SINGER 201K - Manual (Page 42)

Single or multiple
rows of shirring can
be quickly and ex­
pertly placed with
the gathering foot.
Evenly spaced shirr­
ing is insured as this
foot is designed to
lock fullness into
every stitch.
Applications
Plain shirring Waffle shirring
Elastic shirring Machine smocking
Slurring
Shirring is usually done on the crosswise
grain of the fabric. Soft fabrics lend them­
selves to shirring better than firm fabrics.
The amount of fullness is very simply
controlled by stitch length and degree of
tension.
A long stitch produces more fullness
than a short stitch. Balanced tensions are
always required, but heavy tensions, hoth
upper and lower, produce more fullness
than light tensions.
THE GATHERING FOOT
Many lovely effects are accomplished
with simple rows of evenly spaced shirr­
ing. A yoke section, insert or trimming
band of self-fabric affords an interesting
contrast of texture when stitched with
the gathering foot in rows apart.
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