Shirring (.5" with 1" spacing)
Technique: Shirring (.5" with 1" spacing)
“Shirring configures fabric with bands of soft, rolling folds released between rows of gathering.” - Wolff p.28
Materials: Cotton sateen, cotton sewing thread
Spacing/Size: .5” with 1” Spacing
Gathering Methods: Parallel rows of machine stitching pulled to gather (longest stitch length), Only pull bobbin thread
Anchoring methods: The bobbin and top thread are tied in a knot on top and bottom of one side
Notes and Reflections: Advantages, Disadvantages, Ideas, Evaluations
• Sample illustrates the repetition of the gathering lines to make shirring with a dark colored thread
• Marked lines and followed with machine stitching
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
• Requires patience to not break the bobbin thread used to gather,
• Difficult to finish the edges gathering without breakage
Ideas for Exploration:
• Could experiment with stitch direction, pattern
• Method for Shibori
• Use stronger thread (nylon)
• Could be used as an insert, set in another piece of cloth with edges finished or in seams