How to Gather Fabric with Elastic
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- This technique gives you an easy way to to get an even gather & increase your control for adding ruffled tiers to skirts & gathers into waistbands.
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Tilly & the buttons Lyra Dress: tinyurl.com/3h...
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Peppermint Magazine Bardon Dress (Free Pattern): tinyurl.com/vj...
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I was looking for a easier way too gather material than doing it by hand! Which looks sloppy and uneven! New too sewing and looking for tricks and easier ways to sewing! Thank you
You’re welcome 😊
Sam, this will be my first attempt at gathering at anything! This is why I love the sewing community, people are always available to offer advice and tips, and for me who's new to sewing, thank you.🧡
You're very welcome 🤗
Totally brilliant. I am subscribing immediately! So easy to understand. I'm about to put a skirt into a t-shirt , now I feel ready to do it. 🎉
This is such a clear explanation.
Butterick says to make a casing (7/8 seam allowance) but assumes you know how!😂
Thank you and greetings from New York City 🗽.👍🏼🇵🇷🙏❤️
Glad it was helpful!
I'm just going to make the Lyra and was beginning to stress about the gathers. Now that I've watched this it takes the stress out. Thank you
Glad I could help!
Great tutorial Sam. I have watched it today whilst sewing the Montana and it made the gathering much easier xx
Glad it was helpful!
I've never heard of, or seen this method before. I love it. I will have to give it a try! Thanks Sam!
Hope you like it!
Thank you, I hate gathering so I'm going to try your elastic method
Hope it was useful 🤗
This is great, thanks. Once I remove the elastic I'll sew the seam again on the serger to finish the seam off.
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Thank you Sam. You are brilliant ⭐
Wow, thank you! Anne 🤗
This tutorial is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Thank you!
Fab, sew glad that it was useful 🤗
That was incredibly helpful. My gathers are never even, no matter how I try. This method is much better. Thanks.
Glad it helped
Thank you for this tutorial. I have heard people reference this method but now you have made it so clear. Definitely will have to try.
Thanks for sharing this. Just what I needed help with.
You're welcome!
Just bought a lovely floaty dress in the sale from Tesco. Thought it would be good to draw in the high waist line. This is very helpful.
Glad you found it helpful 🤗
This a awesome Sam. Thanks so much for sharing.
My pleasure!
Oh goody, this is so funny. I did not watch the video to the very end and missed taking the elastic out, hahahha🤭. I actually saw the comment in Tracy's that the elastic is supposed to come out. I got it done and the drape of the dress is even better without the more stiff elastic.
Yeah, I learned so much today, thanks Sam
Fab tip Sam. I'm going to use this next time 😻
Thanks, glad it was useful 👍
I've gathered all sorts of ways and find that this method is such a time saver! Thanks for such a clear tutorial - so helpful.
You're very welcome Jen, glad that you found it useful 🤗
I just used this method on a ruffle added to my tunic. Worked GREAT. So much easier and the gathers are spaced perfect. Thank you so much for this information.
You are so welcome glad it helped 🤗
Brilliant. I'm going to try this on the Montana dress (style arc). I hate gathering normally.
Fantastic, hope it works for you 🤗
Great method! Thanks for sharing. Just an elastic tip, if it’s ribbed elastic it can be cut down so it’s narrower - that’s something I often do and saves having to keep lots of different widths on hand.
Great tip Leanne, thanks 🤗
Definitely trying this for my next gathering project! Thanks 😊
Will definitely try! Thanks!
Brilliant video. Will be definitely using this method from now on. Thank you for sharing
Glad it was helpful!
a great tutorial for beginner sewists like myself. i would never have guessed taking the elastic out. cant wait to try this out thank you from melbourne!
You are so welcome!
Just found your channel. Awesome idea. Will b using this for sure
Thanks for sharing this technique. Can’t wait to try it
You’re welcome!
Oh my goodness! What a game changer that was! Had my husband hold the elastic tort for me while I clipped the two sections together. Sewed up in a few minutes. I’m so happy. I will have a skirt to wear for the Jubilee celebrations! 👑
Glad it helped!
Very interesting. I might try this out on the right project.
Let me know how you get on Jill 😊
Oh wow! I am about to make the Montana dress and so glad I learn this way of gathering. Thank you.
Glad that you found it useful 🤗
Will definitely give this a try! Thanks
Great - I hope it works out for you
Thank you for the great instruction.
You are welcome!
I really struggle with gathering, will give this a go, thank you
You’re welcome 🤗
Totally going to try it. I hate that basting stitch method! Can’t wait to try it.
