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How To Smock Fabric With Elastic Thread


How To Smock Fabric With Elastic Thread. Comfortable lounge shorts with elastic smocked waistband. Up to 3% cash back elastic thread is used in the bobbin in combination with regular thread in the top stitch because the elastic thread is too thick to be threaded through the machine.

Sewing Tip Shirring/Smocking with Elastic Thread Smocking tutorial
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Make sure your elastic thread isn’t too tight or too loose on the bobbin. Shirring has a similar look to smocking, but way faster. Ribbed fabric has good stretch.

Up To 3% Cash Back Elastic Thread Is Used In The Bobbin In Combination With Regular Thread In The Top Stitch Because The Elastic Thread Is Too Thick To Be Threaded Through The Machine.


Make sure that your bobbin is not too full of the elastic thread. If between sizes, or want more of a casual relaxed fit, size. Fit is true to size, stay in your normal size.

Measure Along The Gathered Side Of The Fabric And Cut At That Measurement.


Have you ever hear of your sewing friends talking about shirring and wanted to learn how to do it? Comfortable lounge shorts with elastic smocked waistband. Supplies ~ 1 spool of elastic thread ~ matching thread (must match your fabric) ~ fabric (i used robert kaufman's kona cotton celery) ~ 1/4 elastic (optional) instructions 1.

Shirring Has A Similar Look To Smocking, But Way Faster.


This measurement is how much of the smocked fabric you will use for the dress. Make sure your elastic thread isn’t too tight or too loose on the bobbin. You don’t need any special attachments or feet, just some shirring elastic (elastic thread) and an empty bobbin.

It Should Create A Line That Looks Like An L, With The Elastic Thread Coming From The Bottom Of The L, Around The Hook Thing (Corner Of The L) Threaded Up Through The Needle Plate.


Ribbed fabric has good stretch. Shirring and smocking aren’t actually originally done with elastic….but it sure makes things easier. Sometimes i assume everyone knows how to do it but then i get another.


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