How to Shirr with a Brother Sewing Machine

Sarania has found an easy trick that will let you shirr with that stubborn Brother Sewing Machine that does not want to shirr. This is a simple trick that DOES NOT involve tampering with the bobbin case or manipulating the fabric.

Leave questions if you have any.

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[amybeth928]

It worked on my brother xl2600i YAY! Thank you :)

[SirLadyCostumer]

@amybeth928 Huzzah!! You're Welcome!

[Motorsportqueen]

I have been wanting to do shirring for so long and never had success until now. I have a basic brother machine which works fine for what I do but Its so nice to be able add shirring to my list of things. Thanks so much for your tip its been a lifesaver.

[SirLadyCostumer]

@Motorsportqueen No problem at all. I'm glad I was able to help. Happy Sewing ^_^

[Deebravea]

OMG THANK YOU!!!! This help me out A lot!!! I was cursing a lot trying to figure out of tis works on my brother.. i have the XL3750 and it works!! The only thing is that the TENSION have to be at it's highest!

[SirLadyCostumer]

@Deebravea You are very welcome. Thanks for sharing that tip with your model. I figured with some models you'd have to do something different for the process to work.

[SirLadyCostumer]

@aleishamadeleine I'm so glad it worked for you! You are so welcome! ^_^

[aleishamadeleine]

THANK YOU!! I spent hours trying to get my shirring to work and I thought I had tried everything. This worked perfectly!! you are my hero :)

[SirLadyCostumer]

@engelofdespair Yay! I'm so glad this helped you! Happy sewing!

[engelofdespair]

OMFG, I was so happy when I saw you have the same sewing machine... you have saved me hours more of frustration. I thought I was going to keel over.