Yes me too, hope that you like this method when you try it 🤗
So much quicker in the long run. Thanks for another great tip, Sam x
You're welcome Judith 🤗
I hate gathering normally, it never ends up as even as I would like it - I can’t wait to try this method, it looks like it may be the answer for me. Thanks xxx
Hope it worked ok for you 😘
You madam are a genius. I have looked at a lot of gathering videos. This is definitely easier. Thanks!
You're very welcome, glad it was helpful 🤗
Brilliant video! Thank you...definitely helped me
You’re welcome, glad it helped 🤗
Brilliant method Sam. I have heard people talk about it but to see you do it is so helpful. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I’ve never thought of taking the elastic out. Will definitely try this - it should make gathering much easier. 😊
I like to re-use the elastic Sue but it can be left in too if it doesn't bother you 😊
Brilliant!! Thanks Sam. We're always learning aren't we
Every day's a school day with sewing Denise😉
Thank you, Sam. I had a vague idea how to do this but feel so much more confident now.
Have a practice if you're still unsure but it's always worked for me 😊
I hate gathering, I can't wait to try this method. Thanks for a great tip
You're welcome Lauri, hope that you try it 🤗
Thank you Sam, that's a fabulous idea I will definitely use it in my bardon dress :)
Glad it was useful 🤗
Hello from Sheffield! Great video. If there is one aspect of sewing that I hate, it is gathering. The threads always break, and the effect looks uneven and bumpy. This is a gamechanger!
Hi Helen, lovely to hear from a fellow Yorkshire lass 🤗 glad that the video helped 👍
great tip!
Thanks glad it was helpful!
I'm hoping this will work to attach a skirt to a ribbed t-shirt
this was the best tutorial that i found for gathering with elastic!! thank you so much!!
Glad it was helpful, thank you so much for your lovely comment 🤗
I will be trying this.
Thank you. Why did I never think of this. I always struggle with getting gathers even.
Glad it was helpful 👍
Great tip. I made my first gathered skirt at primary school back in the 1940s. We had to handsaw three rows of running stitches, adjust for size and then ‘stroke’ every individual gather with a pin so that they were all even before adding the waistband. All completely hand sewn, so it took some time!! I’ve avoided gathers wherever possible ever since.
Gosh I'm not surprised - I do like the idea of stroking the gathers though, very tactile 🤗
I'm going to give this a test run. Always looking for better ways. Thank you
You’re welcome
I hadn't seen this method prior to your video. I wish I had known about it years ago when I was sewing fluffy dresses for little girls. Excellent!
Glad it was helpful albeit too late 😉
How clever! Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Thanks so much
Will definitely give this a go!
I've tried the 2 rows of tacking thread method and found that sometimes the thread breaks while I'm trying to even out the gathers. Being a 50" waist your method looks like it will be much easier so I'm going to try it on my half-made dress. The bodice is done waiting for the skirt section which is also complete. I spent 4 hours trying to gather the skirt with endless thread breakages on Sunday afternoon. I've got a 50m real of 6mm elastic so it's coming out tomorrow evening; I'll be wearing the dress to church on Sunday. Thank you. 🙂
Thank you so much! I just tried your method and it was perfect. I usually have so much trouble. Using the elastic was amazing and your tutorial was so well explained. 🌟
Glad it helped 🤗
Definitely going to try this. Have used the overlocker method which was good but not perfect. Still ended up with some unevenness. So thank you.
I'm yet to have success with the over locker method - hope that this technique works better for you! 🤗
Bravo, easy to understand and follow for beginners. Thank you much for this educational tutorial, I appreciate it so much. I just finished a bodice/skirt dress with this method instead of doing the seam gathering to fit the skirt into the bodice. So easy, step by step, tips and tricks to follow.
You're very welcome - glad it was helpful 🤗
Genius! Diana
Hope that you get to try it Diana 🤗
Thanks for that I will definitely give it a try
Hope that you do 🤗
This is fantastic. I wish I had seen this before sewing my Project Dress a Girl dresses! This is going to be so helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for sharing this tip. I’ve cut out McCall’s 8085 which has miles of gathers, this is video is so timely.
I’d love to see more tips & tricks to make my sewing life easier.
You are welcome, yes there's more to come 😘
I just used this method for the first time. Where the heck has this been all my life! It’s fantastic. I hate gathering and have been putting off making the dress I cut out in September. I overlocked the bottom of the bodice and the skirt and then just followed your tutorial. I had coloured elastic to match the dress so I didn’t bother removing the elastic after. The result is so neat, no miles of thread, no snapping or puckers, just a fabulous finished dress. I didnt swear once. Thank you sooooooo much Sam x
Aw Tracy, so happy to read this, it's such a great method isn't it!
