Comments on: My first shirts! http://paxye.com/blog/my-first-shirts/ My journey through motherhood being a black sheep in the parenting world... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:33:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Michele http://paxye.com/blog/my-first-shirts/#comment-715 Michele Thu, 10 May 2007 12:34:58 +0000 http://paxye.com/blog/?p=412#comment-715 Thank you! I'll give it a try! ... and Happy Anniversary! Thank you! I’ll give it a try!

… and Happy Anniversary!

]]> By: paxye http://paxye.com/blog/my-first-shirts/#comment-714 paxye Thu, 10 May 2007 00:21:30 +0000 http://paxye.com/blog/?p=412#comment-714 Thanks! Michele... shirred and smocked are not exactly the same... shirr is with elastic thread and gives a bit the same effect but smocking is hand done and is like embroidery... I would love to smock but I don't have the patience! To shirr though... you hand wind elastic thread onto the bobbin and then use a long zigzag stitch (or a stretchy zigzag stitch) and then just sew straight lines... the tension on the bobbin will create the effect... Thanks!
Michele… shirred and smocked are not exactly the same… shirr is with elastic thread and gives a bit the same effect but smocking is hand done and is like embroidery… I would love to smock but I don’t have the patience!

To shirr though… you hand wind elastic thread onto the bobbin and then use a long zigzag stitch (or a stretchy zigzag stitch) and then just sew straight lines… the tension on the bobbin will create the effect…

]]> By: Jessica http://paxye.com/blog/my-first-shirts/#comment-713 Jessica Thu, 10 May 2007 00:05:58 +0000 http://paxye.com/blog/?p=412#comment-713 I like them both! I saw something shirred the other day and I was thinking of getting some elastic thread. I think you may have convinced me. :) I like them both! I saw something shirred the other day and I was thinking of getting some elastic thread. I think you may have convinced me. :)

]]> By: Michele http://paxye.com/blog/my-first-shirts/#comment-712 Michele Tue, 08 May 2007 17:52:26 +0000 http://paxye.com/blog/?p=412#comment-712 Very nice! My daughter has a shirred dress (is that what's called "smock"?) that needs to be repaired... So basically, you made straight "coutures" with an elastic thread? BTW, I just love Colin's drawing on your last post... My 2 year old is in an artistic phase right now and just started to draw "bonhommes" with all their parts! Toooo cute! Very nice!

My daughter has a shirred dress (is that what’s called “smock”?) that needs to be repaired… So basically, you made straight “coutures” with an elastic thread?

BTW, I just love Colin’s drawing on your last post… My 2 year old is in an artistic phase right now and just started to draw “bonhommes” with all their parts! Toooo cute!

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