Gathering with Clear Elastic - Striped Swallow Designs

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If you are familiar with Striped Swallow Designs patterns, you have probably noticed by now that we adore a good ruffle. Many of our patterns, including the newly released Winter Park, the popular Desert Breeze, and the Willow Raglan that I will be using as an example here all use gathering to create their distinct looks. Photo credit: Heather Naretto As much as I love the look of gathers, I am not a fan of the traditional gathering method (basting two lines of stitches and pulling the bobbin threads to gather the fabric). If something involves gathering, I can just about guarantee you that I will be using clear elastic to do so--and today, I want to share this method with you! I am using our Willow Raglan in this post, but you can use it with any pattern that calls for gathering. Let's get started! You'll want