When sewing gathers or darts, you can draw up the lower thread by hand so that some thread will be left over. Before you draw up the lower thread, put the bobbin back in. or a Pass the thread along the slit in the direction of the arrow, and leave it there without cutting it. a...
This top has a front yoke with a couple of sets of gathers above the bust, the sleeves are full and wrist length. from the front, the top is quite conservative and modest. The body is very flared and the back drapes beautifully – yes ‘drapes’, of course I was going to love this!
Learn how to set up your machine and its basic functions including: winding a bobbin, threading up and adjusting tension and stitch size. With plenty of information on basic dressmaking techniques, you will soon be tackling seams and hems, zips and buttonholes, gathers and pleats, binding and...
Students will get loads of one-on-one time, as well as a healthy of amount of self-guided sewing. For this reason, I do recommend that students have *some* sewing experience taking this class – you should know how to use a sewing machine and understand basic clothing construction (...
until your gathered fabric is the exact width that you want it to be. In my case, I was making ruffles for a ruffle tiered dress. Don’t worry too much right now about getting the gathers even — you’re going to even them all out soon. Just focus on getting the exact overall widt...
Fabric Weave Detail on My Favorite Blouse If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that one of my favorite blouse patterns is the Mama Catherine from Made for Mermaids. I love the gathers … Read More Pattern Review: Valetta Top from Blank Slate Patterns ...
Creating decorative gathers and edges has never been easier than with 3234dt. It is great for beginners thanks to the easy setup. A user-friendly serger that will become your new best friend when it comes to sewing. You will get this baby with a blind stitch foot, gathering foot and stan...
Adjust the gathers and steam to smooth out any wrinkles. I’ve added a couple of lengths of twill tape secured with safety pins along the underside of the long edges to tighten up the cover in that area. The sleeve board is made the same way except instead of multiple layers of wool...
When doing two rows of machine gathering, I sew 3/8 and 6/8 away from the fabric edge so that the permanent stitching is well between those basting lines. The added benefit is that the gathers are smoother and easier to control.
To copy the Eileen Fisher one, you need to add gathers across the front. Just cut the front with the pattern fold edge lying away from the fabric fold : 1″ gap will add 2″ to the fabric piece. Gather into the band. Or this pattern has a gathered neckline, not similar to the ...