Well, after many tries and much online research, I finally figured out ruching with elastic thread on my own lovely Brother sewing machine! Turns out, it's really very simple and requires only a tightening of the bobbin holder screw. Here's the tutorial which proved absolutely essential: http://www.grosgrainfab.com/2010/08/shirring-with-your-brother.html
So here's my first attempt at ruched sleeves. I also decided to finally use a couple of embroidery patterns I bought a long time ago. I decided to go with red thread this time, probably because I was inspired by my red elastic thread :)
Another part of this project was figuring a work-around for my embroidery machine size limitations. PE770 doesn't recognize patterns that are larger than 130 by 180 mm. But there is a way to use auto-split along hoop boundaries. Here's the Embird tutorial I followed: https://www.embird.net/sw/embird/tutorial/autospl2/autospl2.htm
Anyway, the result is a very nice, light summer embroidered top. I'm wearing it today and absolutely loving it! :)
So here's my first attempt at ruched sleeves. I also decided to finally use a couple of embroidery patterns I bought a long time ago. I decided to go with red thread this time, probably because I was inspired by my red elastic thread :)
Another part of this project was figuring a work-around for my embroidery machine size limitations. PE770 doesn't recognize patterns that are larger than 130 by 180 mm. But there is a way to use auto-split along hoop boundaries. Here's the Embird tutorial I followed: https://www.embird.net/sw/embird/tutorial/autospl2/autospl2.htm
Anyway, the result is a very nice, light summer embroidered top. I'm wearing it today and absolutely loving it! :)
