Ruching Tips?

[Br0ken_xoxo]

I'm not really sure if I should post this here or in the questions section but does any body have any tips on ruching? I don't want it too dramatic just about 2 inches or so long and not so bunchy. All the tutorials I've found have made it super tight and scrunched and that's not what I want at all. Should I use longer stitches or shorter ones?

[zombied]

I know of two ways to create the effect. One, is make two parallel tubes with a ribbon running through both, then you can control how much ruching you want and tie off the ribbon. This method, you can re-ruch so to speak whenever you want. The other method is to use an elastic and sew it onto the fabric. If you want super tight, you use a short elastic and stretch it out a lot when you sew. If you want it slight, use an elastic that's fairly long, almost as long as the fabric you're sewing it onto, then the ruching will be more subtle. I don't know of another method, though would love to hear about it.

[kate]

Sew two lengths of basting stitches (either by machine or by hand) along the top edge, one below the other.

Knot the bobbin stitches on one side, pull the bobbin stitches on the other, making it as bunched up as you want it. Once it's evenly bunched stitch it down again and you're done!

This is nearly impossible to explain without pictures so I found a website that explains what I mean: http://www.wikihow.com/Gather-Fabric-into-Ruffles.

Good luck!

[jsedai_77]

Sew two lengths of basting stitches (either by machine or by hand) along the top edge, one below the other.

Knot the bobbin stitches on one side, pull the bobbin stitches on the other, making it as bunched up as you want it. Once it's evenly bunched stitch it down again and you're done!

This is nearly impossible to explain without pictures so I found a website that explains what I mean: http://www.wikihow.com/Gather-Fabric-into-Ruffles.

Good luck!

yeah what she said!! but to get it to be rooshed you need to do it on both sides of the fabric....then just enclose into the seam as usual
that's how I did the top of this apron
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just in case that didn't work...it's the apron in this post with the white top
http://forum.threadbanger.com/showthread.php?t=3624&highlight=apron