Super amazing! Showing my age here - the shirring I was taught involves using a tiny width long length zig zag stitch while holding the elastic on the fabric. I had no idea modern sewing machines could have the elastic loaded onto the bobbin, so I'm still doing the old way 😂 Guess I better go check the manual for my machine. Thank you 😍

@daxxydog5777

Жыл бұрын

It’s probably easier that way! A cording foot would be helpful for that as well. I think these expensive machines intimidate people, but any old zig zag machine would work. I gave up on modern machines and my daily driver is an all metal 60s Singer 500a. She can’t be killed.

@krankywitch

Жыл бұрын

@@daxxydog5777 Old is often better - better constructed for sure. I have a 'new' Brother that is now 18 years old. I call it my new machine because my old one is my first - a 1986 Brother, solid metal, strong motor, and it was pretty exciting to get because it has a button-hole feature. Not automatic, but still easier than hand-binding buttonholes ☺A real step up from the treadle Singer I learned on. I keep the old one so that when my 'new' machine needs to be repaired, I can keep on sewing. The old one has never been away from home because it's never missed a stitch.

Thank you for this super helpful Video 👍😊

@SeamworkVideo

22 күн бұрын

You're so welcome!

Super helpful. I had no idea you could adjust bobbin tension.

Love this! Hey I'd like to see a corded button hole. Thank You.

Thank you for sharing. Love the magic of steam… I’d love to learn pad stitching collars or lapels to sew a tailored blazer or coat

@moneal99801

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

That video give me the confidence to try a blouse shiring pattern. Thank you.

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

This was incredibly helpful!!! Thank you so much!

@SeamworkVideo

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thank you for this! I’ve always wanted to try Shirring.

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

You should! It's a really cool technique!

I'd been trying to shirr something and it just wasn't turning out. Didn't know I needed to steam it so I will go try that!

Excellent presentation

Thank you for sharing 🥰would love to see tips and tricks to sewing with pleather (faux leather) 😅

I'm excited to give this a go again! I've tried in the past with limited success. I didn't know about setting to a narrow zig zag, or about adjusting the bobbin tension! I'm excited to try those techniques to see if they make a difference! Thanks!

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Have fun with it!

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing! ❤

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

So glad you liked it!

So helpful! I bought a cute cotton dress, and it runs large. I can't wait to make it a little tighter in the back with shirring.

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

Such a good plan!

Love the video! Would love to see a video on adding a zipper to a pocket…

You are amazing 👍🌻🍀🌺☘🌷🌱

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is a skill I've wanted to learn. Thank You! How many rows of shirring did you apply to the Carter dress? Seven, Eight?

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

It has 7 rows. :)

My Bernina has a foot with a hole that you can feed the elastic thread thru, and then just you zigzag over the elastic thread. So no need to wind bobbin with elastic thread!

@SeamworkVideo

5 ай бұрын

Such a cool foot! That sounds really handy.

Will shirring draw a waistband up higher? Should I lengthen a bodice a bit if I’m going to shirr?

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

Excellent question. Yes, adding any kind of definition at the waist will raise the hem slightly. You could lengthen it by an inch or two, then try it on after shirring to get the hem exactly where you want it.

How much extra width I should add to make a blouse size 14Canadian

@SeamworkVideo

Ай бұрын

Sizes vary from company to company so I can't answer that question for you. You'll want to start with about 10" of ease.

Cool! Would this work with the Seamwork Micah dress? Love a flowy summer dress pattern so much, but without any shaping at the waist it might give potato sack vibes on my body type 😅

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think this technique would work great with Micah, especially with a lighter-weight fabric.

@hey_virginia

Жыл бұрын

@@SeamworkVideo Ooo yes with a lightweight fabric, good point. Thank you! I am pregnant and due this summer and looking for flowy flexible patterns, and then this video got me interested in trying out some shirring 😊 y'all are the best

What's you sewing machine brand and model

@SeamworkVideo

Ай бұрын

We use Bernina machines!

Smocking is not stretchy. It’s a tiny series of offset pleats, so not a good replacement for shirring.

@amandaglidewell8451

Жыл бұрын

The smocking I do is quite stretchy. Perhaps not as much a shirring, but smocking can ver easily replace shirring if it’s done correctly. It also depends on the stitch that is used over the pleats. Several rows of cable stitches Do better than trellis stitches.

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

The main purpose of smocking is to gather fabric so it can stretch. Wikipedia has some interesting background on it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smocking

I’m scared to do this on my machine. I just bought a new one and being low income I can’t afford a replacement let alone maintenance. That’s why I’ve never tried it. Shirring isn’t in my machines manual, but smocking is. I see that your machine has auto tension, mine doesn’t so I would also have to change the presser foot tension and thread tension.

@SeamworkVideo

Жыл бұрын

You could give this a try without changing any tension settings and see if it works on your machine. That would be a low-stakes way to test it out.