Hi all, I guess everyone else is confused what I'm talking about. Wish I knew! It's not smocking or pintucks. I mean little teeny tiny pleats, going in one direction, not box pleats. They give a very nice, neat look to the gathering I've seen in some antique clothing. I don't know what it's called, or how they did it, but there must be machine foot for it, I assume! Anyone know??
Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions....I appreciate everyone's willingness to help out! Y'all are great! :<) Ricky T -----Original Message----- From: Janice Blair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Sent: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 5:17 pm Subject: Re: [lace-chat] pleated gathering? I think you mean smocking. I don't have a foot and have not done it since I was in school a long looong time ago. Janice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Sue, Thanks for the tip. I have done lots of gathering in my day, and that's a good idea I'll keep in mind.? But at this point I am really interested in trying to learn how to make those teeny tiny pleats for gathering that you see in some antique clothing, if you know what I mean! I'm trying doing it by hand, but it's not completely successful at this point.... Regards, Ricki T -----Original Message----- From: Sue Babbs To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 3:59 pm Subject: Re: [lace-chat] pleated gathering? I have a Viking machine and don't know about Bernina feet. I believe there are proper feet to do small pleats if that is what you are looking for, but if all you are trying to do is gather fabric, like in the skirt of a dress, the simplest thing to do is to zigzag over cord (eg heavy crochet cotton). This works so much more easily than the traditional two rows of parallel stitching.? Sue ? To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:? unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to? [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ www.landoflincolnlacemakers.com Check for class spaces, many are full. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
