Quick & Easy Gathering With Dental Floss

"No matter how careful I was, how slowly I did it, I kept on breaking my gathering threads. Over and over again. And I'd have to unpick and start again. And again. I'm not sure where I saw this, but somewhere in the back of my sewing brain, I remembered seeing someone using fishing line to gather fabric. Well, I didn't have any, but I did have dental floss and it's long, thin, waxy – it should be perfect! Here's how to do quick and easy gathering with dental floss."

Project TypeMake a Project

Time to CompleteIn an evening

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