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Gather

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

/ˈɡæðə/verbCommon term

In fashion & textiles, gather means: To pull fabric into small, soft folds by sewing long stitches and drawing up the thread, so a wide piece fits into a shorter one.

In Turkish: büzmek, büzgü yapmak

How it is used

Used for skirts, sleeves, waists and ruffles. As nouns, gathers or gathering describe the result: a gathered skirt, gathers at the shoulder. Comments often ask for less or more fullness, or for evenly distributed gathers.

Example sentences

  1. Gather the sleeve head slightly so it sits nicely on the shoulder.

  2. The gathered skirt has too much volume; reduce the fullness by 20%.

Common collocations

  • gathered skirt
  • gather the waist
  • evenly gathered
  • gathers at the shoulder
  • pleatA fold of fabric pressed or stitched in place to add fullness or shape, as in a pleated skirt or pleated trousers.
  • sleeveThe part of a garment that covers all or part of the arm, attached to the body of the garment at the armhole.
  • waistbandThe band of fabric sewn around the top of trousers, a skirt or shorts, which holds the garment at the waist.
  • silhouetteThe overall outline or shape of a garment or outfit on the body, such as A-line, straight, fitted or oversized.

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