Elastic sewing

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 page has everything you've ever wanted to know about elastic: a video and written guide to the different types, the tools used, beginner sewing projects using elastic, and even recommended reading.

The more you sew elastic waistbands, the easier the task becomes. Learning how to sew an elastic waistband isn’t complicated, but it does need to be done a certain way if you want it to come out just right.

This simple sewing tutorial by Thuy sewing on YouTube will teach you how to easily and quickly sew a half elastic waistband on pants, skirts, or shorts! You can do this in just a few minutes even if you're a beginner in sewing, isn't that fantastic? Try it out on your future sewing projects and

Shirring Sewing with Elastic Thread

In my last post, we went over how to choose an appropriate elastic for a skirt waistband, as well as tips on calculating the quantity of elastic you’ll need, based on your measurements and th…