Hi Ricky
Mum used to do this type of gathering by hand.... using very tiny
stitches! Gather the area then pin to whatever it's attached, then
stitch! I don't think there was ever a real name for it!!
Sue in EY
On 30 Jun 2008, at 00:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
I guess everyone else is confused what I'm talking about. Wish I
knew! It's not smocking or pintucks. I mean little teeny tiny
pleats, going in one direction, not box pleats. They give a very
nice, neat look to the gathering I've seen in some antique clothing.
I don't know what it's called, or how they did it, but there must be
machine foot for it, I assume! Anyone know??
Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions....I appreciate everyone's
willingness to help out! Y'all are great! :<)
Ricky T
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From: Janice Blair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 5:17 pm
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] pleated gathering?
I think you mean smocking. I don't have a foot and have not done it
since I was
in school a long looong time ago.
Janice
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Sue,
Thanks for the tip. I have done lots of gathering in my day, and
that's a good
idea I'll keep in mind.? But at this point I am really interested in
trying to
learn how to make those teeny tiny pleats for gathering that you see
in some
antique clothing, if you know what I mean! I'm trying doing it by
hand, but it's
not completely successful at this point....
Regards,
Ricki T
-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Babbs
To: lace-chat@arachne.com
Sent: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 3:59 pm
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] pleated gathering?
I have a Viking machine and don't know about Bernina feet. I
believe there
are proper feet to do small pleats if that is what you are looking
for, but
if all you are trying to do is gather fabric, like in the skirt of a
dress,
the simplest thing to do is to zigzag over cord (eg heavy crochet
cotton).
This works so much more easily than the traditional two rows of
parallel
stitching.?
Sue ?
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