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Tutorial: Gather successfully!

May 14, 2014 by SewMaris 7 Comments

Let’s face it, gathering fabric can be a pain. Especially if the fabric you are using is a heavier weight than say, quilting cotton, or if you have yards and yards of it to be gathered for a home dec project.

Even on small projects, I have found that young sewists struggle to gather without breaking threads halfway through. This common sewing frustration led to the creation of this video. I hope you enjoy it!

 

 

Happy sewing!

Maris

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  1. sue Dynneson-Bynum

    May 14, 2014 at 9:59 am

    Would you continue this lesson by showing the gathered fabric EVENLY unto a garment.

    I sometimes have problems with gathers bunching up or laying kitty-rumpus (avery tech term…) to the vertical or unevenly…my bane sometimes.

    Thanks,
    Sue (Pacific Fabrics)

    Reply
    • SewMaris

      May 14, 2014 at 11:36 am

      Good idea – I will!

      Reply
  2. Latina

    May 14, 2014 at 10:36 am

    Thank you so much for the tips. This will certainly help me 🙂

    Reply
    • SewMaris

      May 14, 2014 at 11:30 am

      Thanks Latina! I am so glad you found it helpful!

      Reply
  3. Judi O

    June 1, 2014 at 9:00 pm

    I’m just getting back into sewing (there’s so much I’ve forgotten over the years)…this was really helpful. Thanks so much.

    Reply
    • SewMaris

      June 1, 2014 at 9:12 pm

      That is just music to my ears, Judi! Glad I could help, and definitely keep sewing! It’s just like riding a bike-it will all come back to you. Carry on!

      Reply
  4. Elle Russrll

    July 30, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    Loved these tips! Thx for sharing!

    Reply

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