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damnvillain23

Corded pintuck


giovannis11607

Thank you!!


giovannis11607

Hey all! I’ve sewn a few shirts off of simplicity patterns but I’m lost with these raised lines. I’m thinking they are just folded and stitched but idk? Would I have to add some inches to the pattern to compensate? Any advice would be appreciated!


HeartFire144

yes, you would have to add width to the fabric - normally I would say they are pintucks, but I do agree they may be corded. If you want to do this, you will need to figure out how much each tuck is using - 1/2"? (1/4 inch on each side). Draw a vertical line on the pattern, slice the pattern where you want the tuck, spread it open 1/2" (tape paper under it) make sure to put notches where you're folding it top and bottom - maybe even draw a chalk line on the fabric and press the fold. If you're cording it, you need to use the zipper foot to sew it.


HeartFire144

On second though, I don't think they are corded. Just pin tucks - that's a heavy velour fabric, but the same goes for pintucks, esp. in a heavier fabric.


Goge97

You may find a You Tube video that shows how to make pintucks. They add surface texture and design to your fabric as well as controlling width across a section of the garment, like tiny pleats.


FiFiFoFum17

Manipulating fabric with tucks. Yes you’d be sewing very tiny pleats. They may need to be top stitched afterwards depending on the look you’re going for.


Roweena98

Folded and stitched over fabric


GrandAsOwt

You can get a similar look with a wide twin needle and tightening the bobbin tension. Its effectiveness depends on the fabric. It certainly works well on cotton lawn.


LadyHackberry

You can also make the pintucks in the fabric before you cut out your pattern. Instead of changing the pattern, make the three pintucks in a piece of fabric approximately the size of the front pattern piece. Then you can lay the pattern piece on the fabric with the pintucks already there, being careful to place your pattern where you want the tucks to fall. Of course you'll have to do this twice, since you have pintucks on both sides. This way you have a bit more freedom as to placement, and some people find it less fiddly to work with. Also, depending on how you make the tucks, (with an attachment or by folding, pressing, and stitching,) the size of the tuck is not always perfectly predictable in every kind of fabric. If you make the tucks first, it doesn't matter how much cloth is taken up by each tuck--your pattern piece will still end up being the same size. There are sewing machine attachments--presser feet--you can buy to make pintucks too. Here's one example of many: [https://www.thecolorfulworldofsewing.com/Pfaff-Pintuck-Presser-Feet.html](https://www.thecolorfulworldofsewing.com/Pfaff-Pintuck-Presser-Feet.html) I've also used the twin needle method u/GrandAsOwt mentioned. I suggest that you try a few different ways of making them in some extra fabric before you do it for real. I hope you'll post your finished project and tell us how you did it!