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Shirring and gathering
Pin tucks
Pin tucks are are decorative tucks used to embellish garments
and crafts.
Shirring: For sleeve caps or waistbands
Gathering: For sleeve cuff or yoke.
Change stitch length.
Using an iron, press
folds in the fabric to
create a crisp folded
line for sewing.
At end of sewing, draw out fabric
by 5 cm or more and press
thread trimming button.
After finishing sewing,
press pin tucks to one
side.
Decrease needle
thread tension.
Shirring
Gathering
1 2
3
4
Thread length at beginning
and end shall be approxi-
mately 5 cm. Sew two
parallel seams.
Draw bobbin thread of seam
to shirr fabric.
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3
Sew folds taking care not to
stretch them.
Set stitch length at 3.0 to 5.0
for gathering and set it at 1.5 to
2.0 for shirring.
Gathering
Shirring
Stitch pattern
to be selected
Presser foot to
be selected
Standard presser
foot (A)
Standard presser
foot (A)
Stitch pattern
to be selected
Presser foot to
be selected
You can also sew pin tucks
with a twin-needle. Twin needle
tucks are always even as they are
formed by two parallel needles.
Increasing the tension will result in
a more pronounced pin tuck.
