- Set up your machine for a 3 or 4 thread over lock stitch.
- Shorten the stitch length so the stitching is dense.
- Serge the length edges of all the strips.
Free Directions to Sew Clown Collar and Cuffs for a Clown Costume
By Debbie Colgrove, About.com Guide
A serger is the fastest way to give the edges of the ruffle a decorative, colorful edge.
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- Materials
- Calculate the width and length of the ruffle
- Prepare Strips
- Edges of the Ruffle- using double fold bias tape
- Edges of the Ruffle- using a hem and decorative stitches
- Edges of the Ruffle- using a serger
- Find the center
- Gather the ruffle
- Snap ends
- Fabric Pom- Poms and Spots for a Clown Costume
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