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   MaryinColorado | Apr 04, 2009 11:52pm | #1

   I bought a specialty bobbin case that I adjust, but don't do that with your preset regular bobbin, it's too hard to perfect it back to factory settings.   Try bypassing the bobbin tension instead. 

   Another possibility would be to couch the elastic thread

   You could make a tube of fabric for elastic or cording to go through

   If you have a serger, you can put the elastic thread in the loopers and decrease the tensions too.

   good luck on your shirring project!  Mary

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   Palady | Apr 05, 2009 09:34pm | #2

   MO, the better to zz over elastic to accomplish shiring.  Caveat of course is aligning the multiple rows of stitching.  Doable with much practice.

   nepa

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   sewelegant | Apr 19, 2009 11:28pm | #3

   "MO, the better to zz over elastic to accomplish shiring"

   OK, I give up.  Is this some kind of "twitter" language?

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   ThreadKoe | Apr 22, 2009 07:50pm | #6

   Translation:My Opinion, the better to zig zag over elastic to accomplish shirring.Is this better my friend? tee hee, sometimes I have a hard time understanding the shorthand too, and get my DD to translate for me, Cathy

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   sewelegant | Apr 22, 2009 08:05pm | #7

   I would NEVER have thought of My Opinion!  I don't know why.  I certainly have plenty of them.  Thanks.

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   ThreadKoe | Apr 22, 2009 09:11pm | #8

   IMHO took me the longest time to figure out (In My Honest Opinion) since texting has taken over, there are sooo many shorthands to figure out, and since DD3 has my cell, I have not learned to text much. I am learning, slowly, he he he Welcome to the New World, Cathy

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   sewelegant | Apr 24, 2009 06:32am | #9

   I am not a phone person, never have been and probably never will be, but we do have a cell phone.  It stays in the car in case it's needed and God forbid the thing should ring!!!  I hate walking along and thinking someone is talking to me and they are on their phone.  The grocery store is the worst.  All that aside, I wish these had been around when I was a mother with teens, what a great tool!

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   ThreadKoe | Apr 24, 2009 06:56am | #10

   tee hee hee, I am not a phone person either. I much rather "chat" online when I have the time. First thing I got on my cell was call display, so I could screen my calls. If it was inconvenient to answer, I call back later. No piece of technology is going to be more important than a person for me! Cathy

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   Teaf5 | May 08, 2009 01:16am | #13

   I've also seen IMHO translated as "in my humble opinion," which it rarely seems to be...

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   ThreadKoe | May 08, 2009 07:05pm | #14

   tee hee hee, that is why my translation was honest. Take your pick either way as suits the moment I guess. I am such a newbie at most of the short hand things, I often have to guess at what they mean. Or call my more learned daughters. I prefer good old fashioned english, easier to understand for the most part, but sometimes even that can be mistaken the wrong way, OOPS. Cathy :)

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   Palady | May 06, 2009 06:54am | #12

   >> ... "twitter" language? <<

   The delay in my getting back is because I've been off-line isnce April 10.

   ZZ = zig-zag.  I find setting the stitch and sewing slowly to have them form on each side of the elastic and then adjusting same works for me to shirr elastic.

   nepa

    

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   Betakin | Apr 22, 2009 02:35pm | #4

   I do all of my shirring by serger including over elastic and it is so much faster than doing it by machine.

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   MaryinColorado | Apr 22, 2009 06:06pm | #5

   I agree and Serger shirring also seems to be more sturdy to me. 

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   Deana | Apr 24, 2009 04:51pm | #11

   Hi dreamsewer,

   We've got an article in an upcoming issue on shirring, ruching and ruffling techniques. Look for it in our August/September issue.

   Best,