Create Easy to Fit Fabric with Elastic Thread

By Debbie Colgrove, About.com Guide

• Pre-shrink your fabric.
• Thread the sewing machine with your regular sewing thread (bobbin and upper thread).
• Square the fabric making sure that both cut edges are straight.
• Sew a small baby hem on what will be the top edge of your sundress. (Turn under 1/8"- 1/4", press, turn under again to enclose the raw edge. Sew the hem in place by sewing as close to the folded edge that is on the body of the fabric, as possible.)
• Press

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• Materials Needed to Create Elastic Thread Gathered Fabric
• Prepare the Fabric
• How to Sew with Elastic Thread in Your Sewing Machine
• Rows of Gathering
• Seam the Dress
• Optional Tie Straps
• Hem the Dress/Night Gown

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