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Tutorial: Smocking/shirring fabric

April 30, 2009 by Anne Weaver

smockingshirringSome people call it smocking.  Some people call it shirring.  Whatever you call it, it’s makes an awful pretty top for a sundress.  Pretty Ditty shares a tutorial for smocking/shirring.  Get the how-to.

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Comments

  1. CAROLYN MONTY says

    July 31, 2011 at 6:22 pm

    RE: SHIRRING

    I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH SHIRRING A CHIFFON POLY FABRIC BLOUSE AT WAIST.

    THE BOBBIN GETS STUCK AND LIFTS UP AND RAVELS, WHEN I THREAD IT WITH THE ELASTIC THREAD BY HAND. I DO IT BY HAND SO IT IS NOT TOO TIGHT. I DID ONCE BEFORE, BY HAND TIGHT THREADING AND THEN LOOSE, AND I SAW THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SHIRRING.

    BUT NOW I’M HAVING PROBLEM WHEN I RETHREADED IT. AM I PUTTING THE NEEDLE BACK IN THE WRONG WAY, OR MAYBE IT’S THE NEEDLE, AND AT WHAT TENSION DO I USE IT..AT 0 OR 1. THE STITCH I USE 5 AS THE LENGTH.
    WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? PLEASE ADVISE.

    PLEASE ADVISE ASAP SO I CAN FINISH MY PROJECT.

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY HELP ON THESE ISSUES.

    CAROLYN MONTY
    [email protected]
    1714-437-1035

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