How to make a shirred top

As the weather begins to warm I'm always inspired to start sewing my Spring/Summer projects. For my first look, I wanted to make a top that could easily be paired with a jacket but also transition as a stand alone piece for summer. To create the gathered detail I used a technique called shirring. Shirring is two or more rows of gathers used to decorate parts of garments. You can do this on a bodice, neckline, and waistline. It's a simple technique and all you need is Dritz Elastic Thread…

Annie Stafford - Learn to sew on Instagram: "Hello sewing friends 🙋🏽‍♀️💕 This reel shows how to make a faux shirring effect, I’ve used this hack many a time as an alternative to shirring as my machine tends to chew my fabric whenever I try to attempt it. The concept is pretty simple, all you do is get your fabric, fold it in half and sew channels along so that you can insert the elastic to create the desired effect. A little note that I ran out of time to get into more detail about…

This shirred top is made from two rectangles and I show you an easy tutorial to sew this yourself at home! This easy and simple project will be perfect for beginners! Make this shirred top strapless or with cute tie straps.

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I'm super excited to share the Shirred Neckline Top tutorial with you today. It'll be a brief how-to on sewing it....this was one of those unplanned projects - I just wanted to make it for a

Shirring is one of those things that looks so professional that it’s a bit intimidating but actually it’s quite easy. I put it off for a while because I don’t love sewing with elastic – my sw…

A DIY minimal shirred crop top with tie straps. Follow along the blogpost or watch the video tutorial by The Essentials Club Make what you can and ethically source the rest. Simple, staple pieces to add to your conscious, sustainable, capsule wardrobe.

Make what you can and ethically source the rest! Welcome to The Essentials Club tutorial channel which is all about sharing the steps to become more resourceful and creative with crafting your own minimal, conscious wardrobe. This tutorial takes you through the steps of how to sew your own jumpsuit/co-ord set! It's a super cute outfit featuring a shirred/smocked tube top section with puffy sleeves and gathered, high waisted shorts. Such an easy co-ord set/jumpsuit to style casually or dress…

sewing patterns and tutorials on Instagram: "New pattern notes for the shirred dress. Full tutorial videos will be up soon so this might make a bit more sense when those come out! The video will go through how to make the basic stretch block from an existing t-shirt so the pattern can be used not just for this dress but any other stretch fabric (with similar stretch). As always, any measurements I write are based on what I did to create mine, they are just an example. Your own measurements…