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Tips for Gathering Stretch Fabrics | Megan Nielsen Patterns Blog | Sewing elastic, Sewing hacks, Sewing tutorials
Tips for Gathering Stretch Fabrics | Megan Nielsen Patterns Blog
So have you ever had trouble getting nice gathers on stretchy fabric? Well here’s my little trick: put a bobbin of elastic thread in your machine instead of your regular thread, and sew two lines of stitches at the longest stitch length. I normally sew them at 3/5″ from the raw edge and just under 5/8″ from the raw edge. The fabric will gather up automatically and evenly! Perfect gathers every time. It even helps prevent those icky wavy seam joins that can happen with knits. Just make sure…
