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How To Perfectly Gather Skirts and Ruffles
This post builds on my previous posts showing how to sew basting stitches and how to gather fabric with basting stitches. Now I am going to share my favorite method of gathering skirts and ruffles so your final results look stunning. The reason that gathering skirts and skirts ruffles can be particularly challenging is that they are sewn in the round instead of in a straight line, which can make it more difficult to get your gathers evenly distributed. Also depending o
JoAnna Reeves
11 hours ago3 min read
How to Gather Fabric With Basting Stitches
If you ask five different sewists how they gather fabric, there's a decent chance you might get five different answers. Some people swear by two rows of basting stitches, some swear by three. Others gather on a serger, and some people zigzag stitch over fishing line, and that is just scratching the surface! I am going to share with you my preferred method for gathering fabric, which can be used for gathering skirts, ruffles, or in any other instance you might need to gather
JoAnna Reeves
2 days ago4 min read
How to sew basting stitches
Basting stitches come up a lot in sewing and sewing patterns, but there isn’t always a lot of explanation as to what they are or how to sew them. But have no fear, below I explain what they are, what they are used for, and how to make them by machine, and how to make them by hand. What are basting stitches, and what are they are used for: Basting stitches are simply long, loose stitches that are (usually) intended to be removed later. They are most often used to hold two or m
JoAnna Reeves
2 days ago4 min read
