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Sewing pattern: Add drawstring gathers to a garment

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Sewing tutorial: Add drawstring gathers to a garmentWhether on a t-shirt or dress, drawstring gathers are a fun and trendy way to add shaping and texture to your clothes.  It’s an easy addition to make to ready-to-wear clothing or on clothes that you’re sewing for yourself.  BurdaStyle has a tutorial showing how to do it.  The drawstring allows you to adjust the amount of gathering.

Click below for the tutorial:

DIY Drawstring Gathers, by BurdaStyle

[photo from BurdaStyle]

Looking for more t-shirt style sewing patterns? Check these t-shirt patterns out on Etsy.

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  1. This technique can be extremely handy to shorten sleeves or trouser legs instead of rehemming the item.

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