0000007446 00000 n I’ve been makin... Sew a Full, Gathered Skirt , Part One: Make Your Own Pattern! Shirring and smocking are not quite the same thing. Pleating or plaiting is a type of gathering in which the folds are usually larger, made by hand and pinned in place, rather than drawn up on threads, but very small pleats are often identical to evenly spaced gathers. I'm using horsehair braid for the first time and I'm enamored. �zn��PK�S#F�ODCxcfc��u����>��g��`#^s�n�+'�Hq��n���.��+RQ9�ދ�t>l`V�]�9`~,����MB��-�-�����ϣXt ���q(�w���s��DT��wҨ���5L=`�H���=�Ӯx=#�o�A�2��$�R��N Jb������g�#�4�qb�6YT��2��)��! It's true! 0000001136 00000 n 0000007146 00000 n 0000014243 00000 n �+� >�'!�����͖�S�����iXȚsI�v�8����u\��Zm}� `�N]Zg"�}��*���T� When selecting a pattern, look for at least 10″ of ease in the area you will be shirring. If the garment has ample ease, there will be enough fabric to gather attractively. Either way, these variations in tension are exactly why you need to wind the bobbin by hand rather than by machine. '"Shirring with elastic thread in the bobbin's not that tough, just time-consuming (and I would not want to do it on a already-sewn garment! <]>> My 1938 edition of Mary Thomas's embroidery book refers to the basis for smocking simply as "gathering" but the 1961 book calls it "gauging". Imagine...no more broken gathering threads... :). Absolutely love your blog and so excited for all your success! If your shirring is still not turning out quite as you’d like after varying the stretch in bobbin winding, try slightly increasing the bobbin tension, which helps the elastic thread pull the top thread to the back side just a bit more. 5w�������_��ohywD+��x�xQ5�I���fq]ٍ�wk#��%�����:��0�_f���tl/[email protected]��z�m?,ظ�x��D� �s+�{?� ��!�?|`xPB+E�8�ޅ��e���RT�͇���G4c�C��Kr. Great fabrics to shirr include voile, double gauze, lawn, and rayon challis. 0000001856 00000 n Some sewists like to stretch the elastic thread slightly when winding, while others insist that stretching should be avoided at all costs. �9)�3�c��i9�13�S3�<=x�\�t�/�KyZ.����A�g��)^`��-E�(/a�|�����D"px Y^�@D!��ge���ރ'a���cԕŜ1����"{gTu�?����B�F(�}(3�����&H�Ć-�qQ��I���s��#������K5|5b��_���`��)x��w��������,���j9���%�����`2 _�L��L��7�#���������ɡ�հ5�ҡ����t�K��3��y�D�[��6̮���J�ҏ�nm��)��]�όP�Y���!| �N�a��@�&Jܝ�9��FA8����Z����e(��K�S�Xp�N^��I:�GN�kd��-��0z �~�4X,���A[w�U��F�M}x��2�!�P?�_�($�Dш��>��Tl�\��B���0`3�����Q"Q��{ ��J��g� �Tii�!6���do�mt.��\|O�Sf����Nk6�G���E�,N�&�n���r(��7�KXȩc�C�, So interesting! x�b``�```9������ � ��X8~0\?��p��0��4tjlf6y|APT4��^G,LNPP,- �166KK�ԡ���hY:C2�f�J&�B�f,�����2Ng4fx���T���m�;F!M&o�&&g��}�\�����L��k�O7-4I�Y����������y�b�� �� L�&1 If you do not have a walking foot, a standard presser foot will do just fine. The thin elastic thread on the backside of the fabric creates the shirring, so if the fabric is too thick, the elastic will be too weak to gather it. "i didn't realize i was holding my breath until i audibly released it. Thread the needle with all-purpose thread. Flat pieces only! h�T�=o� �w~ō�:`� V$��m%�P�v'�� �a{ȿ�n�p�{p��yl�Y���I��@ol�q�V��8y��˶���N��u^pll?������+��������;��~Q�]����Tt�3^�(��F��r��C(�:�.�:����d�U �}h��{�*ν�(ϒ2�(��"�N\��)��K��Cd Elastic thread is used in the bobbin, causing the fabric to gather up when stitched. I've been doing the dental floss gathering for years - it works beautifully for really huge gathering projects like a wedding dress skirt! 55 0 obj <>stream This was really helpful! As nouns the difference between shirring and gathering is that shirring is two or more rows of gathers used to decorate parts of garments, usually the sleeves, bodice and yoke while gathering is a meeting or get-together; a party or social function. v�NǦ��Ml�Ƥ1ZV7*�l These backstitches will hide within the seam allowance. nothing beats the beauty of word AND sewing geekity together in one post! THANK YOU, Claire (and Gertie). Pull up the elastic thread. If you only sew one row of stitching with elastic bobbin thread, it will hardly gather the fabric. This is great information. 