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Textiles and Garment Construction

The fabric: Gathers would be These folds are made by pulling parallel
suitable for light to medium weight rows of running or machine stitches
fabrics but not for thick ones. to create gathers beside the fabric.
Long lengths of gathers are best worked
Use of the garment: For instance, elastic in short sections such that it is easier
threaded casing around the waist of a sports to pull up without breaking the thread.
wear would serve better than the use of darts.
Gatherings can be made by a hand or
The wearer: For example, tucks are machine stitches. There are two forms
more suitable for children’s garments of gathering, which are shirring and
because they provide room for altering smocking. Shirring is achieved by
the garment like vertical tucks can help working several rows of stitches, which
to widern garment when they are let out. are pulled to the required width as for
gathering. If shirring is to be done by a
Methods of controlling fullness machine, elastic thread can be used in
There are several techniques of the bobbin. In smocking, several rows
disposing fullness in constructing of stitches are worked and embroidered
garments which include gathers, darts, after they have been pulled. Gathers are
tucks, pleats and casing. The following used on children’s garments, they also
common techniques are discussed: shape and decorate blouses for adults.

Note: The following colours indicate the
(a) Gathers: right side (r.s) and wrong side (w.s)
Gathers are made by forming ruffles or of the fabric on different procedures.
very small folds on the fabric, which are
created by a technique known as gathering. r.s
Through gathering, a long piece of fabric w.s
can be shortened to fit a shorter piece.
Gathering is one of the most useful
and easily worked methods of reducing Procedures for working on gathers
fullness. Gathering is suitable for light to (i) Thread the needle with a single thread.
medium weight fabrics which are mainly If you are working by hand. The thread
worked on skirts, sleeves and frills that are should be long enough to accommodate
set into yokes. To create attractive fullness, the length of the fabric part to be sewn.
correct and enough fabric are needed. Fasten on with double back stitch.
Twice the width of fabric for gathering
is required for the finished width. e.g. (ii) Work two rows 6mm above and below
if the finished width is 30cm then the the fitting line using running stitches.
fabric for gathering should be 60 cm.

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