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Love to Sew Studio Uses
Brother Project Runway Sewing Machines |
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Shirring...How
to sheer fabric for gathered fullness. |
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| Shirring
is a method of shaping a garment and is done so by controlling fullness.
It's technique is similar to gathering. Shirring consists of two or more
rows of gathered fabric. Shirring can be a pretty and feminine alternative
to darts in small areas near the shoulder as shown above. Shirring can
also be done on large areas of a garment like all around the top of a full
skirt. Shirring works best on soft fabrics but can also done on stronger
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Cut a 6" X 6" piece
of fabric to practice on.
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Here is another example of
shirring at the shoulder. This method was done as described above. To hold
the shirring in place, once it was gathered, a regular stitch was sewn
over top of the shirring. Keep in mind that you will want to keep your
gathering even. |
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Notice the the gentle fabric used for this
project. Once again the shirring was done on the shoulder area in place of
darts. This gives a pretty feminine look to this 1925 zigzag vintage dress
being made. |
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