Tutorial: How To Do Elastic Shirring
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- Опубліковано 18 лип 2020
- Welcome back to another Sew Along Sunday! Today is another tutorial week and this week I’m showing you how I did the shirring on my recent Raspberry Dress. As always, leave any questions you have below in the comments!
What I’m wearing:
Cocowawa Crafts Raspberry Dress: www.cocowawacrafts.com/shop/s...
Lipstick:
Sephora Gel Lip Liner in Rose Wine: www.sephora.com/product/rouge...
MAC Matte Lipstick in So Chaud: www.maccosmetics.com/product/...
Next week we’ll start the sew along for B6674: mccall.com/b6674?_ga=2.148547...
Anna from CocoWawa’s Shirring Tutorial: • ✂ How to shirring tech...
Adjusting a front loading bobbin case (if you need to): • How to make an adult e...
I used Gutterman Mara 100 thread in my needle (I use this thread for 90% of my sewing projects): www.wawak.com/Thread/Thread-B...
I used the Dritz elastic thread in my bobbin: www.wawak.com/Thread/Thread-B...
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I am actually watching this again, after two years, as a refresher. Thank you, again, Whitney. ~ L
Oh good!
Thanks Whitney for this tutorial on shirting. I love seeing these special techniques used on garment sewing.I like the way you sewed the rows without stopping and cutting at the ends and having stands to deal with.
I am all about what’s fastest and most efficient, while still being good quality. I was a bit worried about washing the dress and the shirring coming out, but it’s been washed a few times now and we’re still good!
Wow! I haven't done this technique since I was a teenager! Thank you for a wonderful little tutorial!
My pleasure! It’s a really fun technique!
Oh my Whitney- that color is amazing on you!!! Really showcases your beautiful eye color! You look great today hun! Thanks so much once again for a great tutorial!
Thank you! I do love a good blue!
Thank you so much for sharing. It has been years I haven’t done shirring but I am excited to do it. 💕
I’m so glad!
Brilliant! Thank you for walking us through this tutorial! I did some sheering Several years ago, but I just zigzagged over the elastic thread on each line. Then I tied each of elastic threads together. This seems so much better unless messy ... 💕🦋
This worked for me, so I hope it’s helpful for you guys as well!
It's been years since I did any shirring and now I know this technique is going to end up somewhere on the cuff of a garment in my fall makes!!! Thanks for bringing this to us, Whitney! Your Raspberry Dress is the epitome of Summer! Love it!
Shirring on a cuff is very “in” at the moment. I have a feeling it might creep into a few of my Fall projects as well!
That looks great and fun to do. Thank you.
It is fun!
Very helpful tutorial. I will definitely give this a go. Thank you!
Oh good!
Getting ready to try the Fistera top so thank you for this tutorial.
Hope you enjoy it!
We use the same thread. I just woke up (much later than usual) and for some reason, that is giving me great joy LOL :)
My old machine has a bobbin like the industrials, so I am very grateful you used that machine, because I was hesitant to use this technique. I have the elastic thread, but hadn't been able to gather up enough courage to give it a try :)
Sleeping in is the best!!! Definitely give the elastic thread a go. I would definitely try it on some scraps first and use a nice light weight fabric. It’s a fun technique!
Oh yeah! Whitney puts the fear of discovery in the past. My shopping list: ‘elastic thread’. Yep, I am braver! Thank you, Whitney. That looks easy, now. ~ L
Oh good! It’s a lot of fun!
Hi Whitney, so nice to watch again. I am still having to borrow a computer so I can watch!!! I have always wanted to see how shirring is done. You make it look so easy. It is so smart to sew down to the next line. In ready to wear I have had to secure the shirring, by hand, several times. Thanks for sharing. Please,Ttake care and God Bless.
I will admit that I was a bit nervous about the shirring not holding. However, the dress has been washed a couple of times now and seems to be just fine.
Excellent tutorial
You make it look so easy
Thank you
I’m so glad!
Excellent tutorial, thanks!
My pleasure!
Thanks! I am going to give it a try.
I’m so glad!
This is too cute I can’t wait to practice I’m going to do the tempo dress
That's a great one to use the shirring on!
I have just this minute tried shirring with the elastic in the bobbin. Wow it worked. Thank you for your tutorial. I had always been sceptical about doing this way. That was up till now.
Oh good! Shirring is such a fun detail!
Going to try
Oh good!
I used to wear shirred tops all of the time when I was young. I really liked this tutorial. I learned alot. I liked that I could control the amount of shirring that takes place. Since I am a larger woman, that will be important so it doesn't get to tight. Not a good look for a large bust. I really liked how yours is flattering to the bustline, instead of looking all stretched out or much to snug. I will also look at the video you put in the description as well. Always more to learn! Thanks so much!