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I'm trying to make a gathered or shirred baby beanie with knit fabric - which method is better for knits? 0000007782 00000 n Shirring is time consuming, but not hard, and the results are so very worth it! 0000017191 00000 n kitschy tropical print I picked up last summer that is dying to be made up into something like what you pictured. 1��}n���̌7���*�X�A����3����K����#,�ҵ81qr^ċ֜՜�(�F9-����R�ӐD�ӌqb�����=uf�}��9[_��*&�Z*O6VP��u? I have to admit, I get a bit irked when people confuse these three terms when explaining a style that they don't have a picture for. 0000012284 00000 n I have often found darling dresses at vintage stores that inevitably look like a potato sack on my body. 0000023622 00000 n 0000014756 00000 n Typically, one full turn of the screw will work. Insert your bobbin into the sewing machine per usual. ��@�hׯ������Ւo�-*��T(��Ϯ}�������_�7��7~ CY͘�'[�9m���[\�������ؐ���o=���F��[����v��ϝw�:H1��t�4�َ�.�|��!�]�ĜN�V�[��s�ӗ��7\�+�B� ���@�w��'�� ��� But I guess that shows that I'm a sewing geek... rofl.I too have been trying to work up to shirring for a 50s style dress. h�TQ=o� ����@H�dAY����j��9pR�� B����^��l?�aC��Co���9��Q�p]6'�8i���?�t�YX��x�W�so�8'�=$W�v8=����W��i3���>>C`ج����������}3�e��n��CxQ�Z!� 3!��7mh��is�u�_�,�`ƌ�ꄃ!�Μ:r�p0gN9Q,�#A���~��4�bqU���`�\|h��mf�9֑V����j��_�����C~ �c� You don’t always have to shirr with a straight stitch. Gertie, can you give a tutorial on the shirring? �0bm��b�3�7���Iޢnj�7TlQt���讀+�yz邮������"��K$��L�u���`�6�8�f�6��-wp6aP�� Wind the bobbin by hand with the elastic thread. 0000001680 00000 n Pleating is mainly used to make skirts, but can have other uses. 0000016525 00000 n P��HVR�N4yE�-�wI%%LUs�j�~>�n�F5J��+$�� ��x��2^e��ə�daI}�mf�솵3W,BK��Ɩt�p� �� �����`�y:�\K������`S��Y����>�W���nz�&X����$��gN52Oϻn[��벶� �|�=/�ݒ���e�;��X�逞�D�k�>�sS�f�c7c� ]6%�� )��J�BH^��̉ʉ�T�4E*�]#�Vt��}4����FB�������з�fi��3��P�r[2���n�����z�r>�z�sfBcS�c�BXJB%[email protected];��6�̠��)B�� �����٭s��&��� �&=��%/�`��G�$��^�`Of:&�R�p����fg���0�,i��v���_��%��)g��������^��ޕ0Y���&���C�����XXS.I��W8�{���}��]I��H��r��`�9��$�I��z��:0+\n=��v���i�뀮Gx]rwE��e�G� ?o�(�9� ��ۜ|Cu���A��6R4�]u���=%u���WΎv��HX���թwE��urEt���A�f� K��Ϗ������s���d7)��sʳ`��MF~H��>8>kU�βB����.u��1o��tb�դf��Gis{�^����x� �u�%�+��~���l�=}�T��Z��LC�),��� �(ݙ�.��S�p��j��"�8#e�J������x5���M �`Z�z l����Gz��3j�J8������:@;]N��h�냿h$��IȕJ����ȠS?� 0000024318 00000 n It totally drives me crazy when people call things one way and I understand them a different way.Oh, and I'm always annoyed when people call it "sheering", since the word sheering is a nautical term which refers to a ship swerving off course. I'm sure I've mistakenly used the terms smocking and shirring interchangeably, but now I *think* I've got it (shirring = elastic used to create the stretchiness, smocking not). Although you can add shirring to any part of a garment, it’s most commonly used to create shaping at the neckline, bust, or waist. Please please pretty please?Thanks for another informative post! Since it's probably a mistake in pronunciation, I'm sure being annoyed with it makes me a snob, of sorts. Shirring gives us the opportunity to breathe new life into existing garments or add shaping without fiddling with pattern alterations. I've been working on a ver... Here’s a topic that gets a lot of discussion, but I think the info bears repeating: ease in patterns. 