Tracy, did I understand you correct in that you are supposed to remove the elastic after stitching the gathers while attaching the skirt to the bodice? I did not see that in the video, but it does make sense. I will try that method on my next dress, using the same pattern but making the puckering seam a little wider so I can remove the elastic. Bombastic recommendation
@@hmf5328 hi, you don’t necessarily remove the elastic. Once you’ve joined the skirt to the bodice, the gathering is set in place by the joining seam and you can then decide to remove or not. I usually do because I can then reuse the elastic. Hope that helps
Thank You so much. Great idea.
Glad it was helpful!
Super helpful! It does look like you could possibly reuse the elastic for another gather, at least once anyway.
Absolutely Pam yes, I used it more than once!
I just used this 'new to me' technique - it works so well. Thank-you, it is so much easier than gathering stitches and the gathers are even.
Glad it was helpful Heather 🤗
You make it look so easy, I'm going to try this method next time. Thank you
You're welcome 🤗
Thanks. I'll try it! very helpful.
Glad it was helpful 🤗
This is a great tip thanks! 🌺
Glad it was helpful 🤗
Really helpful. Thank you
Glad it was helpful Marilyn 🤗
Thankyou, definitely going to try this
You're welcome
Definitely going to try this ❤
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Thanks a lot amma.u saved my time
Glad to hear that 🤗
This video tutorial is easy to follow, . Had a hard time trying to use a baste stitch to gather…am going to try this method on my dress. Will update once I complete. Thank you❤
Glad it was helpful!
Thank so much! A lot easier than the parallel stitching.! Bridget R
You are so welcome, yes a lot less faff!
Thanks this was awesomely easy
You're welcome good to hear it was useful😊
Great idea!
Thanks Julie 🤗
This was helpful. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Wow thanks for this tip it's brilliant xx
You're very welcome 🤗
My goodness, why did I never think of this! It's genius and the gathers are so nice and even without all that fussing. This will be my method from now on. Thanks for doing this video Sam. 🥰
You're welcome Marlene - it's definitely a lot less fuss 🤗
Thank you Sam. I'm going to try this method. For some reason I'm struggling with gathering using the two lines of machine basting and pulling on the threads. I even tried hand basting and still had trouble! This method looks much easier and thankfully I have a ton of elastic leftover from when I used to sew masks.
Hope it worked for you Regina 🤗
Thank you for this video -- the visual is great. I'll be using this method from now on.
You're welcome Sandy, glad it was helpful 🤗
Very useful. I’m about to make a dress with several gatherings. I enjoy this type of video. Thanks Sam.
Glad it was helpful Claudia 🤗
Thank you that was very helpful💕
You're welcome - glad it was helpful!
This is brilliant! I’m a beginner sewer and this makes perfect sense to me! Can’t wait to try it! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you!! I've heard of everyone say to use elastic..I've tried..I just pulled it really hard and it was a mess!!😳 your video was very helpful! Thank you!❤😊
Glad it was helpful!
Wow. I've never gathered using elastic but I'm definitely going to give it a go x
It's never failed to work for me - hope you give it a go 👍
Thank you! I am making a pet bed cover (I’ve never done it before) and all of the tutorials I’ve seen have not been easy to follow- this is straight forward and I actually understand what to do! You’re amazing. This is my first video of yours I’ve seen but I’m a follower now!! Best wishes 💕
Thank you so much for your lovely comment , so glad the video helped 🤗
Fantastic method, this seems so much easier, thank you Sam 😁
My pleasure!
What a time saver & it works like magic! Thanks so much!
You're welcome Shirley, glad that it worked 🤗
Amazing! I going to try.
Oh fab, I hope you found it helpful 🤗
Thank you so much... I knew there had to be an easier way and you have starred. Many thanks
You're welcome - glad it helped
I am going to try this! Thank you so much, Sam! 💜
You are welcome Andra, let me know how it turns out 🤗
Genius, thanks!
You're welcome!
Very useful thanks
Welcome 😊
Thanks for sharing this method 😊 I haven’t tried this before so will make a mental note for the future 💖 x
Hope that you get to try it Becky 🤗
Brilliant!! Definitely will try on my next make with gathers!
Ooh hope that you do 🤗
Fantastic, definitely going to do this in the future as my gathering is usually very hit and miss. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Sam. That is a great tip to save a LOT of time and effort
Glad it was helpful Carole!