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Love to Sew Studio Uses
Brother Project Runway Sewing Machines |
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| How to Sew Your Own Clothes:
Garment Construction |
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Gathering Seam...How
to gather fabric by a machine baste stitch. |
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A garment showing gathering
at the bodice top area. |
Learn how to gather fabric
by a machine baste stitch. |
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are several ways to gather fabric. Machine basting is a quick and easy
method. It is done much faster than hand sewing. This method can be used
on light to medium weight fabrics. The down fall to this method is the
thread can easily break while pulling it to gather. The upside is it does
not create a thick zigzag stitch like the machine zigzag gather method
does. Here are two other methods of gathering fabric:
How to gather
fabric by machine zigzag.
How to hand baste
to gather fabric. |
Cut a 4" X 8" piece
of fabric to practice on.
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Place your machine
setting at the longest stitch length possible. Leave your thread long. |
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Do not back-stitch
at the beginning or when you are done sewing the seam. Stitch down the seam.
Since this is practice, we are stitching down the middle of the fabric. You
will want to stitch using the pressure foot as
your guide when you are gathering for making a garment. |
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This is what your
machine basting seam should look like when you are done. Remember DO NOT cut
the threads at either end. |
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Gently pull one
thread. It does not matter which one. Pull the fabric with your fingers as
you pull the thread to gather.
It's that easy.
See other methods of gathering fabric to
compare which method works best for you:
How to gather
fabric by machine zigzag. (For stronger fabrics.)
How to hand baste
to gather fabric. |
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important part in garment shaping and making. Many handmade clothes include gathering.
With this method, your gathering can be smooth and even. You control
where the gathers go. Your goal should be that your gathering looks
even. This give the most professional look. |
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Click here for Photos of Handmade Garments using a
Gathering seam |
Methods on How to Sew Your Own Clothes - Garment
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