0000013457 00000 n When shirring, the fabric gathers between stitch links, so a longer stitch length creates more shirring whereas a shorter stitch length creates less. Gathering using a piece of floss and a zig zag stitch?!? Shirring on a blouse will usually be sewn mid-way through construction, after sewing the side seams, which ensures that the shirring aligns throughout the waist and at the side seam. startxref I do it on Long strips, short ones, anywhere I used to do 'regular' gathering, I now do the zz gathering. 0000000016 00000 n Backstitch at the beginning and end of each stitch line by only 1-2 stitches. Shirring is created by sewing multiple parallel rows of stitching. Thank You! This will ensure that the stitches are evenly spaced and will align when sewing the side seams. 0000018694 00000 n Smocking uses embroidery stitches to gather fabric to help create stretch—and add decorative patterns at the same time—without the use of elastic thread. Elastic thread is wound on the bobbin and then several parallel rows of stitching are done across the fabric. Mark the shirring lines on the garment using chalk and a … h�|S{PSW�!�& L�<2�A/0�SŨ���Ԓ�PqL�prYl�S�8�&qxQ��f�^�'��_D{�1������a� J�S Your blog posts are awesome, Gertie! The fishing line can also be used in tulle, netting or lightweight fabric such as the edge of a wedding veil or hem when a lettuce edge is wanted.The Style Dictionary is such an inspired idea! She loves inspiring and encouraging sewers try new techniques and create a personalized wardrobe that they love! This increase in tension tightens the shirring and will often make the difference between lackluster shirring and a professional finish. Shirring is very common on the side panels on 50s swimsuits, rompers and sundresses a la Alfred Shaheen. "Ruching is made by creating two or more parallel lines of gathering. With the fabric right side up, sew along the marked stitch lines using a long stitch length (3-4). Just wanted to say I think you and your blog are great.Thanks for the tip on the dental floss for gathering.Terry. My big peeve is when shirring is called smocking probably bc I do both and a smocked garment takes weeks while a shirred one takes about 20 minutes. what's the difference between shirring and smocking...or is there one? The terminology's just shifted in modern usage so that today, smockers refer to pleating their fabric, not shirring it. Oh! Thank you. Wait, what? Leave 2-3” tails at either end of your stitching, pull threads to the wrong side, and knot the threads by hand to avoid adding unsightly bulk. Oh well. 0000001500 00000 n 0000005978 00000 n http://tinyurl.com/3hsup65. So I've never tried myself but would love to as it makes those garments fit lovely and gives them a bit of movement! Avoid heavier fabrics such as flannel, canvas, and wool suiting. Smocking is often done by hand, utilizing pleats to create intricate designs and manipulate the appearance and fit of a garment. If you google 'shirring tutorial', you'll get a ton.Jasmine, I don't remember exactly where I first saw the dental floss idea. Vintage smocking texts often call the pleating process "shirring" and they use to sell "shirring dots", which were grids of tiny iron-on dots for gathering. It is the most fun thing. 0000024472 00000 n See more ideas about Sewing hacks, Sewing tutorials, Sewing techniques. I once had a vintage hawaiian dress re-shirred by a dressmaker, when I picked it up, she said don't ever ask me to do that again! The more stitching lines you sew, the more gathered the result will be. I bet if you google 'dental floss gathering' you'll get some results with pics. When you have completed shirring your garment, hover a hot steam iron 1” above the shirring and steam the fabric. Mark the shirring lines on the garment using chalk and a ruler, 1/2” away from each other.
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