Do you hate to gather fabric?
#1
I have always hated to gather fabric. It is tedious and a pain in hinny. I just saw this new way of gathering fabric. It was a duh moment. Here is the link:
http://gracielousquilts.blogspot.com...uesday_13.html
I have this great purse pattern that I have only made once because of the amount of gathering. I'm going to dig it out and make another one.
http://gracielousquilts.blogspot.com...uesday_13.html
I have this great purse pattern that I have only made once because of the amount of gathering. I'm going to dig it out and make another one.
#6
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Ok now, am I the only one that didn't "quite" understand the instructions???? I got the long threads but got confused at cutting the zigzag when done. What holds the long thread to pull the threads? Am I just missing something? Oh yeah and the back tack??
Maybe someone can explain it in "simpleton" terms? LOL
Maybe someone can explain it in "simpleton" terms? LOL
#7
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,586
Originally Posted by Nanamoms
Ok now, am I the only one that didn't "quite" understand the instructions???? I got the long threads but got confused at cutting the zigzag when done. What holds the long thread to pull the threads? Am I just missing something? Oh yeah and the back tack??
Maybe someone can explain it in "simpleton" terms? LOL
Maybe someone can explain it in "simpleton" terms? LOL
#8
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 935
My grandmother taught me this little trick years ago. But, since we did mostly home dec sewing then, she taught me while using dental tape instead of thread. I still make ruffles and gathers this way, and the dental tape never breaks part way through the gathering process. You simply tack stitch it at the beginning and then zig-zag stitch over the tape within the seam allowance. I've also started pinning the dental tape if its the top of curtains I'm gathering. I just un-do the pin and smooth out the top --- makes for easier laundering and pressing before re-hanging.
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