Adding elastic to dress

Sewing a casing and inserting elastic can be fiddly and tedious, especially when using a narrow width elastic. But there’s an easier, quicker way to create a elastic waist without using a casing at all. It instantly creates a fitted waist, giving the dress (and you!) an hourglass shape. The result i

Annie Stafford - Learn to sew on Instagram: "Hello sewing friends 🙋🏽‍♀️💕 This reel shows how to make a faux shirring effect, I’ve used this hack many a time as an alternative to shirring as my machine tends to chew my fabric whenever I try to attempt it. The concept is pretty simple, all you do is get your fabric, fold it in half and sew channels along so that you can insert the elastic to create the desired effect. A little note that I ran out of time to get into more detail about…

Ann Taylor embroidered dress c/o (runs big) When I first blogged about this adorable dress, I mentioned the waist ran wide and suggested a few easy DIY “fixes.” Per your requests, here’s a step-by-ste

Learn how to cinch a waist of a dress or a shirt with elastic. It’s the quickest and easiest way to bring in the waist and make it more flattering. After wearing it for all of these months I decided to add some elastic to cinch a waist. Then I could wear it with or without a belt. I’m showing how to do it with a dress, but the same technique can work for a shirt too!

Breathe new life into an ill-fitting garment by taking in the waist with an elastic casing.

Ruching fabric is so easy and can be used in many ways, from gathering up the sides of a shirt to shortening sleeves. How to sew ruching.

Danesha | Sewing & Fashion on Instagram: "An easy hack to keep your straps up! — You know me…quick and to the point! So I noticed that my ready to wear dress had elastic in the straps so I decided to record how I added elastic into my straps on my Juliana dress. I then went on to keep working on my dress and accidentally scrolled to far and noticed that @coraline.street included this hack in her pattern! lol so now you have a visual aid here and written directions if you buy the Juliana…

Diana Austin ❤️🧵🪡 on Instagram: "Using clear elastic to gather is really the way to go!! . Not only does it make perfect gather every time BUT it adds stability to the garment! . Do you gather with clear elastic!? . Fabric used- DBP from @shopolgascloset Sewing machine- @babylocksewing Jubilant Clear elastic- 1/4 in from The Sewing Place (online) I am not wearing me made on this video and the finished dress is coming soon 🤩 . #sewing #isew #memade #sewfun #gathering"

Breathe new life into an ill-fitting garment by taking in the waist with an elastic casing.