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