/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7732059
well in the normal 2 line method, you shouldn't have to loosen the tension. Your length should be set at 5mm. However, my teacher had her own method which was three lines at 3.5mm length and 3.5 tension, which is a better gather. here's a sample piece from that class, so you can see the difference. Yeah I'm not that good at it either heh, but you can see that the gather is much nicer with the three line method.

Honestly I should just either type up or scan all her pages from the class because it's great info. And you have to wiggle the cloth between the stitching. Actually, You need to hold both threads, sorry, but you need to make sure they are not looped together, so pick out the top thread from the bobbin loop before holding it and wiggling the fabric into the gather.