内うち揚あげ

noun

inner pleat; inner tuck; fabric raised inside to adjust length

A tailoring technique used in kimono and yukata: excess fabric is folded up and stitched inside to shorten the garment while keeping the outer appearance neat. The term is domain-specific to traditional Japanese clothing.

• 着き物ものの内うち揚あげを直なおしてもらった。

  I had the inner tuck of my kimono adjusted.

• 子こ供どもの浴衣ゆかたは内うち揚あげをして長ながさを調ちょう節せつする。

  For a child's yukata, you adjust the length by making an inner tuck.