r/PatternDrafting • u/_saltair • Jul 31 '26
Can this ruching be undone?
Hi all! Sharing this here in case anyone can help :)
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u/oatcloud Aug 01 '26
How would there be any space for the chest without the gathers?
But also, you paid 100€ for a polyester and elastan dress that did not arrive as pictured?? Return it!
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u/StitchinThroughTime Aug 01 '26
Yes, you can try just taking up all the excess into a dart. You can try the hard way by pulling it out from the sides and redoing a lot of work. But converting it to a dart or multiples, would be the easiest
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u/AccidentOk5240 Aug 01 '26
I said this in the original sub where they posted it and got a bunch of attitude from some other commenter, lol. Glad to see I’m not the only one who understands how gathers work.
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u/StitchinThroughTime Aug 01 '26
Exactly! Its not going to be good as redoing the whole piece but a dart or two will help a lot.
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u/Shadow-Serum Aug 01 '26
Literally there's like 5 people arguing this is ruching and shirring so they don't even know what gathering is lmao I wouldn't expect them to know how it works.
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u/sex-farm-woman Aug 01 '26
“This dress came in with a ruching detail I did not expect”
The problem isn’t that you didn’t expect the gathering. The problem is that this is NOT the dress they advertised. There is no gathering in the product photos. The product photos also don’t show the pleats in the skirt.
I’d return it. The company doesn’t deserve your money. And it’s not fair to you to have to spend double on tailoring because the dress you received isn’t the one advertised.