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Shirring with the Gathering Foot

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Shirring with the Gathering Foot Gathering fabric means to draw the fabric up on a thread to create fullness. Shirring consists of three or more rows of gathers. Use only sheer or soft fabrics for this technique. The specially designed Shirring Foot pushes fabric into even folds under the needle. The stitch then holds the fabric folds securely. Machine Set-Up: Stitch: Pattern Selector: Stitch Width: Stitch Length: Tension: Presser Foot: Needle Position: Straight Stitch A 1, no width 5 Fullness is regulated by stitch length Increase the tension Gathering Foot* Center Materials: Lightweight fabric, such as batiste Procedure: Pull one to two threads on the fabric's crosswise grain, to create a guide for straight stitching. *The Gathering Foot is optional. Check with your SINGER® Retailer. 43

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Shirring with the Gathering Foot
Gathering fabric means to draw the fabric up on a thread to create fullness.
Shirring consists of three or more rows of gathers.
Use only sheer or soft
fabrics for this technique. The specially designed Shirring Foot pushes fabric
into even folds under the needle. The stitch then holds the fabric folds securely.
Machine Set-Up
:
Stitch:
Straight Stitch
Pattern Selector:
A
Stitch Width:
1, no width
Stitch Length:
5
Fullness is regulated by stitch length
Tension:
Increase the tension
Presser Foot:
Gathering Foot*
Needle Position:
Center
Materials
:
Lightweight fabric, such as batiste
Procedure
:
±
Pull one to two threads on the fabric’s crosswise grain, to create a
guide for straight stitching.
*The Gathering Foot is optional.
Check with your SINGER® Retailer.