How to Sew a Gather by Hand | Simple Fabric Gathering Tutorial | For Sewing Beginners

This quick hand sewing lesson will show you how to use running stitch to quickly add a 'gather' in a piece of fabric.

Gathering adds ruffles or pleats to fabric, so can be used for all sorts of projects and embellishments such as flared skirts and hair bows.

I hope you find it useful, and thanks for watching!

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[Delulubooklover]

This answered so many questions, thank you, this should be very helpful for the sewing project I am starting tomorrow

[mxcaulfield]

very helpful and straight forward, thank you!

[pd]

This is the best tutorial for gathering thanks so much

[JaeFuma]

Thank you! I'm a newbie and I was able to do this right away. Lovely job.

[rsncq]

thank u sooo much ive been looking for this!!!

[jasminegibson]

Thank you! I haven't done this in so long, and your technique is much better than thte one I used to do, which will make my project much easier. Very much appreciated 😀

[meowlinae]

Thanks i needed this cause im totally a beginner and struggle in this part

[jp-legal]

Best hand gathering vid so far. Thank you.

[rndvd]

Thanks, now i can finish my homework anf project easily

[maryecho]

time to do this for 80 whole inches, wish me luck xP

[barefacedquestions]

Thank you for the tutorial. What if I want to sew the gathered piece to another non-gathered piece? Example: a pajama bodice with a yoke connecting to a ruffled piece. Does it require a special stitch type?

[mnesicek]

hello, how do i sew it on another piece of fabric without it straightening? thanks!

[Xeliyot]

Im so confuse, what do you mean by “tie a knot and in one end, and thread another end thru a needle”??

[paulagrnsy]

You didn't mention the folded edge. Is that important?

[sd]

Would you consider this shirring by hand?