I was also a bit worried about the extra texture on my bust. However, I’m really happy with how this turned out. It’s comfy and doesn’t make my boobs look abnormally large!
Great to see you and Gidget, once again!1 :+)
Nice video, I haven't shirred since the 70's!! LOL!! I will have to give it a go!
Thank you!
Definitely! The shirring is back in and is so much fun to do!
@@TomKatStitchery it looks like fun!! :+)
Thank you…it has been so long since I have done any shirring. I raised a boy so my last ‘dress’ and girl clothes was for my niece and she is in her ‘very’ late 30’s. Making the Azores blouse from Itch-to-Stitch. And, I found enough to make a Spring dress.
Oh good!!!
You made that look easy.
It really isn’t that hard. It’s actually quite fun!
Great tutorial
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
👌seeming nice I will try
Thanks
Hope you enjoy
Very nice.... thanks
My pleasure!
Thank you For showing the details. I've wanted to make some dresses for my grandkids, but I'm intimidated by the elastic thread. I've tried to adjust my bobbin case before and really messed it up, so I don't want to do that again! It's possible to get a second case, and use that one for adjustments while keeping the other for standard sewing.
I thought about having two separate bobbin cases as well, but it ended up that I didn’t even need to adjust my bobbin case, so it’s possible that you won’t need to mess with it!
This video came in at just the right time. I had just bought a pattern where the entire waist is shirred. I bought this pattern in English from a company in Sweden. The dress is called The Amelia Tea Dress. Thank You
Ooh! I’ll have to take a look at that pattern! Shirring is definitely having a moment.
@@TomKatStitchery It's called the Amelia Tea Dress by Simple Sew. It's a UK company.
Thanks a lot for demonstrating this ! Just in time too for my project although I am scared my bobbin will mess up 🤪 great video and great tutorial .
I was worried about that as well, but other than having to manually pull the elastic thread back out after I back stitched and cut, it went very smoothly!
I was starting to have flashbacks to my Home Ec days in there for a minute lol "Now students, we go really slow, and follow the lines exactly. And when you have 5 pages of lines on paper of each kind of stitch, and I think you're doing it properly, then you can speed up a notch." (Yes, we actually started on paper and not cloth when we were in Home Ec lol and we had to sit and read the manual if we got caught "speeding", too lol) Once I get these other projects done around here, I will have to attempt a shirred top for my wife, even though she doesn't REALLY care for them (but she's nice enough to wear it if I make it for her lol)
😂😂😂 I feel like life goals have been met if I’m sounding like a Home Ec teacher. That’s amazing! As far as shirring, definitely make up something for your wife. It seems to be everywhere in fashion at the moment and not just shirred bodices, but cuffs, waistbands, etc. I may have more planned!
Would love to see How you would do a lined jacket with lining on the sleeves - tried that years ago and didn’t like how I did how it turned out inside ---
Sure! I can do a coat or jacket sew along this Fall/Winter. I love making them and I love putting in linings!
Like shirred dresses but can’t wear it as its jaggy on skin. Too delicate I am! Have to cut off every label and ticket on clothes😁
That is true that it adds texture to the garment!
Great tutorial!!!! Haven't done shirring in many years but plan to make your dress. I want to do the Butterick 6674 Sew Along as well. Do you purchase your patterns online and if so, where? Also, what fabric are you using? Thanks so much
I’m so glad you’ll be sewing along with the next dress! I think I did buy my pattern online off of McCall’s website during one of their sales. I’ll be using a crinkle rayon for my version!
I'm about to make a dress with a shirred panel in the back. I could only find white and black elastic thread in a local store. Does that matter if you're using those colours on different coloured fabric? Will the thread show on the final garment? Great tutorial, thank you.
I have only seen the elastic thread in white, black and red. The way the shirring works, the elastic thread just kind of floats along the back so it isn’t seen from the front. I would just choose white or black depending on if you’re using a light or dark color.
I wrapped it by hand but it was far too loose so i wound it on machine ..not like a normal bobbin i unwrapped the spool and let the machine take up the flack and wind it..it was perfect
I have found that I like to hand wrap on my industrial, but my home machine needs the machine wrap. I’m so glad you had a good experience!
Thanks for the informative video Whitney! You've used those marking pens a few times - what type are they and where could I get them?
Denise Capley She is using a Frixion pen by Pilot. It is an erasable pen, the friction from using the eraser causes the ink to disappear. It is worth noting that this pen was never intended for this use. It was discovered that the heat from pressing achieved the same result so it has been used in sewing. Some people find that in very cold temperatures the marks reappear. That said, I use one , but I always test it on my fabric and I never use it to mark the front. The pens are widely available in the US, certainly on Amazon. Happy sewing!
