Assembling on fabric by hand: how to do it beautifully, examples, description, photo

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Products with flounces, pleats and ruching look romantic and feminine. In addition, original decor using various draperies is in fashion today. In fashion magazines you can see many outfits from famous designers, decorated with horizontal, curly or vertical ruffles. Flounces can be of different sizes, but recently styles with large folds have been in demand. Moreover, the assembly is present on a wide variety of wardrobe items, from swimsuits to coats. A multi-layer fold on summer sundresses and tunics looks stylish. You don't necessarily need a machine to create a beautiful fabric assembly. You can also do it manually.

How to make a gather on fabric by hand

There are several ways to gracefully gather fabric. You should start working by marking the material. This will make the task much easier. In general, the sequence of actions is as follows:

1. Lay out the material on a flat surface. Take a pencil or chalk and a ruler. We mark the points where the needle will pass.
2. We select a stronger thread and a long needle. We make the line exactly according to the marked marks.
3. Leave five centimeters of free thread edges at the beginning and end.
4. After finishing the stitching, pull the ends to form a gather.
5. After achieving the desired result, we secure the ends. We distribute the fabric along the thread in even folds.
6. Additional stitching will help increase the strength of the seam.

This technique is suitable for almost all fabrics. But there are other ways to drape a product. If you need to assemble a cuff, armhole or sleeve, you can use another method. Take a strong thread, needle, lace. Sew stitches along the length of the fabric using a zigzag, needle-first basting stitch. The stitches should zigzag around the lace. Leave the tails of the thread and pull the material together. This manual assembly of fabric looks neat and beautiful, but is not suitable for thin fabric. It is optimal to use this method for decorating knitted outfits.

How to assemble on a sewing machine

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Machine folding is much faster than folding by hand. Shuttlecocks made with special paws and equipment are the most aesthetically pleasing. According to experts, it is better to use silk threads to create machine folds. To make beautiful flounces, we proceed according to the following principle:

• We loosen the tension using the top adjuster.
• Select maximum stitches.
• We make two seams. The distance between them should be about five millimeters.
• We sew the fabric.
• Using the ends of the thread, we tie the fabric, parallel to it and evenly align the folds.
• To form facial folds, you need to pull the purl thread.

Modern overlockers can further simplify the task and speed up the work process. Here we also select the maximum stitch length. Using the mode control knob, we switch to assembly mode. The optimal parameter for the seam pitch is four millimeters. The thread tension should not be changed. Just stitch the product, and the beautiful flounce is ready.

The machine can also be used to make a lace gather. This is the second common way to create folds. To do this, draw a line on the material using a marker or chalk. A cord is laid out along it, secured at the top with a lock. During operation, you need to manually adjust the position of the cord. We set the following parameters for the machine:

1. The stitch type is zigzag.
2. The stitch is 3 millimeters wide and 2 millimeters long.

We carefully place the cord under the foot and begin to move slowly. By analogy with other methods, we tighten the ends of the lace to the desired extent. We fix it with knots and trim the ends. This technique is used for cotton, wool, thick, denim fabrics. Not used when working with delicate fabrics.