Hello,
I am just beginning to try smocking using my new sewing machine and I wondering how long elastic thread lasts before it stretches out??
anniesews
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Annie, I've been smocking for years and I have never used elastic. I have a machine that pleats the fabric, and I smock by hand. Some smocking stitches are very elastic and others are not.
Wouldn't elastic thread last as long as other elastic-- and be conditional on how it is washed and stored? Hot water and chlorine wear elastic down, as does sunlight.
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