This is a boring blog with pictures of my family, my pets, and projects that I'm working on. I sew, garden, play with the equines, run, shop, read obsessively and have far too many hobbies to keep up with. Married, with 2 little kids that terrorize me: Leah is 8 and Eric is 11. Live on an acreage in Alberta, Canada with 1 horse and 1 pony, various outdoor cats, 1 fluffy hamster, 1 tiger salamander, and 2 hermit crabs. And that is AFTER cutting down on pets!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Simplicity 3536 in Tie Dye Knit
Second top I've made in View A. This time in a beautiful tie dyed polyester?/lycra knit that I found at the thrift store in 2007.
This time I added an extra 4" of ruching to the sides.
The ruching is done with clear elastic. You take a piece of elastic that's about 1/3 the length of the fabric you are ruching. Stretch out the elastic to fit the fabric, and sew it on with a straight stitch. The elastic makes the gathers.
This time I added an extra 4" of ruching to the sides.
Hi! Can you tell me how you did the ruching? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe ruching is done with clear elastic. You take a piece of elastic that's about 1/3 the length of the fabric you are ruching. Stretch out the elastic to fit the fabric, and sew it on with a straight stitch. The elastic makes the gathers.
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