Dressmaking: Draft and Sew a Shirred Dress
Shirring Elastic
A course by By Hand London , Sewing Patterns Brand
About the video: Shirring Elastic
Overview
“Now, you will learn the shirring elastic technique and how to apply it to your project. One important step to master this technique is to understand how your own sewing machine works: what will be the best way to wind the elastic onto your bobbin, what is the stitch length on your machine?”
In this video lesson By Hand London addresses the topic: Shirring Elastic, which is part of the Domestika online course: Dressmaking: Draft and Sew a Shirred Dress. Create your own made-to-measure garments by learning how to draft and cut patterns before sewing your fabric together on a sewing machine.
Partial transcription of the video
“Shirring Elastic In this lesson, we'll learn how to create these stretchy rows of ruching with the shirring elastic technique. Shirring elastic can be intimidating if you've never done it before, but it's like those things that once you nail it and nail the settings on your machine, it's incredibly easy to do. It's lovely and satisfying, quite meditative. It'll be one of those things that once you learn how to do it, you'll want to put it on everything you sew. The important thing is to realize that your sewing machine will have a huge effect on how your shirring turns out. Every sewing mac...”
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Course summary for: Dressmaking: Draft and Sew a Shirred Dress
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing
By Hand London
A course by By Hand London
Elisalex is the founder of By Hand London sewing patterns, where she encourages and supports people who want to create their own made to measure clothes. Sewing, knitting, crochet, and DIY have always been her sanctuary. Elisalex delved back into the world of making with an old school friend when taking time off work to be a full-time mum. Motivated by the ability to breathe new life into dressmaking through social media, they founded By Hand London in 2012.
Since then, By Hand London’s reputation for original patterns has prevailed, with many more available sizes and patterns to choose from on their online store. The brand has recently collaborated with John Lewis to create printed patterns and Elisalex was awarded Designer of the month in August 2021 by Craft World.
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