What is the stitching called that Shirin on Project Runway hand stitched on the bodice of her maternity dress?

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Mar asked:

I really want to see if there is a term for it or a how to video. It was beautiful and I want to try it
I know shirring is more of a process of sewing many horizontal lines that kind of gather. I am looking for the technique used on the maternity dress that looked more like a single braid.

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notyou311 August 7, 2010 at 10:55 am

It is called shirring and it is old process of gathering material. Nothing new.

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