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how to create shirring with elastic thread. It's a quick and easy technique that's really popular in women's wear right now.

summer frock – tutorial + pattern I’ve had a quite a few requests for this tutorial. I hope you use it + enjoy it. This dress is made to have neither a front nor a back. It is also made to go over the head, one arm at a time. Lets get started. Buy the pattern piece right here in my shop. Print pattern. Supplies needed: -skirt fabric -bodice fabric -bodice lining fabric -fishing wire -scissors Start by cutting 2 bodice pieces + 2 bodice lining pieces. Stitch the neckline of the bodice. Then…

Shirring is an old technique, I know. (Shirring and smocking aren’t actually originally done with elastic…..but it sure makes things easier. And faster.) Sometimes I assume everyone knows how to do it. But then I get another email asking how to shir (or smock) fabric. So it reminds me I shouldn’t assume…………..because it is …

This video tutorial shows how to hand pleat fabric for smocking and provides several reasons why you may choose to hand pleat.

Hello team, Kate here and today we’re chatting new sewing pattern releases for the month of June. It’s been a fantastic month of releases from the indie world of patterns and there really is something

When I made my new plant dyed 16th century German dress I knew that I would need to make a new smocked shirt as the old one was so fancy. So I decided on a medium weight unbleached linen fabric. Th…

Findley - A free smocking graph for your back to school smocking and sewing!