection
Cut along line 2 till the edge
Follow same instructions as you did for line 1

Step 5:

Go along line by line working your way up towards center of sleeve

Step 6:

Finish all 6 lines .... at this point... I found that the pattern overlapped and I couldnt place it flat on the fabric so i added one more slit at the center and made another small pleat so that I could lay the pattern flat without overlap

Step 7: Sleeve (Cutting on Fabric)

Pin on fabric (you will need lots of pins)
Cut the pattern out on fabric
DO NOT stretch the fabric while moving it to the ironing board
Iron the pleats (you can do without ironing also)

Step 8: Sewing of the Sleeve

Sewing of the sleeve is done in the reverse order of drafting..... that is .... you start sewing from the top (the last pleat) and move downwards towards the hem
Details of sewing the individual pleat given with the yoke

Step 9: Yoke

I made 5 bamboo pleats for the yoke
The method is same as the sleeve
Cut each line, add triangular piece, fold and cut excess

Step 10: Yoke on Fabric

Pin the yoke pattern on fabric and cut

Step 11: Sewing of Yoke

Like the sleeve, we start sewing from the last line (the 5th one)
The first pleat (the fifth line) is not done like the bamboo pleat because it is too close to the neckline
Therefore I made it like a dart with the excess on the right side of fabric
Fold the 4th line,pin it (see the pic above)
Fold the fabric upwards and sew a thin seam to secure the pleat

Step 12:

Follow the same step for the next pleats until you finish all 5
Sew the right lower corner to secure the last pleat (the last pic)

Step 13: Bias Band

Take thin piece of fabric on the bias
Place a thick thread and sew the bias band

Step 14: Attach the Bias Band

Line the bias band on the edge of the yoke
Iron the yoke with bias band

Step 15: Bodice

Take extended bodice pattern
I have made zig zag hem
Cut on fabric

Step 16: Attach Yoke to Bodice

Pin the yoke on the bodice pattern
Sew top stitch on the sides

Step 17: Attach the Shoulders

Pin the shoulders
Sew the shoulders
Overlock the seams to give a neat finishing

Step 18: Neck Facing

Neck facing is cut for the front and back neck for the bodice
The shoulder part of the neck facing are joined together and the edges overlocked
Pin the neck facing to the main bodice right side to right side, pin the pieces
Sew around the neckline
Snip the seams so it is neater when you reverse it
Understitch the neckline, iron it
Hem the neckline