Denise is correct. I have never had an issue with the ink reappearing in cold temperatures, but I have heard that others have had that issue. I get mine off of Amazon in a few different colors. Definitely test a scrap before you mark your garment.
I love that you left in the part where things went wrong right out of the gate! Story of my sewing life. Glad it’s not just me. Patience, right?😂😂
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Did you use a zizag stitch or a straight stitch? It is really cool looking.
I used a long straight stitch!
Do you use a zigzag stitch VS a straight stitch?
You do shirring with just a straight stitch! It's really magical how it works!
Does the shirring make the inside of the bust itchy or did you line it?
I haven't found the inside of the shirring to be itchy.
6 spools? Maybe they meant 6 bobbins' worth of shirring elastic? Just a thought. Thanks again for another helpful and informative video. I have some elastic which I inherited from my mother - it's probably getting on for 60 years old as she made me dresses with shirred bodices when I was a child - I have photos. I suspect it is way past its best but I might give it a try just to practise with.
I thought the same thing, but the directions do say 6 spools. 6 bobbins makes much more sense and that’s probably close to what I used.
So, when you have a pattern that calls for shirring, is the pattern piece sized extra big so that once the elastic shirring is done, the piece is the right size? Your goldish/greenish shirt from your capsule that has a hint of shirring at the front shoulders...that part is not a rectangle panel. How did you get the correct shirred shape?
For this dress, yes, it was a large piece and then it shirred to the correct size. For my mustard blouse, you shirr a panel and then cut a pattern piece from that shirred pieces. I immediately stay stitched it to keep the elastic bobbin thread from pulling out and it worked great!
Have tried technique adjusted stitch length and thread tension but still have wavy bobbin tread. Any suggestion. I would like to do waist on a skirt. How can I do that if a skirt pattern has a waist band
You might need to play with your bobbin case tension and/or the thread tension. The two videos I linked in the description box offer some troubleshooting ideas. As far as a skirt, you would need something that uses a facing instead of a waistband. I would finish the top edge with a hem (so you won’t actually be using the facing) and then do the shirring maybe only 3/8” apart for the width you’d like.
@@TomKatStitchery since I have played with the tread tension, I will try the bobbin tension. Thank you so much for your reply. I dont really understand about facing for waist band but I will research or see if I can find a pattern. Thank you, appreciate your talent and sharing your skills.
Thank you so much I cane across your tutorial by accident. You've made things seem so simple towards others. I now want to attempt a gypsy dress. I'm quite a novice sewer and was extremely apprehensive about shirring. Especially the tension of how to wind the bobbin but also the tip of keeping within the seam allowance and turning continuesly. I have no pattern and no one to show me as no sewing classes locally. Here's hoping I can manage to succeed with my attempts. May I ask how many rows roughly I'd need as I have a long torso and I'm 5'10. Also how much fabric do you suggest for floor length. Many thanks 😊
I would measure your torso and where you want the shirring to start and stop. I like my rows of shirring 1/4" - 3/8" apart so I would just divide that by the length you want the bodice to be. As far as amount of fabric, you will need the width to be the circumference of your widest part x2 and then the length will be from under the arms to the floor. You'll most likely only be able to the front from one width of fabric and then the back from another width so you'll need the length to be the length of the dress x2. Does that make sense?
@@TomKatStitchery Thank you so much. I bought fabric yesterday and will follow your advice and yes it did make sense even to someone as dumb as me lol x
Thank you for this I have been wanting to do some shirring for a while. Is there a reason why you used your industrial over your domestic machine ? or are you confident that the outcome would be as good. I also must say I am very jealous of your bobbin stash all those colours to me it’s like candy to a baby. I have a new Juki HZL-G220 and buying that many bobbins would cost a fortune and the dealer said I shouldn’t use generic parts. I would love to hear if anyone else has my machine and has used non Juki bobbins and feet.....I don’t want to ruin my machine lol xx
Sally, might try Wawak for supplies as my Juki bobbins and extra feet have not been that costly. I have a different industrial model, so I can't say for sure, but you might try them. If you call them, they are super nice and helpful.
I use my industrial over my home machine in all cases that involve a straight stitch because it sews so much better. It did the shirring like a dream on this particular project? As far as my bobbins and feet, I get all of mine at Wawak as well. I bought 100 bobbins from my dealer for less than $20 (my machine is a Juki DDL- 9000b) so they were very reasonable and my feet have all been around $10 or less at Wawak.
TomKat Stitchery I will have a look at Wawak.. my bobbins here are £4 each and a walking foot is just under £50.. crazy prices xx
Nancy Hurt thank you I will have a look at Wawak...😊