Shirring is one of the most beautiful sewing techniques and it's incredibly easy to make - completely transform your fabric with just 6 simple steps! In this video, I'll cover 6 easy steps that you need to take to create elastic shirring, how to sew multiple shirring lines and how to sew square shirring. For this technique, you don't need any special tools, but you'll need elastic bobbin thread, which will help us create sewing magic!
This tutorial is create in partnership with Mettler - manufacturer of high quality threads.
Here are a few project ideas that include shirring:
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Video parts:
00:00 Intro
00:48 STEP 1: use elastic bobbin thread
02:00 STEP 2: wind elastic to bobbin by hand
02:25 STEP 3: use standard sewing thread as top thread
03:03 STEP 4: set machine to longest straight stitch
03:18 STEP 5: begin and end seam with a few backstitches
03:52 STEP 6: sew a straight seam
04:48 How to sew multiple lines of shirring
06:04 How to sew square shirring
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